Back in 2010 Sony Australia's Paul Colley forecasted that a large percentage of Australian viewers would have 3-D televisions by 2014.
In the same year, industry pundits such as Simon Murray predicted that sales of 3-D TVs were set to increase in the years to come.
But others were heralding the death of 3-D TVs and this year the remaining major manufacturers, LG and Sony, have said they will no longer produce 3-D-capable televisions.
So despite all the repeated push and positive predictions, what went wrong with 3-D TV?
Tim Alessi, LG's director of new product development, acknowledged this year that:
[...] 3-D capability was never really universally embraced in the industry for home use, and it's just not a key buying factor when selecting a new TV.
Sales of 3-D TVs have been in decline for several years, according to data from analysts NPD. In 2013, 3-D TVs accounted for 23% of TV purchases in the United States, but this dropped to just 8% in 2016.
Is 3-D TV dead, or will it rise again?
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 09 2017, @05:11PM
"curved"
I could swear we already had that one, but decided we like flat more...
(Yes, I'm still talking about screens, not breasts.)
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 09 2017, @09:52PM
Yes, it exists, it's just that it doesn't make any sense in TV size. I think there are manufacturers making them, but unless you're talking about projector screen sized screens, the slight difference in focus is not noticeable.
Sort of like how 4K and up really only make sense when dealing with production and theater use. The parts of 4k that would make sense haven't even been proposed as extensions to the current 1080p standard. Namely, the color gammut and dynamic range.
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday February 10 2017, @02:45AM
To clarify, I wasn't thinking of curved LCDs, but of a somewhat older technology. [wikipedia.org] :D
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 09 2017, @10:12PM
Your mind's still on the Rackspace story, you dirty dog.