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Despite Headaches, Eyestrain, 3D TV Makers Push On

From Hollywood studios to Japanese TV makers, powerful business interests are betting 3-D will be the future of entertainment, despite a major drawback: It makes millions of people uncomfortable or sick.Optometrists say as many as one in four viewers have problems watching 3-D movies and TV, either because 3-D causes tiresome eyestrain or because the viewer has problems perceiving depth in real life. In the worst cases, 3-D makes people queasy, leaves them dizzy or gives them headaches.

Senh: That's probably not what 3d tv manufacturers wanna hear. I think it's the future too, but there gotta be a way to do without people having to wear 3d glasses.

 

Best Buy overestimates holiday shoppers' appetite

Shoppers ignored Best Buy Co Inc's promotion of pricey 3D televisions and other high-end gadgets this holiday season as they chased bargains elsewhere, hammering the company's profits.

 

3D TV: No ridiculous glasses required

Ceatec doesn't officially start until tomorrow, but Toshiba is already getting the lion's share of the buzz here on the show floor, with its Glasses-less 3D TV.

 

3D TV and Electronics Revenue Tops $55 Million in the U.S.

3D TV and Electronics Revenue Tops $55 Million in the U.S.

Call the whole 3D craze nothing more than a hyped up gimmick if you will but if that's the case, this is shaping up to be one of the most lucrative gimmicks in recent times.

 

Panasonic's first 3-D TV set in $2,900 package

Panasonic's first 3-D TV set in $2,900 package

Panasonic Corp. on Wednesday revealed the price for its first 3-D TV set, confirming that $3,000 is about what it takes to be among the first to watch 3-D movies in the home....

 

Samsung, Panasonic start selling 3-D TVs this week

Samsung, Panasonic start selling 3-D TVs this week

Samsung and Panasonic will start selling 3-D TVs in U.S. stores this week, inaugurating what TV makers hope is the era of 3-D viewing in the living room....

 

TV makers hope viewers will embrace 3-D-enabled sets

TV makers hope viewers will embrace 3-D-enabled sets

Advances in technology have made home versions of the format viable. Will 2010 finally be the year that 3-D comes to home television?

 

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