Did 3D televisions flop?

[denem]

Forbes says this is one reason that
'Best Buy is going out of business'.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/larrydownes/2012/01/02/why-best-buy-is-going-out-of-business-gradually/

Personally, I think 3D needs a big cinema screen, the bigger the better. 3D sucks on a TV.

[MichaelMcGuire]

1. In my view the main barriers to 3D Tvs were

1) Cost
2) It wasn't that long ago I bought a HD Tv as the cost of them, became reasonable
3) It's still working and I only bought a HD when the last one stopped working.
4) The technology isn't there yet
5) Glasses just to watch the Tv

[MrModerate]

2. It's lack of content . . .

If 3D movies/shows were worth it, people would watch and would buy. But even the best 3D movies (let's say "Avatar" for example) really don't add much in 3D.

There's no there there.

[Humanist_Activist]

4. The problem, I think, is the view, and lack of control, looking at a 3D movie is similar...

to looking through a window, until you move, then it gets distorted and looks fugly. This isn't a holodeck you step into and can view every character and set from all angles, this limits the utility of 3D in movies drastically. Not to mention that some people can't stand active shutter glasses and/or active shutter screens.

[Humanist_Activist]

3. 3D is a gimmick at best...

yes it looks kinda nice, but is also distracting in many ways, I can see its utility in games more than movies, being active, rather than passive. In addition, 3D has been tried for decades, from coloration(classic red/blue glasses and other color combos) to active shutter and limited view glasses free technologies. It has always been a niche in movies. At least with the old colored glasses, you didn't have people complain too much of disorientation and/or headaches.

[cali]

5. not according to my techie son

he says they''re just in their infancy but that they're going to be huge.

[eShirl]

7. I'll stick with 2D until my holodeck is ready. n/t

[sakabatou]

8. I say around 20 to 40 years, it could work

[lacrew]

9. I think the glasses are a big drawback

I don't sit down and watch TV for a straight hour, like I'm in a movie theater. I get up and do other things during commercials...and sometimes even during the program itself. TV in the home is 'in the background', and not the main event. I don't want to wear the glasses all over the house.

And, quite frankly, I'm sure that an electronic device you wear will wear out in a few years.

And then there's the programming...does anyone care if a sit-com is in 3-D? Or a cop drama? You need the blockbuster movie plot to even get to a script where a 3-D effect makes sense.

Somebody down the thread mentioned that their techie son thought it would be huge....today's young people are watching less tv than their parents did. I think the 'home theater' concept will fade away.

[CBGLuthier]

10. I liked 3D at DisneyWorld, otherwise I will not miss it when it is gone

Some idiot on imdb suggested they process The Godfather into 3d. I have not and will not ever see a 3d movie in the theater. I enjoy movies as art not as a video game. But I did like the little muppets in 3d thing they had at Disney.

[sarcasmo]

11. Jumped the Shark.

[FSogol]

12. When will Smell-O-Vision make a comeback?

I'm holding out until then.