While most people are intrigued at the idea of 3D television, it certainly has its critics. First off, it seems like something out of a science fiction movie, and perhaps most importantly, who wants to watch a sporting event with over-sized plastic glasses on their face?
Initial Reports: 3D Hockey TV Is Freakin’ Sweet
↵The answer: 2,000 people at the Nokia Theater in midtown Manhattan, actually. They all showed up to watch the first ever hockey game broadcast live in 3D, and by all accounts, the technology is something that could seriously enhance the way we watch hockey on television.
↵One of those 2,000 viewers was Christopher Botta, an NHL writer at FanHouse.
↵↵In its infancy, few (not personally-invested) would declare that 3D is a game-changer in hockey broadcast history, but allow me to share my highly technological view.
It looked good. It looked really, really good.
“I think it’s amazing,” said legendary Rangers and Oilers captain Mark Messier, now an executive with Manhattan’s hockey team. “To me, it’s another breakthrough in how hockey can be presented.”
“It looks spectacular,” said Islanders owner Charles Wang, who watched his team give up three early goals in three dimensions in a 5-0 loss to the rival Rangers. “Hockey stands to benefit from the technology ... maybe more than any sport.”
↵↵It’s always said that while hockey live and in person is a riveting experience, watching it on television doesn’t come close to the same level of excitement. It’s the reason many sports fans in the United States cite for not watching it more often. If high definition was supposed to help that problem, perhaps 3D could take it to an entirely new level.
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