3D Tv’s : Why does 3D keep coming back?

In the 1950’s a big feature of American Cinema was 3D films. In the 1980’s and 90’s we were all wearing those iconic blue and red paper glasses, and who can forget this last bout of 3D films with the hobbit trilogy, Avatar and a string of others boasting their new features. This time we even had tech jump on the band wagon, with 3D TV’s and the Nintendo 3DS . But the DS seems to put a lot less focus on that feature now, and 3D TV’s are in major decline. Sky is no longer going to show football matches in the 3D format, Samsung has stopped making them and every article you read talks about the death of 3D Tv’s. It seems the future is 4K and not 3D.

3D TV’s and Cinema?

So why does 3D keep coming back if it keeps not sticking? With tech all but binning 3D for VR and cinemas showing consistent decline in 3D viewing figures why is it still a thing? 3D is a gimmick and it always has been. Unlike touch screens, better displays and stronger screens no one actually wants 3D, it was never driven by consumer demand it was pushed on us as something to get excited about. The problem with gimmicks in your tech is that you might be stuck with it far after the fad has faded, and you might be less up for it when it pops up again in another 10 years. Cinemas are starting to realise this, with 3D being offered as an extra rather than the only option,  increasingly bigger block busters are the only ones getting access to 3D at all. 3D is the new stylus, it’s a stop gap for something far bigger and it will be something that goes in the history books for future media students to study. What people actually want is a holo-deck, and VR is currently a lot closer to that than 3D ever was. 3D TV's

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