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This may be a little OT but it is still on 3D TV. Anybody remember when they tried 3D TV in the early 1980’s, 1981 to 1983, where they used the old red/blue glasses? I remember here in Pittsburgh, Channel 11 (WPXI) aired a few of those 3D movies. Did they do this in other cities? I remember watching them on our 1971 Zenith Chromacolor (I still have it), it worked a little as long as I had the convergence adjusted right. It was a bit better on the 1982 Zenith that I have now but not spectacular. IIRC, they showed “Creature From the Black Lagoon.”

Sorry about the double post. BTW, I have glasses, I’m very nearsighted so those glasses are a pain for me too. Three members of my family are blind in one eye too, my father, his sister (my aunt) and cousin (same side of the family) so I think 3D woulds be out for them.

This may be a little OT but it is still on 3D TV. Anybody remember when they tried 3D TV in the early 1980’s, 1981 to 1983, where they used the old red/blue glasses? I remember here in Pittsburgh, Channel 11 (WPXI) aired a few of those 3D movies. Did they do this in other cities?

I vaguely remember this happening in Highland Falls, NY around that time, but I seem recall that the 3D movies were shown by one of the premium movie channels, like HBO or Disney. I could be misremembering though (I about 8 years old), but it was definitely around the same time cable first came to town. We also had an old '70s TV with the knobs, and the cable box had an individual button for each channel (no remote then). The 3D didn't work that well on our TV either, so I only watched a portion of one movie (some early '60s horror movie about a guy who finds a cursed mask, total MST3000 material).