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> Headsets break any bit of social components from a shared screen. There is something to be said for 2-5 people sitting around and consuming the same content a
by TMWNN 3y ago
> Headsets break any bit of social components from a shared screen. There is something to be said for 2-5 people sitting around and consuming the same content and (almost) the same view simultaneously.
Correct. This is also why 3D TVs (also requiring goggles) crashed and burned.
- samatman 3y ago3D TV hasn't caught on because it's an expensive gimmick that people don't generally want to pay for. Many sets also compromised on ordinary 2D quality to get 3D working, a particularly poor bargain. I've been to 3D films with family/friends/dates and there's nothing antisocial about wearing polarized glasses. But for the most part it wasn't a real improvement on just watching a movie. Sometimes the gimmick worked better than others, but always a gimmick. I wouldn't pay for it at home, but the glasses involved have nothing to do with why.