Best Buy Shares Plunge - 3D & Internet TVs a Bust

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disolitude said:

KylieDog said:

3D in homes is too expensive right now.  That is all.

 

If they were same price as regular HD sets (which a lot of people still do not have) adoption rate would be far far higher.

But thats the whole point...price. The exact same 3D technology has been around for a while, and the only reason we have 3D TVs now is because these companies clued in they could charge a premium for these TVs.

If only these new 3D TVs were better than 3D displays available in 2007 and 2008. But they really aren't...just pricier.

I would argue that the sales indicate that these companies can't charge a premium for these TVs ...

I could be wrong but I suspect that 3DTV is being pushed at this point in time because the budget electronics manufacturers have reduced margins on typical TVs to the extent that brand name manufacturers only turn a healthy profit off of their high end products; and these high end products only sell well when there is little/no competition from similar products at a significantly lower cost. With this in mind, and the fact that these electronics companies can develop and release a new format years before their budget competition can release similar products, all of these electronics manufacturers push new formats as early as they possibly can.