[CNET]
Rod Riegel, a spokesman for 3Net — a 24-hour 3D programming channel jointly launched by Sony, Discovery Communications and IMAX during that early 2010 period — said penetration of 3DTV sets into U.S. homes is expected to reach 15.3 million by the end of the year. By the end of 2013, Riegel and Doherty both predict adoption be at around 30 million U.S. homes, which is about a third of TV homes.
Three years into its progression, the ultimately successful HDTV format was only in 2 million homes.
For the limited number of 3D programmers, growing the installed base of sets at a healthy pace is one thing. Living up to the big early hype is another — …
Citing various research figures, Riegel estimates that there are over 22 million 3DTV homes in China right now.