3DTVs Too Expensive For Mass Market

Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana in Avatar, or Dances with Wolves in Space 3D, to give it its working title Photo: REUTERS

From The Telegraph:

A survey suggests that 53 per cent of consumers won’t pay more than £499 for 3DTVs, which currently retail at around £2,000.

Three dimensional television might be the latest product to be receiving all the hype, but a new survey suggests that just 1.4 per cent of consumers are willing to pay the £2,000 price tags that new sets typically carry.

In a survey for discount site VoucherCodes.co.uk, 28.6 per cent of those asked said they would like to buy a 3DTV but that current prices were far too high. More than half – 53 per cent – said that they would only be willing to pay up to £499.

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Avatar Director James Cameron Hails 3D TV As 'The Future' Despite Fears Screens Could Cause Health Problems

Future in focus: Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas and Avatar director James Cameron in 3D specs at the Samsung 3D LED TV launch party

From The Daily Mail:

Avatar director James Cameron hailed 3D TV as 'the future' last night as he helped launch a range of 3D television sets.

At a glitzy launch in New York of Samsung 3D sets, he told the crowd: 'You will all remember that you were here, in Times Square, for the launch of the television of the future.'

The Black Eyed Peas were called in to perform and lend the event a touch of glamour as fears surfaced that viewers could experience health problems while watching the screens.

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How It Works: Upscaling 2-D Video To 3-D

Watch 2-D Home Movies of Yourself Watching 3-D TV...In 3-D!

From Popular Science:

3-D TVs are finally going on sale--sans content. So some sets are claiming the ability to add a third dimension to your 2-D broadcasts.

More than a year after the first consumer 3-D-ready HDTVs were demoed at CES, the next generation of sets are going on sale this week. But, aside from the new TVs, glasses, and Blu-ray players, the question of content remains. While there are already brand partnerships with networks like Discovery and ESPN, that's just the tip of the iceberg. As an alternative, the two companies with 3-D TVs but without major brand-name cable partners (Samsung and Toshiba) showed off sets that could convert 2-D video to 3-D in real time.

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3D: Coming To A Laptop Near You

The Asus G51J laptop has a bit of peripheral flicker - and that fades quickly as your eyes acclimatise - but otherwise it delivers

From The Daily Mail:

The latest hi-tech laptop delivers realistic 3D gaming without leaving you feeling all at sea (though the cost may make you feel a little queasy...)

Two minutes after opening Asus's G51J 3D laptop, I felt like I was operating a theme park ride. There was a queue of people watching 3D video of racers zooming round the Nurburgring, oohing and aahing and enquiring whether you really have to wear the funny glasses. My more primitive colleagues actually reached out to touch the cars. Next time, I will be charging.

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Fans Hail First 3D Broadcast Of A Football Match As Better Than Being In The Stadium

Specs on: Football fans at a London pub watch the world's first live broadcast of a match in 3D

From The Daily Mail:

A moment of television history was made today as football fans watched the world's first broadcast of a match in 3D.

Sky Sports broadcast the Arsenal versus Manchester United game to nine pubs across the UK using the latest polarised 3D method.

Fans at the Railway Tavern pub in central London gave the new 3D viewing experience the thumbs-up.

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