UPDATE: Refocusing MarketSaw - The State Of The 3D Industry - Your Feedback Is Appreciated!

Hi everyone! It's been awhile and I'm looking forward to posting daily and often. I'm going to kick things off by asking your opinion on where you'd like to see MarketSaw go in the future.

It's a sad fact that 3D movies have a couple of black eyes from the lack of native 3D productions being shot and that 3D home entertainment is practically dead. Sure, there are plenty of converted 3D movies out there but that doesn't translate to an optimal movie-going experience in the theater. Has 3D conversion improved over the years? Absolutely. Is it equivalent to a natively shot 3D production? No.

And no major manufacturer is producing 3D televisions anymore. Such a shame - just when LG just about nailed it.

So where are? Well VR (virtual reality) and AR (augmented reality) are certainly in play but there must be valid business uses for them. Gaming? Sure. But I'm talking mainstream entertainment - how can VR and AR add to our movie-going experience? I've seen some interesting demos and videos on various company's products that are certainly cool, but I'm not seeing how the industry can make money in a substantial and sustained way.

I'd like to include VR and AR with the 3D pedigree of this site because, well, 3D is a key component of VR. They're intricately related.

What kind of VR/AR/3D news, reviews and interviews would you like to see on MarketSaw? You can send me an email (it's in the contact me area at the bottom of every page), comment on this post, or call me on my cell if you have the number.

THANKS! I appreciate your reading loyalty over the years and I'm really looking forward to launching a new focus!

POLL: What Was You Favorite Movies Of 2012?

I can't list them all as it would dominate the front page far too much - and I know that will disappoint some of the respective creatives that read MarketSaw; so a preemptive "sorry" from me!

Take your time and check off your favorite 3D movies of 2012 and by the time 2 weeks rolls around I will have my Top 10 list done and we can discuss. Immediately after that we'll tackle the most anticipated 3D movies of 2013!

Have fun! And discuss below if you wish...

New Poll: Which Remaining 3D Movies In 2011 Are You Most Looking Forward To?

Plenty to choose from and many different genres so what do you think? TINTIN is still my number one but don't let that sway your opinion!! Voting is at the top of the page...

How about Martin Scorsese's HUGO? Looks absolutely brilliant! Or that new sci-fi thriller THE DARKEST HOUR that features those new aliens that DON'T look humaniod. How about Tarsem Singh's IMMORTALS?

3D animation is certainly enjoying the extra dimension with THE LION KING enjoying it's second round and sequels and spinoffs in the making in HAPPY FEET 2 and PUSS IN BOOTS. I think PIB will do absolutely amazing business.

Comments are open as always!

New Poll: When will you see AVATAR?

Jim here. If you subscribe to us on Feedburner, Facebook and/or Twitter (and you should) then click back to us and let us know when you are going to be taking in AVATAR! The poll is on the upper left column...

So how about it? Can't come soon enough for me! :-)