Price comparison site Twenga has done a Europe wide survey comprising of 3000 people in six countries regarding their thoughts on 3D TV. Only one percent of the UK respondents will be getting a 3D TV this Christmas, although a whopping 48 percent said they would like one.
Cost seems to be the major factor, with 32 percent citing that as a reason for not taking the plunge. Twelve percent claim the technology isn’t ‘up to snuff’, and a frankly shocking 35 percent just aren’t interested at all. The tech geek side of me weeps! One percent of UK respondents didn’t know what 3D TV is. The equivalent figures for France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands tell a similar story.
Does anyone here have a 3D TV? From what I’ve seen so far (games and movies wise) I would love a one, but I’m in the ‘too expensive’ camp at the moment.
Source: Reghardware
ghost5
3000 people worldwide? You could do a survey on this site alone and get more responses.
Anyway the only reason I won’t be getting a 3d tv is because my current tv was top of the range 14 months ago when I bought it, so I can’t justify getting rid of it and buying new.
jayjay119
Exactly, what a pointless exercise , 3000 people in 6 countries, that’s like 500 people per country, if the group was split evenly. It’s hardly a reliable sample for decent results.
The reason I’m not getting a 3D tv is twofold, one, that it’s still so expensive. And two I’d like to wait for a few more inevitable improvements to the tech first.
Burgess_101
from what ive seen on some websites there are deals that go on every so often i saw 40″ 3d £700 i think it was which i thought considering most are £1000+ was a bargain but concur with the point with the improvements i think ill wait until you dont have to wear glasses because i think otherwise there is no point i did see one where you didnt need glasses but at £10,000 thought id pass on that one :P
tonycawley
Kinda reminds me of the adverts on Telly for womens beauty products. They will come up with a stupid stat like 67% of women agree it makes them more beautiful. Then there’s some little small print at the bottom of the screen that says 62 women asked.
Jaffa-the-Cake
Yeah why is it in tv adverts they choose the most unimaginable number like 86.746 people. How could that posibly be a big enough sample of the market? I think the major barrier with 3D TV is the cost. You firstly need to buy the tv (£1000+) then have a ps3 (£250) or sky hd,3d,plus,world (£61 A MONTH). Also people I know are holding out till glasses-free 3D arrives as £100 for a pair of 3D glasses is laughable.
bunimomike
The clue is in the wording you used. It’s a “sample”. Market research shows trends forming very early on as the data comes in. The sample from 10,000 folk will show almost an identical trend to a sample group of 100,000. Depending on what that questionnaire is about, you can often have very approachable figures without needing to ask the entire nation.
Sadly, questionnaires have “loaded” questions as there’s often an ulterior motive behind the one who’s asking. That throws everything out of the window.
beeje13
Just what I thought
tonycawley
I’m perfectly happy with my 32″ sony bravia right now. Should happily see me through the next couple of years. When i do come to upgrading though, i’m sure i’ll be looking at 3d. I just can’t justify the expense right now when there’s nothing wrong with the Telly i’ve got.
shields_t
That’s the trouble for me too, while I’d like a 3DTV, I just don’t see the point of replacing an HDTV I only bought a few years back which I really rather like. Especially when it’s predecessor, a CRT which was bought in ’96 is still working fine in our spare room.
tonycawley
At some point i may get around to moving my current tv into the kitchen (i got a massive extension built) and putting a nice new tv in my living room. Just can’t justify it right now.
shields_t
Kitchen TV – wow, that sounds pretty sweet, I wouldn’t fit one in my kitchen with all the washing up constantly on the side!
djsunna
i bought a 32″ sony bravia last week and its brilliant. 3D in the future for sure but
1)it will have to be cheaper then it is at the moment £400-£600 maybe
2)glasses-less would be a bonus
3)when 3D is available on most PS3 (or PS4 games if that time has arrived)
4)sky drop their price’s to a more reasonable level
5)hell of a long shot this 1 but what about Freeview 3D
Sigmadead
Count me in the too expensive camp.
carson321
I got my Bravia not long ago so dont really want to have to splash out on another tv, even a 3d one, I would love one though, but am still to see games running in 3d, opnly seen promotional crap in stores so far :(
Also, im waiting for the price to come down! and to see if the technology moves on a bit in time or is 3d is 3d is 3d? (apart from the different viewing methods of course)
TSBonyman
The price and the glasses are both negatives for me. I can upgrade my existing 32″HDtv to a 42″ for a fraction of the cost of 3D.
efc1888
I got a 3DTV a few weeks back purely for gaming & the sporting events. I had to shell out for the more expensive bravia lx903 with 3D built in as I didn’t want the transmitter on top or below. The games I’ve played are great some of the faster moving games (think it was wipeout or super stardust or something that came free with the TV) can mess your head up a bit if you play them for a while but for racing such as the motorstorm demo it was superb – hopefully GT5 next week will impress.
For normal TV viewing it’s a bit of a gimmick at the minute as there isn’t a lot of content but the boxing last weekend for example gave a real view on the size & depth of the ring etc, the football is a similar story. I’m hoping as more content becomes available it will prove a good future proof purchase, if not it’s a cracking HD TV anyway :o)
shields_t
Pity there was so little boxing to actually watch!
jikomanzoku
Ordinary Audley, boxings first conscientious objector.
Jas-n
i was the first person in the UK to get a 3D Bravia, the day before release, and i have to say, like me and cc_star always say they’re not that expensive, if you compare then like-for-like.
And if you go for a samsung, they’re under £1000. But i understand those that had not long ago brought new HDTV’s
gernboes
i just recently had a closer look at some 3DTVs and especially the LED ones look very tempting. however im perfectly satisfied with my current non 3D 42″ LCD and there is at the moment absolutely no reason for me to get a new one, 3d or not. but i think when the time comes to get a new one, ill get a 3DTV, they do tend to get more reasonable prices lately too. ive seen some for just a little more than i paid for my current one…
Crazy_Del
I would love to have it but like you said Dan;
“I’m in the ‘too expensive’ camp at the moment. ”
I’m happy with my 42″ and its crystal clear with games and Blu Ray – so I can’t complain. I’ll wait for another year or so.
BrendanCalls
Im in that 35% of not interested.
I don’t like 3d at the cinema, and I don’t like what Ive experienced of 3dtv. I feel it detracts from the experience and, why, oh why, oh why would I want that when watching football or playing PS3.
I played GT5 3d at Playstation Beta Rooms and I was only distracted away from the game by the 3d. Im looking for glasses-less 3d or I’ll be waiting for huge technological leaps in the currently available, sub-standard, forms of 3d
bunimomike
With you on this one too. Ultimately it’s 2D with added depth. It’s not true 3D so they have a struggle from the off. Okay, that’s not truly fair but everything needs to be filmed at source and we have the lack of contrast problem that many directors have spoken about.
I’ll sit back and wait for the fuss to die down then see what’s what when it’s time to replace my TV (and that’s not any time soon).
jikomanzoku
Yeah, the whole 3d thing just leaves me cold, it’s just glorified 2d in my opinion. Till we get 3D, holographic projectors or something I just don’t see the point. Intelligent audio design and a good surround setup does a far more convincing job of conveying a three dimensional space than 3DTV. I watched Avatar at the cinema in 3D and all it proved to me was that though you can undoubtedly roll it in glitter, you can’t polish a turd.
I’ve yet to see a killer ap for 3D and honestly reckon it’s because, in its current iteration at least, 3D is nothing more than an ill-conceived half step, it’s what comes next that will be the generational leap.