In 2010's Consumer Electronic Show, companies like Samsung, LG, Sony, and Panasonic have displayed their new creations: 3 dimensional televisions.
What we care about the most is: when are these 3D TVs going to become available in our general electronic retailers? And will the general public be quick to adopt?
In fact, LG is set to release its first 3D TV -- the 47-inch 47LH50 LCD -- into the Korean market next month. LG estimates that the 3D television market will exceed 30 million units by 2012 (Ricker, Thomas. engadget.com).
This surely will set the trend for these 3D TVs to be released in the West.
Spotted in Korea, Samsung will make an appearance with their 3D-capable plasma in the States in March.
"The 42-inch and 50-inch PN42A450P TVs use the TriDef 3D tech from DDD Group, which costs $200 for two pairs of 3D glasses and the TriDef 3D software," Says Miller Paul. Everyone is excited to see this what Samsung says to be "the world's first 3D-ready flat-panel HDTV."The question is, will we, the general public be interested enough to start buying these in mass? Do you really picture yourself in the future thinking "I feel like going home, and relaxing with a drink and putting on some really wacky and heavy glasses and watching TV". Personally, I'm pretty excited to see 3D versions of my favorite TV shows and movies. However, I'm also skeptical on how any company would make viewing 3D comfortable for longer than a few hours. The 3D glasses in movie theaters are already very light-weight, and now companies are asking us to put on even heavier glasses to watch TV at home. That's a tough sell, especially when the price will be sky-high at the start and that we need to buy glasses for everyone in the family.
3D TVs are an exciting prospect, but it's questionable whether it is the future of television, or just a fad that will fade in a few years.
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