But we will argue for the inclusion of 3D.

3D hasn’t been given the boost into the “Cloud” as has been the case with digital content in general. Because there haven’t been downloadable 3D films, at least in any real numbers that I can find, it’s evolving into the “Cloud” having no place in the 3D world. That is not a good thing.

Of course the need for two video streams for 3D requires a double-duty approach, whether as a digital file on hand or a streaming digital file commandeered for a specific length of time before no longer being available. But either way, the lack of 3D in the digital realm for home viewing is causing 3D to lag behind as a viable form of the home theater experience, even more so than the whole “lack of compelling content” argument that continues to be made. While not bogus, anyone with a fair memory of the past can remember that same argument used against DVDs over videotapes. Or HD discs over DVDs. Or HDTVs over tube-models, for that matter. …

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