Costly, Incompatible Glasses Threaten 3D TV Sales

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IT WILL NOT BE A WISE INVESTMENT TO BUY 3D TVs WITH GLASSES BECAUSE PEOPLE WILL NO LONGER BE BUYING THEM. 3DTVs WITH GLASSES ARE SHORTLY BECOMING OBSOLETE BECAUSE 3D PHONES ARE BEING PRODUCED BY EVO WHERE YOU CAN SEE IN 3D WITHOUT GLASSES. THEREFORE ALL THE 3DTVS WITH GLASSES THAT THE VARIOUS COMPANIES MADE WILL NOT SELL.

moosemil91 of NY 1:18AM August 21, 2011

hi there beestbuy will sell you samsung 3d tv becuase they want too sell 3d glasses too make more money soo buy your 3d tv from amazone i will diffently recomnad the 37 inch 3d stream or 42 inch 3d stream tv guss what 8 viewing angles with out buying $450 pair of glases per person or buy xyz 3d tvs with out glasses and already on the market you search the internet long enough you can find any thing and every thing and yes i did see that model you posted in my best buy even though i did not have 3d glasses on i can still get 3d imaging looked prety alwsoume with out glaases but i am a master chief not humman soo my visuales are like infint humman vision

james braselton of GA 11:30PM July 01, 2010

hi there 3d tvs incompatable glasses will make 3d tv the bigest epic fail of all even though there are 2 cmpanies have true 3d tvs for sell with out glasses unless all companies jump too 3d with out glases then there will be 0 zero 3d tv sells big time epic fail 3d tv tuner for nintendo 3ds with 3d screen zero glasses reqiered be epic win for 3d and halo grphic tvs will win and get a epic win like nintendo 3ds oh the 3d tvs companies with out glasses are stream tv on amazon in 37 or 42 inch 3d no glasses and xyz tv

james braselton of GA 11:20PM July 01, 2010

Was in Futureshop yesterday (like the Canadian equivalent to Circuit City or Best Buy)... After 4 weeks of having the Samsung 3D TV there, they have sold just 2 units. Ouch!. The cost of glasses is $450 per pair. Huge FLOP. Everyone watching has to have the glasses otherwise the person without glasses is watching a blurred screen.

chuck 3:38PM April 21, 2010

FLOP.

ejchi of GA 7:24PM April 06, 2010

3D TV in the home, this is going to be the biggest flop of all time, only when true holographic TV comes into being will there be any real demand outside the stupid rich with more money than brains.
oceanwave of DE said: "My 9 year old 65 inch TV is going bad and this time I'm getting a 3D model" LOL You bought a 65" TV 9 years ago???... Lol that says it all.

Steve 7:09AM April 03, 2010

The glasses are "ugly"? LOL. What is it a fashion show? The idea of 3d glasses is to allow you to see into a virtual 3d world. You're not meant to walk the city streets with them. And 3d glasses handed out at movie places usually don't let you keep their glasses. As for being costly they really aren't unless you are someone who has last years 2D TV and wants to dump it. My 9 year old 65 inch TV is going bad and this time I'm getting a 3D model. Sure I get that college kids, or people with no jobs wanting 32 inch LCD's or smaller think that any thing above $1000 is a fortune, but the tech wasn't designed for bathroom TV's. OR for those who only watch the news, then that's great. But there are those who want to watch a big screen. For those buying perhaps 40,50 inches and above the 3d tech is included in the set for free. The glasses cost a bit, but it's not that bad.
And not every one wants to watch foot ball or entertain 20 people. For that occasion they can watch in 2D. But for 2 or 3 family members, it's very affordable and sounds fun. However the new kits offered for a limited time give you free (or nearly free) glasses with the purchase of a new TV. I may go that way. If not, I will get a bigger set like 72 inch or 83 inch. But a 72 inch DLP is only $1700. The 3d glasses a few hundred more. What about the 3d blue ray player? Only $350! That's not that bad considering they were $1000 a few years ago and not 3d.
So yes, for those who want to ditch their old 2d set they will have to sell them and take a price hit. But for someone like me who needs to start over, it's not that much more.

oceanwave of DE 2:56AM March 29, 2010

Surely some manufacturer is anxiously trying to gear up to produce a "UNIVERSAL 3D HEADSET". A slide switch for Panasonic, one for Sony, one for Samsung....etc. Even though my timing was off, I bought the LG Blu-Ray / HD DVD player so one unit could do it all.
Unfortunatly my 'non-refunadable' unit was shipped on the very same day that Toshiba surrendered to Blu-ray.. ha ha on me. Getting the license from each mfgr will be the big hurdle. Maybe each mfgr would make a universal set that also works on their competitors. (yea, right). A universal headset would fullfil the old saying about supplying the puplic's demands... "WHEREVER YOU SPRING A LEAK, THE WORLD HANGS A BUCKET!"

Mike A. of CA 1:44PM March 28, 2010

Just read an article that said the first batch of 3d televisions sold out within the first couple of days. Yeah no one out there wants one.

Tony R of MO 4:07AM March 22, 2010

It is like they are making it so IMPORTANT to have 3-D TV! I didn't buy a flat screen until my 20" (yes, I said my 20") was too old and that was last year...and then I only bought the cheapest 32" inch I could find! Could have bought a very nice 50", but why?? TV is a thing I use for news weather and the occassional relief from everyday life. It is not the main part of my life where I MUST have the latest and greatest...there fore, I will not be buying a 3D TV anytime!

Jonin Ray of OK 8:14AM March 21, 2010