Jon Peddie Research says S3D PCs will thrive if there is good content to feed demand
| There just might be a stereovision PC in your Christmas stocking this year. Jon Peddie Research (JPR), the industry’s research and consulting firm for graphics and multimedia just completed an in-depth look at the emerging Stereo 3D (S3D) PC market. Titled, “Stereovision in PCs,” The report finds that the S3D market is poised for rapid growth in the immediate future. Close to one million dedicated S3D PCs will ship in 2010. That number will grow to 75 million by 2014 as S3D becomes ubiquitous. |
 Table 1: Growth rates from 2010 to 2014 |
| Although most PCs will be S3D capable due to the GPUs that are in them, not all PCs will be S3D PCs because they need a special monitor, glasses, and appropriate content. However, S3D PCs will be very attractive to several important market segments. JPR’s report provides forecasts for the unit sales of the seven major applications that will take advantage of S3D on the PC: 1. PC: Games |
“Gaming will be the vehicle for kick-starting the S3D PC market,” said Jon Peddie. “The gaming segment has the largest inventory of content and the most vocal enthusiasts who will spread the word and show their friends and families what it looks like and what it can do.” Pricing and Availability The JPR S3D PC Market Study is available for $2,995. www.jonpeddie.com Women over 45 take note–in a couple of years, this will be the technology that you will have to stand outside of TARGET for before Christmas! You might as well be informed about it now! Blog Note: Chief Blonde did not receive compensation or product for this post. Information provided by the company. |