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The Boston Herald

Weak reception for 3-D TVs

“The number one inhibitor is still the glasses you’ll need,” said Kurt Scherf of Parks Associates, a consumer technology research firm in Dallas. “Also, the content is still not out there yet. ... You’re going to have to stock up on a lot of 3-D Blu-ray discs to watch programming.”

From the article, "Weak reception for 3-D TVs" by Greg Turner
 

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