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3D for the home arrived to a world of a matured digital TV technology and an established Blu-ray industry, neither of both were available upon HDTV introduction a decade ago.

Would those technology advances make the 3D implementation easier than it was for HD? Perhaps, but those are only part of a possible success of 3D at home. The DTV transition has now been complete and about half of households have DTV. Those factors should also make the gradual acceptance of 3D easier, being a product based on similar digital video technology already accepted by millions of households.

HDTV did not have these favorable factors in 1998, other than DVDs showing better than VHS in analog sets since 1996.

However, this does not imply that consumers will rush to the stores and replace their sets with 3D sets.

Other factors could make 3D less attractive to many viewers: Reduced light output, wearing dark glasses, higher delta cost, reduced resolution on content distributed by service providers, etc.-

Some proclaim that 3D will replace the current TV at home. I do not agree with the concept of watching everything in 3D using a TV feature that converts 2D content to 3D images.

Most TV content made for 2D is not suitable for 3D viewing and would not be a pleasant experience at home viewing it on a constant basis (about 4 hours or more per day, as typical bean counters say TV is viewed by the public). via hdtvmagazine.com

: China’s first 3D TV to go on sale

China’s first 3D TV, launched by Samsung, will go on sale at the end of March, according to Chinanews.

Launched by Suning Appliance and jointly sponsored by Samsung, Sony, Panasonic and Skyworth, a promotion alliance on China 3D TV technology was set up recently.

An insider said the globalization of 3D technology would drive the TV industry’s leap. And the research institute DisplaySearch has predicted that global demand for 3D TV in 2010 would reach 1 million to 6.5 million.

Suning Appliance, a leader in China’s 3C (Consumer appliances, Computer and Communication products) chain retailers of home appliances, estimated that domestic demand will amount to 5000 thousand.

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