The 3D Blu-ray format is facing an uncertain future, as demand for 3D in the home falls…
This article comes fromDen of Geek UK.
For alongside the DVD and Blu-ray releases of Disney/PixarsCars 3is a Blu-ray 3D version.
But Disney is proving to be something of an exception to the rule.
Not for the first time, the statistics distorted the market somewhat.
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And big companies have been giving up the fight.
In 2016, Samsung dropped 3D support from its television range.
LG and Sony stopped doing so at the start of this year.
Its smaller manufacturers who are keeping the proverbial flag flying.
In broadcast television, Sky 3D was made available in 2010, but all but quietly retired in 2015.
Not that its stopped people trying to sell it.
Its hard not to think, though, that this Christmas marks the last mainstream hurrah for 3D Blu-ray.
Few films this year have got anywhere near that (Passengersis an exception).
As the hardware supply contracts, its not hard to see the discs going the same way.
Theyre not the easiest discs to master, either.
To the point where there are two high end disc formats competing against each other, and bluntly.
one is proving more premium than the other.
A much sharper picture is proving to be a tough sell, but an easier one than 3D.
At least thats how its proving so far.
Even then, 4K discs are hardly burning up the sales charts.
Is this the death knell for 3D Blu-ray, then?
Well, not yet.
Yet that seems a long shot.
On the flipside, there are parts of the world where home 3D is still popular.
Still, its hard not to think thats an exception to a rule.
4K, rather than 3D, now looks like the future.
And if that proves the case, then the 3D home release looks like becoming a collectors item…
