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glasses at the show stumbling into tables/doors, fighting monsters/bad guys and it was clear that 3D would take over the entertainment world because well, jeezz, it was just too cool. We were absolutely positive 3D would take over home viewing because well, OMG! It died faster than it was born because: - No network, station or service would invest in the hardware/technology needed to produce, distribute the stuff - No one really wanted to wear (additional) glasses to watch their content - The content you saw at the theater really sucked This year, the hype for 8K (4x the resolution of 4K) was just building. It’s hard to quantify how much increasing the resolution is going to boost TV set sales because except for films like Avatar: The Way of Water and Ang Lee’s ultra-high frame rate films like Gemini Man and Billy Lynn’s Halftime Walk, there’s a real question of the perceived consumer value. Of course, if you’re a gamer like some of our friends, then it does make a difference. We’ll probably stick with 4K screens. We admit it, a lot of the time we get swept along with the glitz and bright shiny objects we see and hear about at CES; but we found it interesting that the one feature that should make a new screen of interest to a consumer