3D TVs, and possibly gaming going to take off MUCH faster than HD TV imo

[NJ5]

Rainbird said:

NJ5 said:

Rainbird said:
@ NJ5 & Rocketpig

I keep hearing people say that a lot of people just switched to HDTVs, so obviously they won't go out and spend a fortune on new TVs now, but it's also my understanding that the majority of HD console owners play on SDTVs, and that there are still a lot of people with SDTVs out there. What's to stop them from seeing 3D as the final push for getting a flatscreen TV?

I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm just saying that you seem to be blowing this waaay out of proportion, since all I have heard is that 3DTV growth is going up strong, and I really haven't seen anything to support the notion that current HDTV owners will be a problem. I could be wrong, maybe I just haven't seen the right numbers, but you get my point.

If someone didn't buy a HDTV to enjoy their console, will they be the kind of people who are early adopters of 3DTVs?

If 3DTVs were just 3DTVs, I'd agree with you, but they are HDTVs with 3D on top. If they didn't see HD alone as reason enough for an upgrade, isn't it possible that 3D will push them into getting a new TV? I don't remember there being as much HD content at this point in the HDTVs lifecycle as there is now 3D content up and coming, though I could be wrong.

All the 3D movies we are seeing in theaters will only help of course (a benefit HD didn't really enjoy), and Sony upgrading the PS3 to play true stereoscopic 3D games and movies just means you will have even more people with added incentive for upgrading to 3D.

It's definitely possible, I just question that it will be a big number of people doing that early enough to give 3DTVs a much faster adoption than HD had.