3D industry mistakes

[Clark Kent]

You are one of those people...just kidding. I think 3-D is viable in the home, but I would have preferred another two years or so for the Blu-ray market to establish itself without 3-D becoming an issue.

[SkillzthatKillz]

Originally Posted by Clark Kent

You are one of those people...just kidding. I think 3-D is viable in the home, but I would have preferred another two years or so for the Blu-ray market to establish itself without 3-D becoming an issue.

I don't think Blu-ray 3D will hurt 2D sales, I think 2D players will continue to sell well for several years until the 3D players are cheaper and the CE companies phase out the 2D players (why make both when the 3D players are backwards-compatible?). And 2D BD sales will remain high because many movies will never see the light of day on 3D, whereas a lot of new releases over the next few years will probably be shot with 3D cameras (like Avatar) and those will look awesome on 3DTV's.

[Clark Kent]

The introduction of 3-D Blu-ray confuses customers who have been waiting on the sideline so far. I have seen it in other forums like Slashdot, where many people are cynical that it is just another move by Hollywood to get us to lay out more money, right after people have bought into HDTV and Profile 2.0.

The never-ending parade of upgrades to the format does look problematic, for people who have not yet bought into Blu-ray at all.

[j2531bel]

Unfortunately many, if not most, will try to sell 3D Blu-ray players. In fact the 3D could be played on newer Blu-ray players with a firmware upgrade. Sony's is going this way with the PS3.

3D will be adding to Blu-ray frustrations, if not done right. Current Blu-ray owners are faced with constantly looking for firmware upgrades to play the newest movies. What do you do with your present system (TV and players)? How many families will really want to change up to 3D systems; expensive TVs, and how many glasses can you afford for your family?