It seems like every few years, gadget makers try to come up with something that will make us care about seeing things in 3D again. Without going all the way back to the 1800s, the first Avatar movie brought millions to theaters to watch blue cat people dance around in stereoscopic vision.

Is the incoming Odyssey 3D display good enough to justify spending $2,000? I'm intrigued by Samsung's valiant effort, but I'm not completely sold. Here's why.

In short, the Samsung Odyssey 3D G90XF is the best version of the glasses-free 3D effect I’ve seen so far. It offers an excellent sense of immersion, lacks the obvious moiré patterns of past displays, looks reasonably crisp in motion, and is otherwise tack sharp. Yet despite all these perks, it’s hard to see it as more than an impressive tech demo.