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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: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday February 09 2017, @07:37PM
That is why we bought a 3D TV -- our Samsung claims 240 Hz refresh (which I guess means 120 in 3D mode). Motion on the screen (sports) gives very few or no motion blur artifacts. We're happy with it.
Bought the special 3D glasses a couple of years after the TV when they were discounted and have used them a few times, usually not worth the trouble.
Now I'm waiting to hear from someone that actually knows what's going on...all the above I got from reading reviews and specs, but don't actually know details of the underlying technology.