3D Screens Now Number Over 5,000 Worldwide

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3D Screens Now Number Over 5,000 Worldwide: "New DIGDIA report examines the why, how and opportunities of Digital 3D Entertainment from the theater to the home.

Cupertino, California (PRWEB) June 15, 2009 -- Someone flipped a switch on the topic of '3D' in 2009. In every industry from movie production to consumer electronics, the subject of 3D has been a main topic of discussion. Topics like Digital Cinema, Digital Cable and HDTV have begun to settle down and forward thinkers are now wondering what 3D means to their businesses.

While many people still wonder out loud if 3D is just a fad the way it was in the past, a growing number of people are well beyond this controversy - and they are putting their money where their mouth is. Investments are being made all across the board.

One piece of evidence - there are now over 5,000 digital 3D screens worldwide. And, the companies that are installing 3D equipment in theaters - RealD, XpanD, Dolby and Master Image - all report hundreds of orders in their pipeline.

Another piece of evidence - there are over 30 digital 3D movie titles in the works for 2010. There haven't been this many 3D titles since the so-called 'golden age of 3D' in the early 1950s. But, back then viewers had to suffer from primitive technology and pictures that gave people headaches. Furthermore, directors used cheap 'stick in your"