No I don't think 3D is retarted at all, but I do think it's not what is should be. Here is a news flash people. All of you waiting for it to get better before jumping in will probably never get it. If no one supports it now, it's future will be very short and there will be no 2nd or 3rd generation. The message will be that people don't want it.. period... the markets will not be wize enough to realise that the reason people didn't buy it is because they were waiting for something different. I too hate the current shutter glasses tech, and the way everything goes into the screen instead of popping out, but if no one buys, I will never see it improve. That's hard life.