Viewing in 3D is everywhere at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) -
This year's edition of CES, the world's largest consumer technology showcase, even
featured the first national 3D broadcast of a major sporting event, the US college
football championship game between Oklahoma and Florida is 3D ready. Some products
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"Make no mistake about it, 3D is not a gimmick any longer," the Titanic director
said in a taped message during a presentation at CES of Panasonic's 3D ready Full
High-
"3D is ready for prime-
No common standard for 3D ready content
More movie theatres in the United States are equipped to show 3D films in which action threatens to spill out of screens but bringing 3D into the home may still be some ways off.
One of things holding 3D back is the absence of a common standard for 3D ready content, which in turn is holding back the movie studios which will provide that content.
With its 103-
"I don't think it will be a mass market technology until content improves and manufacturers can come up with a way to do 3D without the glasses," said Paul Gagnon, a television market analyst at research firm DisplaySearch.
"There are some demos without glasses, but they have lots of room for improvement," Gagnon said.