Two major TV manufacturers announced last week that they've stopped making 3-D TVs. You ask: There were 3-D TVs? Sure. But sales were scant; content was thin. Here's what you could get when the product launched:
• "Cookin' With Yo-Yos."
• "The Making of '300': So Many Spears Pointing Out at You."
• Dramamine Theater's "Skiing and Roller Coasters."
Consumers were assured that there'd be plenty of content when more people had sets — and the prices would drop, too! But no one stands in the TV showroom, looking at a house-payment sticker for a TV, thinking, "I'd better take one for the team."
Life is 3-D. Flat movies are a nice escape.
So what was the problem, besides those little things like price and scant content?
You had to wear special glasses, which made you feel like a dork at home. People are willing to look like dorks communally, if the lights are down and everyone else is bedorked by bad glasses. But at home? They make the dog growl at you.