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AnnouncementsMonday, August 15, 2011· Updated July 10, 2026· 1 min read

The Secret Sauce Behind 66% S-3D Viewership Revealed

Phil Lelyveld

Entertainment Technology Center

[Excerpt from a story written for Meant To Be Seen 3D – click here for full story]

One of the biggest arguements FOR 3D is that if people own a 3D HDTV, and know that their TV is 3D capable, they will seek out 3D content to benefit from this functionality. Strategy Analytics released a study demonstrating that 66% of 3D HDTV owners watch S-3D shows at least once per week.

MTBS spoke with David Mercer, Principal Analyst for Strategy Analytics, and we picked up a few facts. …

… It turns out that many 3D HDTVs (e.g. Samsung, Panasonic) include 2D/3D conversion as a feature, and many respondents are contently watching their traditional shows as on-the-fly conversions! …

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