TV sales jumped in 2010 but buyers waited on 3-D
People are buying a lot of televisions but mostly passing on 3-D, according to a report released this week.
DisplaySearch, a research group, says TV manufacturers sold 247 million TVs worldwide in 2010. That's a 17 percent increase over 2009, when the world was embroiled in the worst of the global downturn.
However, of the total, only 3.2 million were 3-D TVs. The 3-D sets can cost more than $1,300, while a high-definition television with an LCD screen can cost less than $300.
Slow sales can't be blamed entirely on high prices. There just isn't enough 3-D content yet for consumers to watch.
The future may see more 3-D content, if DisplaySearch's forecast is any indication. The research group expects sales of 3-D TVs to reach 91 million in 2014.
