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I want to get a good sized 4K television with 3D too, and I can't find any. I have a lot of 3D blu-rays I won't be able to use if I buy a 4K television. And if I stick with my projector I can't play 4K titles.
I hear you! I cannot think of any decent 4K/3-D selection. 3-D TVs are - at least for the moment- axed and gone, which is a pity, as I always thought the experience of 3-D in home viewing was often superior to what was offered at the movies. 4K and higher etc. would be predestined for 3-D home viewing, but there are no such devices on the market. I'm holding on to my 3-D LG TV and am holding off buying a new one currently.
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Ironically, 4K and up would be predestined for 3D, as it is there that the high resolution could really make a difference. But you need a 3D player, 3D blurays, and a 3D TV to actually GET the viewing experience of 3D, and in the beginning, there was even misconception (there were some people afraid they had to wear glasses every time they watched something on TV). Only a few movies actually benefit from 3D, so 3D is a lot of extra expense for -- in the eyes of many people -- comparably little benefit, so it just never really took off. 3D is basically interesting only for movies, not for sports, news, game shows, etc, as they are rarely if at all shown in 3D, so probably only movie buffs would buy them. 3D TVs have been niche sets, and it seems the niche was not quite large enough.
It's both understandable and regrettable, because some movies (like, for example, Pixar's INSIDE OUT) look terrific in 3D for home viewing, very pleasant, spatial 3D images. It's because of blurays like that that I hope 3D will return some time. But we will see.
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Unfortunately the broadcasters soon gave up on 3-D so there was little point in manufacturers continuing to include the feature and Blu-ray 3-D is very much a minority interest. In the U.K. the BBC and Sky showed many live 3-D broadcasts including the Olympics and sport. The BBC withdrew from 3-D and a spokesperson said at the time that one of the main problems, apart from the fact that few people watched it, was that it was too “clunky”. That was true because it wasn’t something which you could, for example, observe briefly while flicking through channels - it required changing TV settings which was too much of a hassle for viewers. Blu-ray is more user friendly in having an uncomplicated switch-over.
I have about 30 3-D Blu-rays of mainly 1950s films (thank you 3-D Archive!) My LG TV is about 5 years old but when it comes to having to replace it I suppose all those3-D discs will sadly be made redundant. To their credit, Sky TV still have about 40 3-D films for subscribers to view at any one time, so they’ve done their best to keep the format going.
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It's quite a shame, really, as I found the technology is mature, and 3D at home really looks cool, as you have always the best seat in the house. :-)
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