[by Rodolfo La Maestra, www.hdtvmagazine.com]

As mentioned on the previous article, 3DTV is being implemented by different technologies. According to some the approach causes unnecessary confusion, asserting that the various technologies may eliminate themselves if consumers decide they’d rather not spend on 3D when not knowing what to buy.

I see the choices of technologies as solutions to various issues and preferences people naturally have. A consumer may not adapt to a given technology but may adapt to another that offers the chance to enjoy 3DTV. Simultaneous technology offerings facilitate that scenario.

On a similar vein, look at the variety of HDTV display technologies offered in parallel over the past decade, such as DLP, LCD, LCD with LED, plasma, LCoS, OLED, and the left behind CRT. Their parallelism facilitated the best selection for the particular viewing environments and user requirements at different price ranges.

How does this apply to 3DTVs?

Read the full, lengthy article with many images here: http://www.hdtvmagazine.com/articles/2011/03/3dtv-technologies-which-one-for-you.php