Think about it. Yes, having a holographic display for, say, a football match could be fun. But how on earth would film makers or TV show directors convey the scene and emotion they are trying to build when they cannot set the angle that the viewer is looking at it from.

3D works because our brains are tricked into seeing everything in depth, like we do in real life, but the director still retains creative control.

Holographics will only ever be 'good' at sports and strategy games.

Why do I have to pay extra cash for a new TV when my old CRT would do 3D on an old analog cable signal and all I needed was the old 2 cent red/green paper glasses. I can go to a theater and watch a 3D movie and I watch through the polarized glasses that are worth 2 dollars of plastic. I have a 120HZ flat screen and that can do 3D just fine. So why the new rip off. I'm just not buying into the hype to give these companies a better quarter.

3D TV is a gimmick I want a holographic TV not some $150 glasses that someone could end up losing or breaking. Then there the issue with not having enough glass for everyone in the house like a party or a football game.

Not really, but I think most consumers just want something different and slightly improved. 3D is the only conceivable option for the advancement of home entertainment. Therefore, I will expect to see the hype build even more. Just don't expect people to watch 3D TV 24/7.

For now, here is the currently available 3D content - http://www.3dyourtv.com/3d-content-guide

Your article: "likely that for free-to-air TV that broadcasters will send a 2D image with additional data for a 3D viewer"

You've just described the Blu-Ray 3D standard.

THe principle of 3D is two images for each frame. Blu-Ray 3D will do exactly what you said above. Simply add info to the 2D stream for 3D kit to create the 2nd image. It does this by subtracting the two images, keeping one for 2D and saving the "difference" for a setup box to create the 2nd image for 3D as needed.

I recall an image from some science fiction novel, perhaps "Fahrenheit 451", where the wife sat immersed in 3D video, oblivious to the ghastly reality of the police state. And like all other fictional dystopia, it's coming true!

Where the heck is the peaceful, just society with leisure for everyone to pursue arts and learning? What happened to utopia?

(Rhetorical questions. I KNOW who stole that vision.)