LG has teamed up with 3DeeCentral. Vizio has Sensio supplying 3D content. samsung has 3D YouTube videos. 3DGuy has seen an increase of 40% in viewers of it’s 3D content from 3D mobile phones and 3DTV’s. Now comes a report from Futuresource Consulting that confirms what the 3DGuy knew already, 3DTV is growing and working it’s way into mainstream home entertainment.
Lackluster 3DTV sales may be getting an unexpected lift.
That’s thanks to expected growth of Internet-connected TV shipments, according to U.K.-based Futuresource Consulting. The company forecasts such TVs will comprise 80% of all worldwide TV shipments in three years. Right now, connected TVs shipments are at 27% of all TVs shipped globally.
When it comes to 3DTVs, shipments of 16 million units are estimated for 2011, growing to represent 50% of the market in 2015. But there might be an asterisk here.
Futuresource says: “One of the key reasons behind the growth of 3DTVs is that consumers are purchasing the 3D function by default when looking to upgrade to higher-end models.” The firm notes the public is “unaware of the in-built 3D capability at the time of purchase.”
Right now, Net-connected TVs have the biggest share of the market in Japan, where they represent 59% of all TV shipments last year. Looking at other big markets — USA and China — both are getting 29% share of Internet-connected television sets. Europe receives a 24% share.
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