{"id":1963,"date":"2011-06-10T21:59:47","date_gmt":"2011-06-11T02:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.soundadviceblog.com\/?p=1963"},"modified":"2011-06-10T22:05:40","modified_gmt":"2011-06-11T03:05:40","slug":"3d-is-here-to-stay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.soundadviceblog.com\/?p=1963","title":{"rendered":"3D is here to stay"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I get quite a few emails from readers regarding television purchases. Some are eager to embrace 3D, others emphatically state “I don’t want it\/I don’t need it” or “I don’t want to have to deal with glasses.\u00a0 Some think it will be a passing fad, as it was years ago.\u00a0 That is one of the biggest objections- people do not want to get stuck with something obsolete or unused.<\/p>\n

From my vantage point 3D is here to stay, for the following reasons:<\/p>\n

Adoption rate<\/strong><\/p>\n

3D is already being adopted by consumers at a faster rate than HDTV was after it was first introduced.<\/p>\n

Industry support<\/strong><\/p>\n

The content producers (motion picture\/television industry) and consumer electronics manufacturers as well are firmly behind 3D. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Content producers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Television<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cable and satellite companies are launching 3D channels, and majoe events, such as the NCAA Final Four, are now broadcast in 3D.
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Motion pictures<\/strong><\/p>\n

Most all the major films of this summer are coming out in 3D.\u00a0 Consider the list:<\/p>\n

Thor<\/em><\/p>\n

Rio<\/em><\/p>\n

Pirates of the Caribbean 4<\/em><\/p>\n

Cars 2<\/em><\/p>\n

Green Lantern<\/em><\/p>\n

Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon<\/em><\/p>\n

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows II<\/em><\/p>\n

Captain America: The First Avenger<\/em><\/p>\n

Kung Fu Panda 2<\/em><\/p>\n

The Smurfs<\/em><\/p>\n

I am sure I left some out as this is just off the top of my heard.\u00a0 Quite a few comic book and cartoon movies there, but such is the nature of summer movies!<\/p>\n

All of these films will make it to 3D Blu-ray.\u00a0 Last month I was at a private industry presentation at Universal City in Hollywood and was told by film execs that as of next year all of their major releases will be 3D.\u00a0 There’s no turning back.<\/p>\n

Hardware manufacturers support<\/strong><\/p>\n

Manufacturers of 3D HDTVs and recording equipment are behind 3D in a BIG way. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Ubiquitous in the market
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Most every HDTV of above average quality is now 3D capable.\u00a0 Plasma 720p 42-inch 3D HDTVs are available for $500 <\/a>and up and one of the very best TVs you can buy<\/a> is $900 or less.
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