3DTV - Are Competing Technologies Necessary? Including Auto-stereoscopic?

[Rodolfo]

At the beginning of any new technology the first products are usually immature and expensive. A complex technology such as auto-stereoscopic glasses-free 3D cannot be expected to be at its best when introduced, and so far we have seen just prototypes of the large screen TVs.

On the other hand, the 3D technologies that require glasses, such as the active-shutter type or the theater like polarized glasses, got introduced to consumers at retail just recently and while they are expected to continue improving as new models are introduced, the technologies for the home are at their first stages.

Those that may have witnessed the HDTV introduction in 1998 may remember...

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[Roger Halstead]

It's been my experience that competition drives innovation AND progress. Without it we'd have fewer choices. Admittedly the best doesn't always win out... VHS, Blu-Ray, The Amiga ... although some may disagree with my assessment.

In any case we all gain in the long run although some of us may make the wrong choices along the way and products normally cost less due to competition.