In the short term, yes. In the long run, absolutely not. Even though the technology is new and exciting 3D capability is more of a combination of technology – glasses and television – that has finally found its day. 3D TV’s themselves are not much different than their non 3D counterparts. The difference is speed. The stand HDTV runs at 60-120 Hz. This means that 60-120 images are drawn on the screen per second. 3D TV requires double the speed because it has to draw a different image for each eye. Because of this, most 3D TV’s operate at a speed of 240 Hz.
The reason that 3D TV’s cost more to begin with is the same reason all new technology costs more – it’s new. Currently there are no 3D TV series in tv models. Instead, 3D TV’s are considered to be top of the line HDTV’s – they just happen to have 3D capability as a feature.
In a short time 3D TV’s are going to be common place and 3D will be considered standard, not just a feature. Once this happens, prices will fall in line with standard HDTV’s today. There will still be expensive, top of the line models available but you won’t be paying extra for 3D, instead you’ll be paying extra for whatever new feature is being touted in the top of the line model.
