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: 2) by takyon on Thursday February 09 2017, @05:17PM
VR (which is inherently 3D) could benefit from massive visual improvements, although better AI maybe some neural immersion could be even more important.
I agree that 3D can be a detraction from the movie theater experience, but it's far from dead.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_3D_films [wikipedia.org]
37-38 films listed in 2017, including this gem [wikipedia.org].
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