ugh...reading my original post and seeing I forgot to include the actual title. anyways, Avatar was the 'killer app'. I'll have to look back, but the time it took to get released (non-exclusive) was pretty sizable. surely there were more capable displays and players before then. if anything...
Ironically, I kind of hold James Cameron accountable for the lack of 3D's success on the home front. For all he did for the format, he allowed the Blu Ray 3D to be a Panasonic exclusive. I have hard time thinking he couldn't have done something to prevent that. I believe that was your best...