Why No One Is Buying 3D TVs

I bought my first 3D set in November, but I didn't buy it for the 3D. It is a Panasonic plasma, and the 3D sets are just better than their non-3D counterparts. Since it didn't come with 3D glasses (some of the higher models do), I haven't even viewed 3D on it yet.

Active glasses for it are still $50-$70 at the cheapest, so I am holding off buying them for now. Since I hope to keep this TV (it is a beautiful 60" set) for many years, I do like that I could watch 3D on it if the content gets compelling.

3D BluRay players are as cheap now as regular BluRay players were a year ago. The glasses themselves is the main drawback.
 
my brother has one. the image does not look like 3D to me. They say some 10% of people can't see the 3D. Bit I did see Avatar and that was great 3D. The TV though... No.
 
FWIW, I love my Panasonic 54" TC-P54VT25 3D TV. It's just over a year old and I bought it because I needed a new TV and 3D only added a couple hundred dollars to the price. I will say that I primarily watch 2D HD cable, Bluray movies, and play PS3 games with it (and it does VERY well). However, when I'm in the mood for 3D, it really is enjoyable. Is it perfect? Hardly. As with everyone else, if I watch 3D for too long (2+ hrs), I start to get a headache, but it's generally not a problem (although I do tend to get dry eyes...maybe because I'm not blinking as much?). There can be some ghosting in scenes with extreme depth, but generally it doesn't bother me. PS3 3D games look great, but I do hit the headache wall faster, probably because I'm staring at the screen more intently.

3D isn't for everyone, but I really don't get why people hate on it so much. Yes, it's a novelty, but it's a fun diversion that works well enough that the flaws don't detract from the overall experience, IMO. Sure, the glasses are a bit bulky (and some of them are downright uncomfortable), but I don't find them to be a huge drawback. To one of the other posters who mentioned that they can't wear their normal glasses under the 3D glasses, I can definitely say that I do this fairly frequently and without any issues (comfort or technical). I'm sure this varies greatly by manufacturer though, so maybe the new "Avatar" Panasonic glasses are the exception.

As far as I'm concerned, the biggest legitimate reasons for hating on 3D are the lack of a glasses standard, high priced/exclusive movies, and the need to actually purchase a new TV. However, if you're in the market for a new TV, I would absolutely spend the little extra to get a 3D set.
 
Bought a UN55D6900 from Best Buy a few months ago and it came with a pair of glasses. Never bothered to test 3D on it and I gave it away to a coworker with a D7000 . .

I'm a really techie person and my fiancee is not. Neither of us have any interest in 3D. You know who did? My coworker, with kids who want to watch the Lion King in 3D.
 
Im not gonna wear glasses to watch tv. Ever. I cant lay on the couch, sleep in bed, talk with my friends, share the experience, etc. Its just a crap technology that has never been thought out.
 
I got LG 55" 55lw5700 passive 3D set. Watched 3D blu-ray and youtube works great. Just hope the alternating and flipping top and bottom each frame of the half resolution to each eye firmware update makes it look 1080p. Not sure if it works anyone can tell if it works?

Haven't got the chance to move my main 4ghz e5200 system xfire 2 x 6970 modded 2x2gb to it yet. Haven't really tried the H3D with tri-def with new AMD drivers allowing 1920x1080p 30/60fps instead of 24fps in 3D through hdmi using image packing. :D Interested in trying 120hz later on a 120hz monitor.

Watching 3d blu-ray with 3D set to 3/4th of the way was very easy on the eye no strains no head aches. Got it because my gf couldn't/ wouldn't watch 3D with shutters as they cause too much strain and headaches for her. There is also a clip on for people that wear glasses got it free at LG booth with a bunch of glasses.
 
I really want a 3D setup for my pc. For tv though, I could care less.

Until it is a stand alone unit that can project images on my lap for dancing purposes, FORGET IT!!!

I wants it jacked into me brain so that I can enjoy the pron whilst driving and texting and drinking champagne latte!!
 
i actually really dislike the cross over movies anyway. When you watch in non 3d, you can always tell the parts of the movie they tossed in there just for the 3d shit. I hate that.
 
3D TVs? Heck, most people don't even have blu-ray players yet nor do they care about them. The adoption is so slow. There are still too many DVDs everywhere.
 
snowcat said:
I bought my first 3D set in November, but I didn't buy it for the 3D. It is a Panasonic plasma, and the 3D sets are just better than their non-3D counterparts. Since it didn't come with 3D glasses (some of the higher models do), I haven't even viewed 3D on it yet.

Active glasses for it are still $50-$70 at the cheapest, so I am holding off buying them for now. Since I hope to keep this TV (it is a beautiful 60" set) for many years, I do like that I could watch 3D on it if the content gets compelling.

3D BluRay players are as cheap now as regular BluRay players were a year ago. The glasses themselves is the main drawback.
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I bought the Panny 60ST30 just last month, not for the 3D but because of the quality and price. I am keeping my eyes open for a good deal on the glasses and a 3D blu-ray player but I'm in no hurry. Right now I'm content with 2D.
 
I plan on buying one for my bedroom sometime in the near future, but I agree that the content is somewhat limited at the moment. Only a handful of movies exist that take advantage of it, but on the plus side, my PS3 can use it as well.

At this point, the premium on a 3D set is pretty small. It seems like a no brianer to just go with one at this point.
 
heatlesssun said:
I think it's the opponents that are pushier. In my 18 months of using constantly, I see the pluses AND minuses and I never recommend it outright, it's something you have to try for yourself. If you don't like it more power to you. That doesn't have any bearing on my enjoyment of the technology. I just don't see this incessant desire for the zero sum. It seems what really bothers 3D opponents is that there are people who will spend money on 3D, indeed a premium over traditional content and that directs resources away from other things.

The truth of the matter is that there is GREAT 3D content that many do enjoy, games and movies. I simply want the option for 3D technology and content. If others don't like it or don't want it fine, I'm not forcing it on them. It would be just as silly for me to push 3D on someone who doesn't like it as it would be for a person that's seen one movie or tried one game to tell me that it sucks when I've spent hundreds of hours using it.
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Thank you for your glowing testimonial but I'm not sure what that has to do with this topic. We are talking about 3D repeatedly flopping for the last five decades and why 3D TV sales suck.

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The fact is, the general public just isn't buying 3D TVs even though the tech has been pushed on them every five years for half a century.
 
Seiuchi said:
I have a 3d tv, but, I didnt buy my samsung 7000 series tv because of the 3d. I bought it because it is a beautiful tv with almost no bezel and the picture on it is amazing!
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Exactly why I bought mine, beautiful picture, The 3d was the extra I decided on because I could and if I didn't like the 3d I didn't have to use it. It was an extra feature. No different then people buying a locked or an unlocked cpu.
 
3d is rubbish IMO. wearing those glasses that kills the contrast and brightness of a movie is why i hate 3d.

HD in 2d mode for me
 
I hope it flops. The movie theater side is an even bigger disaster for 3D.
 
SKiTLz said:
I hate all this focus on 3D when their is still so much SD content. SD to HD is a MUCH more rewarding upgrade then 3D.

Personally I wish they would cut all this 3D crap and focus on getting more HD content. I know most of you guys are in the US so you`re probably thinking "we have hundreds of HD channels``, but here in Canada most providers you are lucky to see 30-40 HD channels (including all the time shifting channels).
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If they all were true HD channels vs upconverted programs as a lot of them are.
 
I'm very happy they haven't delivered content and people are not buying them.

I really don't want 3D to be the norm in the future.
 
Mega2 said:
I got LG 55" 55lw5700 passive 3D set. Watched 3D blu-ray and youtube works great. Just hope the alternating and flipping top and bottom each frame of the half resolution to each eye firmware update makes it look 1080p. Not sure if it works anyone can tell if it works?

Haven't got the chance to move my main 4ghz e5200 system xfire 2 x 6970 modded 2x2gb to it yet. Haven't really tried the H3D with tri-def with new AMD drivers allowing 1920x1080p 30/60fps instead of 24fps in 3D through hdmi using image packing. :D Interested in trying 120hz later on a 120hz monitor.

Watching 3d blu-ray with 3D set to 3/4th of the way was very easy on the eye no strains no head aches. Got it because my gf couldn't/ wouldn't watch 3D with shutters as they cause too much strain and headaches for her. There is also a clip on for people that wear glasses got it free at LG booth with a bunch of glasses.
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Forgot to mention that 3D blu-rays and 3D youtube was very good as good if not better than 3D at the movies. Got 10+ glasses and some clip glasses for free at LG booth. They are also very cheap to get.

The most immersive 3D I seen was probably IMAX 3D showing T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous. The images was popping out almost like I could touch them. Not sure if you need larger screen that cover the field of vision with higher resolution to have this type of popping effect.

Things I was interested there was a news about 3d TV that lets you view different angle of the 3D image by moving left and right.

I'm hoping the firmware update LG had out does show full 1080p to each eye not just 540p. Also if HDMI 30/60fps AMD update works. Hope they come out with display port sets allowing 120hz+ in 3D.
 
madmat said:
3D is a flawed technology. Unless your head is sitting in the same position that the camera filmed from the 3D effect is off.

Add in to that the increased cost of the hardware, lack of 3D media and the stupid glasses which are not cheap nor comfortable to endure for extended periods of time. How in the world can it come as a surprise that the average consumer is going to be meh about it?
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"stupid glasses which are not cheap" What do you call not cheap", 1 pair from Amazon for 60$ or 2 pair from samsung in korea including shipping, for the same price.I guess if you jump in your car and go to your local retailer they might be expensive.
 
the main reason people are nut buying 3DTV's are this-- the main reason being the glasses...but a huge secondary reason is that there isn't enough content...barely any 3D channels and not enough 3D Blu-ray's...when either one of those things gets substantially increased is when you'll see an uptick in 3DTV sales

I have a Panasonic VT30 and the only 3D channel I get with FiOS is ESPN 3D (along with a more robust selection of On Demand 3D movies)...3D Blu-ray exclusives hurt the industry as well...we need more content!
 
Steve said:
Thank you for your glowing testimonial but I'm not sure what that has to do with this topic. We are talking about 3D repeatedly flopping for the last five decades and why 3D TV sales suck.

ON topic...

The fact is, the general public just isn't buying 3D TVs even though the tech has been pushed on them every five years for half a century.
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Has improved from the red and cyan or green glasses.:D Hell when we were kids we made our own glasses from certain candy wrappings, cause the others didn't last, you know paper frames. Tech has changed, we now use plastic frames.:D
 
Druneau said:
I'm very happy they haven't delivered content and people are not buying them.

I really don't want 3D to be the norm in the future.
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It will never become a mainstream technology or feature IMO. It will always be an optional/luxury feature in it's current form. Much like 7.1 and other high end audio options. Stereo is still king

Although, I do think that it will find it's way into A LOT more living rooms within the next few years. At this point the TV's are cheap enough (or they're not carrying the premium that they once were), they're not monstrous (ala DLP), the quality is great (compared to older tech) and content is starting to catch up, although it still needs some work.

I honestly don't see it going anywhere this time around. I think it's finally here to stay.
 
polonyc2 said:
the main reason people are nut buying 3DTV's are this-- the main reason being the glasses...but a huge secondary reason is that there isn't enough content...barely any 3D channels and not enough 3D Blu-ray's...when either one of those things gets substantially increased is when you'll see an uptick in 3DTV sales

I have a Panasonic VT30 and the only 3D channel I get with FiOS is ESPN 3D (along with a more robust selection of On Demand 3D movies)...3D Blu-ray exclusives hurt the industry as well...we need more content!
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Maybe I'm confused but you bring something to light. The difference between passive and shutter technology. My tv doesn't need 3d channels it upconverts anything on the screen to 3d and that might be the difference that people here are complaining about and not realizing it.
 
My parents got a 3D TV right before the holidays... When I came home for Christmas it was clear why they got it: To show off to their friends. They also insist on seeing a movie in 3D and will base their decision on which movies are in 3D and not the actual content of a movie. My dad takes his 3D camcorder everywhere and will film everything... even something as pointless as me walking down the stairs.

It's a serious fad that grips certain individuals. I still think 3D looks like a pop up book. Everytime I think about the money they spent on their 3D stuff... I just think about what kind of rig I could put together with that kind of money.
 
Uncle said:
Has improved from the red and cyan or green glasses.:D Hell when we were kids we made our own glasses from certain candy wrappings, cause the others didn't last, you know paper frames. Tech has changed, we now use plastic frames.:D
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LOL! True, true!

I shouldn't complain, the stockpile of 3D TVs really pushed the prices down. I got ours because it was almost the same price as the other TVs.
 
KingKaeru said:
Because there is no content

Releasing all the 3d movies as exclusives was such a horrible idea for the technology. People don't like having to pay $100 for a 3d copy of Avatar long after it stops showing in the theaters.
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It has nothing to do with content IMO. 3D looks terrible, even the well made stuff. It's simply not enjoyable to watch. I'd rather have a crystal clear 2D image than a horrific and fake looking 3D image any day.
 
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Uncle said:
Maybe I'm confused but you bring something to light. The difference between passive and shutter technology. My tv doesn't need 3d channels it upconverts anything on the screen to 3d and that might be the difference that people here are complaining about and not realizing it.
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active is better in my opinion as passive cuts the resolution in half

upconverting sucks...my TV does that as well but it looks awful...only native 3D content is what I consider true 3D...ideally all content shown in 3D will have been shot with 3D cameras but sadly that is not the case either as a lot of movies are converted after the fact (example of bad 3D= Deathly Hallows Part 2 and POTC: On Stranger Tides)

which again makes it harder for consumers to really know what good 3D looks like...some good examples of 3D I've seen are Avatar, Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole, Resident Evil: Afterlife and yes even the animated Yogi Bear 3D movie had some really nice 3D effects

I have Kung Fu Panda 2 and Cars 2 3D Blu-rays as well but havn't watched them yet but they should be really nice as well
 
I'm using a plasma Pioneer Elite Kuro and a 4K projector, and couldn't care less about 3D.

It's giving me headaches. It's a gimick they try to sell every 10 years, and it never works. :)
 
Buddy of mine and I were joking the other night about his Dad's 3d-tv and how it was a terrible decision. I still have yet to check one of these out but plan to now that I know his dad has one ><
 
Blown 89 said:
It has nothing to do with content IMO. 3D looks terrible, even the well made stuff. It's simply not enjoyable to watch. I'd rather have a crystal clear 2D image than a horrific and fake looking 3D image any day.
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Maybe the couple of things that you have seen in 3D with the technology that you used looked terrible. I watched two 3D movies over the holidays, The Smurfs and Kung Fu Panda 2 using my sig rig and completely enjoyed them, 3D added a lot to the enjoyment, my wife and I particularly liked Panada 2, and I wouldn't have wanted to watch them the first time any other way. I don't have a 3D TV because honestly even though the screen is small I think my setup works better than any 3D TV I've seen in a store.
 
Steve said:
Thank you for your glowing testimonial but I'm not sure what that has to do with this topic. We are talking about 3D repeatedly flopping for the last five decades and why 3D TV sales suck.

ON topic...

The fact is, the general public just isn't buying 3D TVs even though the tech has been pushed on them every five years for half a century.
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It hasn't been the same technology ...
 
Wow, the author of this REALLY wanted to put a negative spin on 3D.

I think comparing 3D to the PS3 is fair. The PS3 started with few to no games. people didn't buy many PS3s. Sales and ownership continue to ramp up now though as more and more good titles become avalible. It's the same test-the-waters type launch for 3D. The content and TVs have to come up together. AND THEY ARE.

All I'm saying is at least it's not a Wii launch where everyone has a Wii and there's no content.
 
Steve said:
Thank you for your glowing testimonial but I'm not sure what that has to do with this topic. We are talking about 3D repeatedly flopping for the last five decades and why 3D TV sales suck.

ON topic...

The fact is, the general public just isn't buying 3D TVs even though the tech has been pushed on them every five years for half a century.
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It's not a glowing testimonial, it's a report of personal and hands on experience with technology superior to average 3D TVs I think. If you're going to narrowly define the topic to 3D TVs flopping then you should also hand out the same warning to people that talk about 3D technology not related specifically to 3D TVs and commenting on the nature of 3D in general.
 
TVs aren't big enough for 3D to really even be useful yet. I have a 59" 3D Plasma and while it 'looks' 3D, it is just not eye-popping and visually as exciting as watching something on a theater screen.
 
lol, anyone recall the articles where the movie industry was crowing about how much $$$MONEY$$$ they were going to make from 3D films? Turned out to be a bust??
 
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