Is 3-D TV Doomed?

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According to a recent New York Post article that quotes several TV pundits and industry insiders, few are optimistic about 3D TV's future. So far 3D TV is proving such a bomb with consumers that the first victim may be ESPN's sports-in-3-D channel.

The problem is plain, tech analyst Phillip Swann told The Post. Most of the advertisers on ESPN 3D are the set manufacturers themselves. And of sales of 3-D TVs show no signs they are going to pick up anytime soon. Swann believes 3-D has scared and confused consumers -- and is now tanking the entire retail television marketplace.

Sagging 3D sales are already weighing on profits at Best Buy and other large chain stores, Swann notes. "The industry knows what's going on. They just don't want to acknowledge that defeat yet. They have a lot at stake personally, professionally and with shareholders."

ESPN's 3-D TV channel may fail; 3-D TV set sales show no signs of increasing - NYPOST.com