Philips closes 3D TV division - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 16th Apr 2009, 10:02

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardwar...-tv-division/1

Philips has shut down its 3D TV division - including the team behind the glasses-free WOWvx technology - citing the slowing economy.

frojoe · 16th Apr 2009, 11:49

Pretty cool that you don't need glasses, but 3D is such a gimmick I doubt there's much of a market at all.

mclean007 · 16th Apr 2009, 12:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by frojoe

3D is such a gimmick I doubt there's much of a market at all.

Radio with pictures? It'll never take off!

scarrmrcc · 16th Apr 2009, 13:53

the issue is the change over. it is nice to say "hey our TV's do 3-d" but it does little good if the TV costs twice as much, and there is no programming for it. "my new TV does 3-d, but you have to trust me, since there is nothing 3-d to watch"

Yemerich · 16th Apr 2009, 17:42

What? I saw one of those tTV in the last Campus Party here in Brazil, it's trully amazing! Looks like a BIG step back in Technology in the world...

Then perhaps Sony could buy it and price those 10 times its worth so we could again only dream of having one in the near future...

But again, to my understanding, Philips is more of a developer than a seller.

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16th Apr 2009, 11:49	#2
frojoe Multimodder Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Cape Cod Posts: 87	Pretty cool that you don't need glasses, but 3D is such a gimmick I doubt there's much of a market at all.

16th Apr 2009, 13:53	#4
scarrmrcc Modder Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 57	the issue is the change over. it is nice to say "hey our TV's do 3-d" but it does little good if the TV costs twice as much, and there is no programming for it. "my new TV does 3-d, but you have to trust me, since there is nothing 3-d to watch"