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Will 2010 be the year of 3DTV?
This is one of those interesting times where a new technology, in this case 3D television screens, is emerging and will either be something that will become part of our every day lives, or simply fade into obscurity.
I'm not completely sold on the idea of sitting at home watching TV in dark glasses, but the market analysts and stats experts are claiming that there will be 41 million 3D screens in use by 2014.
3D television will let home users enjoy movies like James Camerons' Avatar in full HD 3D, in exactly the same way they can in the Cinema.
And the 3D boom is predicted to last for some time too, with analysts predicting that there will be 64 million 3D screens in use by 2018.
I recently rented out Disneys Monsters Vs. Aliens and was intrigued to see that it came with some old style 3D glasses. I'd presumed that format had died out years ago, with Jaws 3D. Sadly not. How anyone could sit and watch more than a few moments of a movie with one eye bathed in green light, the other in red, is beyond me.
But the combination of new 3D technology in flat panel screens and blu-ray playback offers a completely different experience. Not only with blu-ray, but with new TVs offers 3D freeview and HD 3D freeview. 2010 will really prove whether consumers are ready to pay extra for 3D sets. We'll be seeing a lot more '3D Compatible' logos on product information pages.
