We all know that 3D TV is on the rise for 2010. But is the promise of 3-dimensions using specially required glasses for the home enough to keep brand new TV-ready consumers from buying up the old LCD guard?
Sony recently announced a plan to sell 3-D compatible Blu-ray players and TVs, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will be selling 3-D enabled Blu-ray discs and ESPN will broadcast games in 3-D—all before the end of the year.
But the New York Times gives us a glimpse into the average consumer's brain and makes the statement that "John Skidmore doesn’t care about 3D TV."
Skidmore is a young man who bought two new plasma TVs when the Times caught up with him in January. He decided not to hold his breath for 3D TVs. Especially since the sets are expected to come at a premium—and that he just didn't see himself wearing 3D glasses every time he watched anything on TV.
Almost exactly a year ago, most of you said "no thanks" to 3D TV. How are you feeling about it now? Will you upgrade your tech to be 3D compatible? Let us know in the comments!
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No Way!
No no no no no no no no no no no.
Please make it go away. HOW has this cheeseball gimmick gained such momentum? Ugh.
No thanks, just waiting for OLED to be more affordable.
not for me... yet.
does anyone think we're pushing it with TV? HD sets still are exceptionally expensive, and i'm not sure people are ready to buy another tv in the next 4-6 years.
The good thing about these new 3D tvs is that there is really zero increase in cost to manufacture them. Most HDTVs are already capable of 3D, except they lack the 3D port, which costs nothing in the end.
What I hate are the stupid glasses. Why are we doing this when parallax technology has been around for over 20 years and requires no glasses? I know why, because parallax technology ads to the manufacturing cost.
As a gamer, I'm really looking forward to 3D, but for gaming only. Until they make it so I don't have to wear special glasses just to watch TV, it's a no deal for me.
I'm with etslee.
3D HAS already been around for gaming... at least on the computer. My dad has been using 3D glasses set up with his computer for at least 5 years now, he uses it to play flight simulator games.
Honestly I don't understand why all the buzz around 3D TV and 3D for computers is happening NOW... just because of the popularity of Avatar? Imax 3D has been around for a while now. 3D glasses for the computer have been around for a few years. Are people only just now catching on??
I have a friend who was ill-fated enough to work at Circuit City toward the end. They were already selling some models with what he called "3D Engines" a year ago. It was just a button you would push to put the TV into 3D mode.
And yes, before "Avatar" (and the "Alice in Wonderland" previews they showed) I could care less about the technology. But it really makes the film more immersive and in the end, who really cares how you look with the glasses if you're concentrating on what's happening on the screen?