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What elements are required to watch 3D content?
So you decided it is time to watch 3D content, what do you need?
There are two roads to follow: the simple and cheap one, you get some anaglyph lenses (red/cyan), which are cheaper than passive glasses in most cases. You watch anaglyph content in the screen you already own, or in any color screen. You can watch anaglyph images by searching them on the web, or you can also view anaglyph shorts if you search for them in Youtube (just use the word 'anaglyph'). There are also some commercial movies available, which can be purchased on DVD and come in anaglyph format. To review anaglyph technology, refer to the anaglyph section.
If you want to view anaglyph content, this is what you require:
Or you can choose any of the available consumer level technologies to watch 3D content (active or passive); which one depends on your preferences (refer to each section to read how each one works, and their advantages and disadvantages).
To view 3D content this way, several elements are required:
You need a 3D TV set.
You need some 3D signal provider. The 3D signal may come from a player that can reproduce 3D content, and this may be a cable decoder, a compatible game console (like the Play Station 3), a BluRay player that can reproduce 3D content (not all BluRay players are able to reproduce 3D content; it has to specify it is able to reproduce this type of content). The device that receives or reads the 3D content will normally connect to the TV set through the 'HDMI' connection (it looks similar to the USB, and all 3D TVs and most flat screen TVs come with it)
You need 3D content. If you are using a BluRay player, you can rent or buy some BluRays 3D (there are BluRays that are 3D, and there are BluRays that are NOT 3D; if it is 3D it should say so in the box); nearly all movies that are displayed in theatres as 3D are later released as 3D (and non 3D) BluRay. Some game consoles can reproduce BluRay 3D (again, Play Station 3, if is updated with current firmware). If you are using a cable TV signal decoder, you should ask your provider if they offer 3D channels (either as continuous programming or as pay per view). To receive the signal and watch 3D channels through a subscription, you should ask your cable provider if they offer the service, if the subscription you are paying for includes these channels, and specially to the technician that makes the installation in your house, if the decoder they are giving you will play 3D channels when connected to your current TV set (if it is the right decoder and you are receiving the right channels, it should work fine, but it is better to hear it from somebody who works with this type of things on a daily basis and who actually makes the connection).
Some game consoles also can let the user play games in 3D (stereoscopic, with depth perception). Of course you have to plug the console to a 3D TV set and configure properly.
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