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  • Are consumers really ready to pay for 3D at home? Survey says ‘no’

    Are consumers really ready to pay for 3D at home? Survey says ‘no’

    Posted on June 24, 2010 | 1 Comment
    Oh, sure -- the results found here aren't exactly what one would call "scientific," but coupled with our own reaction gathering, we're confident that the conclusions drawn are far from inaccurate. The gang over at Technologizer gathered a group with varied demographics in New York in order to sit a spell and give their opinions on 3D content; everything from 3D "American Idol" to World Cup matches were shown, and even a few kiddo programs were ran for the youngsters. All told, most everyone was at least impressed with the 3D sports coverage, and the majority agreed that not everything benefited from being in 3D. But were they so impressed that they'd go shell out for a new TV, 3D equipment and a 3D pay-TV package? Hardly. In fact, it was tough to find a single viewer who was eager and willing to drop a wad of cash to get three-dee into their abode. Go on and give that source link a visit if you don't believe us -- no matter how you slice it, we'd say that in-home 3D has a far harder road to mainstream than HD ever did.

    Are consumers really ready to pay for 3D at home? Survey says 'no' originally appeared on Engadget HD on Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • A year after the digital transition

    A year after the digital transition

    Posted on June 18, 2010 | No Comments
    Retrevo survey graphs
    We were all digital transition, all the time around here for a while last Summer and have been talking about it in one way or another since the birth of the site. But in the last year we haven't said much and we think that's a good thing. The electronic shopping site Retrevo has been thinking about it though, and has put a survey out to its users and compiled the results of over 200 respondents. Now you know how much we love consumer surveys about electronics, but in this case the numbers look to be in line with our expectations. Overall people think the transition was a good thing, but that number is exactly 1 percent lower than those who say they were unaffected -- figures. 19 percent of respondents bought a new TV and 13 percent just got cable or satellite instead. Seems likely enough. But our favorite is the 9 percent who bought a converter box but then never bothered to even hook it up; real nice use of tax payer funds. Personally we go under the unaffected column since honestly we started watching over-the-air HD years ago and have never looked back.

    A year after the digital transition originally appeared on Engadget HD on Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • Monaco Telecom Innovative TV Service Goes Live

    Posted on June 8, 2010 | No Comments
    Netgem Fast Forwards The Connected HomeMonaco and Paris, France. June 8th, 2010. Monaco Telecom (www.monaco.mc) today announced the launch of the Principality's next generation, connected TV experience. bringing their vision of tomorrow's connected home a step closer to reality. Created in partnership with Netgem (http://www.netgem.com), a leading provider of connected entertainment technology, Monaco Telecom's new TV services, was created using Netgem's award-winning NetgemTV middleware and intelligent Set Top Box (STB) technologies that seamlessly blends broadcast.

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