HDTV took over a decade to become main stream since its invention.
3DTV will have to go through the same issues that HDTV did to become mainstream.
There are three main issues that 3DTV will face to become mainstream.
The first is a standardization of the format.
The second is the technology has to be perceived as far superior to the existing 2d technology.
The third is that the 3DTV sets will have to be affordable.
Standardization of the format is essential for 3DTVs to become main stream.
Many people don't want to purchase a product until the technology becomes standard.
Nobody wants to have to purchase a new product because their format is no longer being produced.
All stages of 3DTV content have to be standardized.
The creation, broadcast, reception, and display all have to be based on a set standard.
This will make it easy for networks to develop content and viewers to view content.
Public perception is extremely important for 3DTV to become main stream.
If the public doesn't feel that 3D televisions provide a better experience than the current 2D televisions than they will not want to purchase the new technology.
Pricing is a very important aspect of 3DTV technology becoming main stream.
In the very beginning of HDTVs inception many people felt the technology was just too expensive for people to consider it a necessity.
Today, HDTV prices have fallen so low that many people have multiple HDTV televisions in their homes.
If 3DTV can jump over all these hurdles, which I am very sure that it will, then it will become the standard television in everyone's home.