[by Broadcast Engineering]

The 3-D TV set market is poised to grow this year by nearly 500 percent, according to In-Stat.

According to Michelle Abraham, ABI research director, a greater percentage of large-screen TV sets will ship with 3-D as a feature. “We expect 100 percent of all 40in and above DTV sets will eventually be 3-D-enabled,” she said. “This will not only cause shipments of 3-D TV sets to increase, but will also grow the number of households worldwide with 3-D TV sets”

A recent report from In-Stat, “3D Enabled TV Sets on the Rise Worldwide,” found:

• Households with 3-D TV sets will surpass 300 million worldwide in 2015.
• In 2011, Europe will have the greatest number of 3-D TV unit shipments at more than 7 million.
• By 2015, Asia/Pacific will have the largest share of 3-D TV unit shipments at 32 percent.

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From In-Stat’s website here: http://www.instat.com/catalog/mmcatalogue.asp?id=162#IN1104960ME

3D-Enabled TV Sets on the Rise Worldwide

3D content providers do not need to worry about consumers being unable to view their 3D content. With a large increase in the number of TV sets with a 3D feature coming to market in 2011, TV set manufacturers will make it difficult not to buy a 3D-enabled set in the coming years.

In this report, In-Stat and DisplaySearch provide our worldwide five-year 3D TV set unit shipment forecast by region. Using that information, we also offer a forecast for the number of households in each region that will have a 3D TV set.

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