HDTV Expert - 3D TVs: Not Selling like Hotcakes?

[720pete]

A quick glance at last Sunday’s fliers revealed some deep discounts on 3D TV packages…and the race to 3D has barely started.

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[dsnay]

Here in the desert it is the"slow time" of year and you're right......3d sales ARE slow. However, so are all HD TV sales at the moment. For those that are just now buying their first HD TV ansd buying something of a "larger size" tv why would you not include the 3d feature. Hollywood is on the same page for a change and product WILl get there. I recall not many years agou I bought my first HD tv and had only 4 stations broadcasting in HD. Most of those stations save for Discovery were of little interest to me....now look!!
The local BB (young friend that works there) sold 6 of the new Samsung 9000 series at full retail and even a early adapter like myself find that hard to imagine. One will not watch 3D every day but having seen a little of it and shared it with the grandkids....why not !!

[pmalter0]

I am glad to see that the pricing nonsense for 3-D is starting to diminish. It cost very little extra to manufacture a 3-D capable HDTV and associated equipment (with the possible exception of the LCD shutter glasses). The major manufacturers simply looked at 3-D as a new cash cow -- with the exception of Mitsubishi, which has been making 3-D ready DLPs for a number of years. I just purchased a 65 inch full 3-D (accepts all 3-D sources) Mitsubishi, Sony 3-D blu-ray player, and two pairs of glasses(X102 DLP-link) for total of $1600-- so if you shop around, you don't have to pay ridiculous prices.

[bhall1602]

The glasses are still RIDICULOUSLY expensive! Best Buy had them for $150. I saw an early estimate of $75 a pair but haven't seen any that cheap.

[pmalter0]

These are the XpanD X102s: http://www.shopblt.com/cgi-bin/shop/sho ... d=!ORDERID!
BTW, on peripherals, Best Buy is not the best buy.

[pmalter0]

Ebay has the Samsung glasses for $100.