3DTV Still Not That Popular in Japan [3dTv]

The land of the rising sun would be the world’s fastest-adopter of recent formats, but a year on, how are 3DTV sales doing in Japan? The Nikkei examined the placement, and unsurprisingly 3DTV still has far to head.

While prices have fallen by 20 per cent for Panasonic and Sony’s 3DTV models, they’re still up to 50 per cent higher than non-3D sets, that could account for the undeniable fact that only 2.6 per cent of 40″ or larger TVs sold in Japan between 2nd – 8th August were 3D-enabled.

Nonetheless, we’re constantly being bombarded by stats from manufacturers claiming forecasts of millions upon millions of 3DTV shipments inside the coming year. Perhaps the James Cameron-directed Black Eyed Peas documentary will change people’s minds. (Heh). [The Nikkei via CrunchGear]

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