"We’ll probably be able to start next fiscal year, if we can convert them into 3-D with good effects,” a Sony official told Business Week. "Companies specializing in conversion processes are starting up in India and the infrastructure is getting prepared.”
The capacity to convert non 3-D films to 3-D would help expand the list of titles available in 3-D when consumers consider whether to buy new 3-D products later this year. Some analysts who have expressed doubt about the future of 3-D TVs have noted that there might not be sufficient content available in the format to entice people to embrace it.
Business Week writes that Sony plans to sell nine different models of 3-D HDTVs this summer and a 3-D Blu-ray player. The company also will offer a software upgrade that will enable the Play Station 3 to offer 3-D features.
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Sony is considering converting non-3-D films of the past to the
new format. In fact, the company says it has already begun the
conversion process for some movies, although it did not specific
which ones would be released in 3-D.
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