3D Week: Insider Opinions of 3D Technology

To get an idea of what those with an insiders view of the technology industry thought about the advent of 3D in the home, we asked Stéphane Dion, owner of Yulmedia Interactions, and Tekzilla co-host Veronica Belmont their thoughts on the subject.

Stéphane had this to say after viewing 3D content at CES 2010:

"3D TVs are amazing. I wouldn't watch 3D content for 6 hours in row, but it's going to be excellent for movies. Sports events could also be really cool in 3D, and the new tech is so much better than the blue and red glasses we used for years.  Ultimately though, we need to have 3D TVs that don't need glasses.  Some people are reporting headaches and nausea while watching 3D content, but I don't think it's too serious, as although it does take a few minutes to get use to it, after that the feeling is really cool."

"3D is going to be a good thing for Blu-ray too, as consumers don't all seem to value Blu-ray's better image quality that much, causing limited Blu-ray adoption until now. 3D will give one more reason to make the move to Blu-ray. The question is, how long is it going to take before 3D really hits the consumers..."

Veronica Belmont, co-host of Tekzilla and host of the PlayStation Network's video magazine Qore, kindly took a moment to give us her opinion on the emergence of home 3D:

"It's really interesting to me that 3D has always been considered something of a gimmick, and yet it keeps coming back time and time again. We've come a long way in recent years in terms of the technology in theaters, and now 3D is making its way into our homes. Clearly, this is something that people are intrigued by, but it remains to be seen if the masses are ready to replace their HDTVs with 3D compatible ones. I don't know if there will be mainstream adoption in the home until we can get rid of the glasses -- unfortunately, while that technology exists, it's still a long ways off from being in your home theater."

It's interesting to see both Stéphane and Veronica pick up on the drawback of 3D glasses, indicating once more that they are likely to make or break home 3D.

Do you feel the same way about 3D?  Add your thoughts on the advent of 3D technology for the home in the comments section below.