If you’ve ready any coverage of CES, then you know that everyone there is pitching 3D in the home in some fashion. 3D Displays, 3d Glasses, 3D BluRay, seems everyone has something. The New York Times takes a position similar to mine (It’s neat stuff, but not gonna be big anytime in 2010), and summarizes it at such:
So here’s the C.E.S. 2010 pitch for your living room: Imagine sitting back on your couch with a big bag of popcorn, watching the movie “Avatar,” a football game or two great white sharks voraciously attack each other on the Discovery Channel, all in 3-D.
Here’s the reality: Imagine having to pay another two or three thousand dollars to replace the crystal-clear high-definition flat-panel television you just bought for Christmas (for a third of the price). Then imagine having to watch any of those aforementioned shows or movies while wearing a pair of $50 3-D glasses. Then having to buy another five or more pairs of $50 3-D glasses for family members or friends to watch with you.
via Do Consumers Really Want 3-D TVs? – Bits Blog – NYTimes.com.
They tried this so many times in the past and have failed. There is nothing different this time. You still need glasses!
Now, the human eye doesn’t naturally zoom; but all that in-your-face 3d content is full of camera zooms and stuff flying at you. Very un-natural and will produce plenty of headaches.. Sorry no 3d for me!
Also, I would have to replace all my current hardware.. No thanks. I would have to buy all new content that is of questionable quality to begin with. No thanks. I have to get glasses for everybody.. no thanks!
Bad enough we all had to switch to blu ray and hd and stuff like that. I am *not* switching again!
The industry will have to be more innovative! This is just like the Gateway Destination PC/TV combo of the mid 90’s. A big failure!
I’ve zero interest in 3D on my television. They cannot create much interesting in 2D. The shows won’t improve just because they can now throw things at me.
The total absence of 3D equipment in US homes and the sketchiness of the sort of devices one might need — special set top box? 3D-capable TV sets? Funny-looking glasses? — is no barrier to entry, it would seem.