The newer TVs that are capable of 3D display are better quality, but I think you could get the same quality without the 3D feature. It's just that 3D has been bundled in with better quality components and design, I don't think 3D will go away, as I think it takes little effort to implement, it will just slide down the features list to be replace by 4K, even faster refresh rates or what ever the new 'must have' feature they come up with to make the customer dis-satisfied with the TV the currently have