One of the more controversial predictions I made for 2010 was that 3D in the home just won’t make it this year. It’s been entertaining to sit back and watch the industry try to push it on us, while consumers sit back with blank expressions going “Why?”. In this article in the Sydney Morning Herald, a reporter visits a few electronics stores to get the skinny on 3D TV and is met with comical ignorance.
In one store a salesman cranked up a 3D soccer game for me on a 140-centimetre Samsung, explained the technology and handed me the glasses. I told him the image was crap. He tried the glasses himself, consulted with a colleague and discovered they had to be turned on.
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There was a Sony display alongside, half the screen showing soccer in 2D, the other half in 3D. I asked if I could have a look but, no, the glasses had a flat battery, which was kind of surprising in a shop that sells batteries.
In another store a single Samsung was running an animation. I received a perfunctory explanation of the technology and had to ask for the glasses. After searching out the back, the salesman told me they’d run out of charge but the guy from Samsung would be in tomorrow if I wanted to come back. Maybe the salesman didn’t know how to recharge them.
If the vendors can’t even make a compelling pitch or maintain the equipment, what hope to regular people have for a) Seeing how good/bad it is, and b) maintaining it themselves?
3D is great in the Cinema, utter waste of effort and expence in the home.
People like to relax while watching movies at home, pausing making a cuppa, ordering a takeaway etc, try doing that wearing those stupid goggles.
Home 3D = FAIL.
On top of that most people have only recently invested in a HD TV, so they aint gonna waste more cash on something that’s gonna flop, HoloTV is only just around the corner, another ten years, and you don’t need those dumb glasses.
Might even be more than a dozen movies to watch by then rofl!
if someone dont want 3D then thats absolutely fine! I love it and planning to get one.
I saw myself how good it is and in my opinion it is worth the money.
Also i was blown away how good Samsung can transform 2D into 3D!! I was a bit sceptical about it, but when i saw it myself i can tell you – IT IS GREAT! if you own PS3 then playing old games in 3D is a new experience. Assasins Creed and MW2 in 3D is somethinG!
What’s even worse is the incredibly stupid sales people in retail who don’t even know many of the HDTVs are now web-enabled and the worst of all is the retailers like Best Buy et al. all of whom continue to refuse to provide in-store connectivity to enable customers to see or hear demos of the “web-enabled” products they sell; everything must be bought on “good faith.”
Hardy Har Har