Tag Archives: 3DTV
Desire for 3D
… and the 3D silliness continues. 3DTV marketing ramped up significantly this year, though the vendor sales pitches continue to fall on deaf ears for a number of reasons. Despite the hype, data suggests people generally find the technology expensive, 3D content limited, and the glasses annoying. 3DTV set sales haven’t taken off, and they [...]
3D a no no… also non, nein, and nee
Looks like the latest killer feature that TV manufacturers’ want us to get into is not a big smash. Brits say ‘no, no, no’ to 3D TV • reghardware. I would agree, this is simply not a big enough improvement to warrant a new investment when most people in these countries made their purchase decisions [...]
HD Penetration, what about 3D!
This article offers a very interesting view of the US market, one which is arguably more mature than many in Western Europe. Research: HD owned by many, watched by few | Advanced Television. This can only be a worse picture in the UK and other European countries. But what about 3D? The market penetration challenge [...]
IBC comes around again… is this one about real IPTV?
Well September has rolled around again and IBC is coming. All of our mailboxes are full of bumf, invites and some that can only be described as spam for even the hardened IBC visitor. However what will it bring this year? Previous years have been about 3D and IPTV, and of course we cannot forget mobile [...]
Sky 3D
Now that Sky have announced the launch of their 3D channel in April and touted the super secret Pub shows this weekend, I might be changing my mind a little. It will be a feature of every TV in two years but will be barely used and event driven. Definitely not something that will justify [...]
IBC2008 1st Day
After a rushed journey to the airport (up at 04:00, at Gatwick by 5:30, flight delayed by half an hour and cracks about what does the 0 stand for – Oh my god its early!) I arrived in Amsterdam. As is traditional (and many other people have commented on it), it is raining but the [...]