Hello!

We’ve really got no Column today — assembling today’s big reviews gobbled up the available hours. But rather than completely beg off, this gives me an opportunity to thank correspondent Nicholas Krisfalusy, who sent me a disc last month that I wasn’t expecting.

It’s a Universal Essentials Collection disc from a year ago last October, the 1953 Sci-Fi item  It Came from Outer Space, remastered in 4K Ultra HD. I passed up the disc last year, for purchase or review, because for me the way to see that movie is in 3-D, and I’d already reviewed Universal’s handsome 3-D disc, from eight years ago.

The bad news is that only 3-D capable collectors are able to see good Polaroid-passive Blu-ray 3-D at home, and the industry stopped selling the good monitors for that years ago.

I should have looked at the disc package more carefully. It includes the fine-quality 4K encoding, a Blu-ray disc and a digital access code, and a lot of printed special edition extras. What I didn’t bother to notice is that the Blu-ray disc includes a 3-D option as well. Universal didn’t promote the feature in its text publicity. In other words, it’s still a 3-D friendly package, and recommended.

So thanks again Mr. Krisfalusy.  My question about 3-D to Cinesavant readers is this: do many of you maintain the ability to see Blu-ray 3-D?  Do you have a passive Polaroid setup, or the active setup with the battery-powered glasses?   Do you have other means of seeing Blu-ray 3-D?   I treasure my ability to screen good 3-D, but don’t know how long that will last. My home setup is now eight years old … when it gives out, It might be the end of good 3-D at Casa CineSavant!

Thanks for reading! — Glenn Erickson