Sony Open In 3D, To 83 Million Homes!?

Some of you considering a new HDTV with 3D capabilities will be glad to know you can see the Sony Open in a stand alone 3D telecast this year, though I found one Sony claim a bit dubious.

The upcoming tournament will be the first PGA Tour co-sponsored event televised live in 3-D, said company and tour officials who have been testing the technology at several events this year. The Masters was aired in 3-D.

"We have seen what high-definition does for golf telecasts, and 3-D is the logical next step to enhancing our broadcasts and providing fans with the ultimate viewing experience, particularly in such a beautiful setting as Hawaii," PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem said in a statement.

Sony estimated 83 million households in the U.S. have 3-D-compatible TV sets.

Really?

Anyone who has 3D interested in commenting on their experience with it, particularly for golf telecasts?

Comments

[Golden Bell]

It's more like 83,000, tops. Maybe more like 83. HD set penetration is only 65 percent in the U.S. (though up significantly from a year before) as of May.

[Walter]

One can easily Google-search for far different US numbers, such as less than two million 3D sets shipped this year, and an estimation that 10 percent of households will have 3D in 2012.

Personally, I don't like the effect and I don't like wearing 3D glasses. The latter is a common comment by those who have auditioned 3D, and that is why "glassless' 3D sets are now being produced.

I don't think either version will fly high enough to make manufacturers happy, and the whole process could be scrapped before 2014, the year of the willdy projected 3D sales figures.

Meanwhile, BluRay is enjoying a steady climb. It now enjoys a 17% household penetration.

[digsouth]

some guy was on TGC last nite talking abot 3d ...distance, direction, and ....I forget.....the third, but he had more cute slogans than burma shave.



the glasses are a deal breaker, IMO.

HD is great, and better resolution certainly works for me, but I'm not gonna wear headache producing
cross-eyed mary makers.