Cinemark theaters to install devices for the deaf in CA

(OT re 3D) I hate it. I went on a Parade of Homes thing which included some very fancy-schmancy homes with media rooms. One had a 3D TV. The host offered me some glasses, I took one look, and instantly felt dizzy and had to rip them off. Aagggghhh! Tried it again, just to see if it was the novelty that made me feel ill, and nope, it happened again.

I've read up on it a little; apparently there are some of us, particularly the very near-sighted (which I am) whose eyes just do not compute this 3D jazz. The glasses with their alternating images play havoc on our perception.

I'm sure never going to buy a 3D tv for our house, after seeing that.
 
sequoias said:
Still prefer open captioning. Why is it that hearing people always take over deaf people all the time? Hearing people always want better sound, better crisp sound while deaf get cheap-ass captioning that doesn't annoy hearing people. Well, the sounds can be real annoying to deaf people (lots of vibrations) and they accept it!
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Because of Capitalism - it's not hearing vs deaf, it's "what makes us the most monies?" Fairness for anyone never enters the equation.

Question regarding OC - is it overlaid on the screen (akin to watching CC shows on your computer, which I do for a lot of anime I've watched), or displayed in a separate box beneath the screen (ie not overlaid onto the video) or something else?

I saw the RW captioning at Disney World as a kid and always wondered why they had backwards dialog for animatronic shows. At the time (I was like 7 or 8) I was confused because I thought maybe for some reason the robots were "reading" their lines, which didn't make any sense. A more costly option (meaning it won't happen) would be glasses that you wear that actually project or somehow display the captioning on the glasses themselves. While not ideal (because then anyone wanting access to captions would need to wear glasses when nobody else does) it might be more likely to happen due to whiny people complaining that being able to see captions whatsoever is "distracting" (and those people probably far outnumber the people who need/want access to captions, meaning theater owners will cater to those people first).
 
Beach girl said:
(OT re 3D) I hate it. I went on a Parade of Homes thing which included some very fancy-schmancy homes with media rooms. One had a 3D TV. The host offered me some glasses, I took one look, and instantly felt dizzy and had to rip them off. Aagggghhh! Tried it again, just to see if it was the novelty that made me feel ill, and nope, it happened again.

I've read up on it a little; apparently there are some of us, particularly the very near-sighted (which I am) whose eyes just do not compute this 3D jazz. The glasses with their alternating images play havoc on our perception.

I'm sure never going to buy a 3D tv for our house, after seeing that.
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I didn't know that. I have severe astigmatism that affects my distance vision like near sightedness would. Sorry you get the same reaction, but glad to know I'm not an anomaly.
 
StSapphire said:
Because of Capitalism - it's not hearing vs deaf, it's "what makes us the most monies?" Fairness for anyone never enters the equation.

I know that part

Question regarding OC - is it overlaid on the screen (akin to watching CC shows on your computer, which I do for a lot of anime I've watched), or displayed in a separate box beneath the screen (ie not overlaid onto the video) or something else?

I saw the RW captioning at Disney World as a kid and always wondered why they had backwards dialog for animatronic shows. At the time (I was like 7 or 8) I was confused because I thought maybe for some reason the robots were "reading" their lines, which didn't make any sense. A more costly option (meaning it won't happen) would be glasses that you wear that actually project or somehow display the captioning on the glasses themselves. While not ideal (because then anyone wanting access to captions would need to wear glasses when nobody else does) it might be more likely to happen due to whiny people complaining that being able to see captions whatsoever is "distracting" (and those people probably far outnumber the people who need/want access to captions, meaning theater owners will cater to those people first).
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Good luck movie cinemas will go out of business
 
Maybe, but probably not any time soon. They do have to fight to keep their audience share these days, that's for sure.

Sorry you get the same reaction
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Eh. I look at it as a golden opportunity to save another $300 or more on the cost of a TV, by not getting the 3D.

My husband hates it too, incidentally.
 
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