3-D TV to become reality in 2010
Just when you thought it was safe to buy a new HDTV: Sony and Panasonic have just announced plans to release three-dimensional TV sets in 2010. ESPN is testing 3-D production, promising to “have football players appear to jump out of the screen”. Of course, special glasses would be required when viewing.
The new 3-D sets won’t come cheap, and some critics argue that there is not enough bandwidth available to broadcast 3D programming. No surprise there, considering that there still isn’t enough bandwidth available to broadcast true 1080p HD content.
These new televisions would be able to play shows in 2-D or 3-D, and 3-D video games.
Blu-ray has also said to be working on a product that would play three-dimensional movies at home.