Okay, that sucks.

Maybe buy a smaller, cheaper flat screen now and wait for 3D TVs to come down? Like a 32" screen or something.

I don't like 32". I want a big screen, like 46".

Well, you're screwed then.

Yea, I know. But from what I've heard (could be wrong). The Tv from samsung delivered the best quality 3D, not the same as with glasses but the closest to it without.

I wear glasses and I dont mind it at all. I can probably attribute that to knowing glassless 3D on a large scale is so far off so ive never convinced myself the3DS is something i should extrapolate to my home theater or cinema.

Here are the % o fopening weekend sales that were attributed to 3D:

POST AVATAR:

Clash of the Titans - 52% (most knew it wasnt filmed in 3D, genre perhaps)

Shrek - 61%

How to Train Your Dragon - 68% 

Alice in wonderland - 70% (not filmed in 3D but families love 3D)

Avatar - 71% (duh)

PRE AVATAR:

UP - 52%

Monsters V Aliens -  54%

Cloudy with a chance of Meatballs - 60%

Coraline - 70%

Final Destination - 70%

So the thing i notice, 3D was equally as popular PRE Avatar as post. The main difference, the % obviously changes based on total gross, so movies like Final Destination and Coraline its far easier to get a higher % due to limted ticket sales, however, With Avatar, Alice and the Post Avatar releases their grosses are all generally strong opening weekend, so we go from UP, at 60 million opening with 52% to a similar How to Train Your Dragon increasing to 61%

My point here is the vast majority of families and consumers are going in droves to theaters to wear clunky glasses, unpersonalized to their face, in spite of glasses etc. I understand your point Twestern, but i dont think the majority of people are on board. The glasses and even the price (increased in theaters 2-3 dollars in march) havent hurt 3D releases......the hurdles have come from acceptance and quality, both aspects are increasing fast.

What? 71% of those who saw Avatar in the USA saw it in 3-D? That's a great penetration rate.

Here in Sweden it was only 30% for Avatar.

These are only opening weekends, but yes, those are accurate %'s

It really shows that the mass market is not only willing to a pay a premium for 3D, but theyre willing to do it wearing clunky one size fits all glasses, i dont think theyre worried about nicer, customizable glasses as a point to NOT buy into the tech for their home.

They should just make the glasses more comfortable, i have no issue with wearing glasses but they def. should be redesigned.

I understand your point Twesterm, I don't think it bothers the majority of people, certainly not enough for theaters to make any changes.

I have a hard enough time wearing normal sunglasses, they just make my nose feel weird, never tried a 3D pair though, when I see TS3 it'll be in the tradtional sense just like the first 2!

Fair enough if you don't like it, but why should we not like it just because you say we shouldn't