NYTimes on Do Consumers Really Want 3-D TVs?

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.

This story written by Randall Hand

Randall Hand is a visualization scientist working for a federal research lab, aiding researchers to discover the insights buried within their terabyte datasets generated on some of the most powerful supercomputers in the world. He also runs VizWorld.com .

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