[USA Today]
TV makers have been touting 3-D and “smart” features that deliver Internet-based services such as Netflix, but he and other analysts foresee most Black Friday and holiday shoppers focused on the price and size of a TV as the most important aspects of their buying decision. …
After looking at the set, he gravitated to a 47-inch LCD set from LG that had a better picture and cost $500 more. “The salesperson explained that the TV had built-in 3D,” says Pauley, who likes to watch action sports. …
Cable and satellite systems do offer a few 3-D channels, including ESPN 3D, but a lack of content has contributed to the consumer indifference.
The LG set also converts 2-D content to 3-D, so “you can watch a show or a ballgame or something else and convert it to 3-D,” says Jay Vandenbree, LG Electronics USA’s senior vice president of home entertainment. “We’re trying to eliminate the issue of ‘Is there enough content?’ “
Another possible 3-D driver: The BCS National Championship college football game will be broadcast on ESPN 3D on Jan. 9. …
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