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3D technologies (like 3D TV channels) will become widespread by the year 2013. Football matches will be screened in 3D as well.

Created by Selector on 2012-04-26; known on 2013-01-31; judged wrong by alexyakushev on 2013-02-01.

  • Selector estimated 100% on 2012-04-26
  • RandomThinker said “what country? It’s not happening in the USon 2012-04-26
  • gwern said “is there even a US-approved broadcast standard for 3D?on 2012-04-26
  • JoshuaZ said “Also how do you define widespread? Regardless, 100% seems very confident for an extremely new technology. on 2012-04-26
  • JoshuaZ estimated 25% on 2012-04-26
  • Selector estimated 100% and said “1 in every 5 TVs in the UK will be able to show 3D movies and TV channelson 2012-04-26
  • Selector estimated 100% and said “Some football matches have already been screened in 3D in the past. See http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Press/200912/09-137E/on 2012-04-26
  • RandomThinker said “I think you should make one just for the launch of 3d broadcast channel for football in the UK. That’s a possible prediction, if it hasn’t already happened. US is way behind on this.on 2012-04-26
  • Selector said “You can check out a list of already existing 3D channels around the world here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_television#List_of_3D_Channelson 2012-04-26
  • alexyakushev estimated 10% and said “Too soon for the actual 3D, too meaningless for the red-green surrogate.on 2012-04-27
  • pkfalu92 estimated 10% on 2012-05-05
  • lukas estimated 30% on 2012-05-24
  • Jotto999 estimated 10% and said “The ambiguity is too much and I shouldn’t even bother, but I’ll toss this in anyway. I can’t see it being very popular until the goggles and the headaches are dealt with.on 2013-01-08
  • alexyakushev   judged this prediction wrong on 2013-02-01.