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Panasonic ties with Best Buy for 3D TV promotion
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Panasonic Corp will launch its 3D televisions in the United States on Wednesday, and work with top U.S. electronics retailer Best Buy Co to promote the products, the Japanese electronics maker said.
The maker of Viera flat-panel TVs said it expects a 50-inch model to retail for $2,500, and aims to sell 500,000 3D TVs in the United States in the first year of their launch, half its annual global sales target.
Under the joint promotion, Best Buy will set up special sections at its retail outlets, where prospective customers can try out Panasonic's 3D TVs.
Panasonic, the world's No.4 flat TV maker behind Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, LG Electronics Inc and Sony Corp, holds high hopes for 3D TVs as it aims to turn its TV business profitable in the year starting April.
The sci-fi blockbuster "Avatar" and other recent titles have sparked massive interest in 3D movies, raising TV makers' hopes for a strong debut of 3D models.
Shares in Panasonic closed up 2.8 percent at 1,307 yen on Monday, outperforming the Tokyo stock market's electrical machinery index, which gained 2.1 percent.
(Reporting by Kiyoshi Takenaka; Editing by Rupert Winchester)
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I find it ridiculous that I have to set the article aside and search the net looking for answers to the most basic questions about this technology.
Second, As it turns out, you still need 3D glasses to view 3D content on these “3D” Tvs. So what exactly may I ask is so “3D” about them? I can watch 3D content on my HD TV right now, and I don’t need to go out and buy a new TV!
After a little more searching, turns out it has the ability to layer out regular content into 3D space, which still doesn’t make it 3D, just kind of layers them on top of each other, like cardboard cutouts.
Once again, why do I need a special TV to do this?
And I don’t care what anyone says, the general public isn’t going to buy a TV that requires glasses to watch the content, that’s a HUGE annoyance.
This is by far the dumbest move by TV companies as of yet. Its nothing more than a cash grab to try and take advantage of the success of 3D movies in the theater.
And it will fail.
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