| irstupid said: that 90% is the main thing hurting your whole argument. oh and lets only mention 3DTV's price dropping and how it will be so close to HDTV price. Wouldnt' HDTV prices also drop? |
No, it really isn't. Currently the amount of 3D content available is a lot less than 10% relative to all the current 2D HD content.
Unless you exclusively watch 3D content on your 3D panel (which a lot of consumers would, if they spent thousands on one), most of the content being watched on a 3D ready panel will in fact be 2D content. When the panels become cheap enough, consumers won't feel "obligated" to watch 3D content because they spent thousands on it. To them it will just be an HDTV that can display 3D if they want it.
And I mention the fact that 3D HDTVs are dropping rapidly in price because a lot of people seem to be under the impression that they currently cost thousands of dollars. It goes without saying that price is one of the most important factors in determining rates of adoption.
All other features being equal, comparing quality 2D displays with current 3D displays the 3D feature doesn't add as much to the price of the HDTV as a lot of people think it does. You still have to shop for the right price (naturally there are 60" Sony 3D HDTVs costing $5,000), but when you can buy a good 46" 3D plasma HDTV for under $1,300, I consider the price premium to be pretty much gone.
