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TV to Go 3D in 2010

Manufacturers have the tech, but broadcasters lag

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 18, 2009 1:45 PM CDT
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(Newser) – HDTV is about to become old hat. Sony, Panasonic, Mitsubishi, and JVC all intend to debut new 3D television sets next year. The manufacturers are likening the move to the standard-to-high-def switch—or even the shift from black-and-white to color. “TV finally becomes real,” a Panasonic VP tells CNN. “You’re in it. It’s the next frontier.”

To get in on the revolution, you’ll need a new TV and, yes, the glasses. Sony and Panasonic’s “active” eyewear operates like rapid-fire Venetian blinds, while JVC is working on a set using polarized glasses. You’ll also need 3D programming, which could be a bigger hurdle. ESPN is test-recording games in 3D, but most broadcasters haven’t bought in yet.

People watch a live 3D broadcast of the BCS Championship NCAA college football game between Florida and Oklahoma at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Jan. 8, 2009.
People watch a live 3D broadcast of the BCS Championship NCAA college football game between Florida and Oklahoma at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Jan. 8, 2009.   (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America Unveils 2009 3D-Ready, Energy-Efficient Home Theater TV, Includes New 82 Inch Model.
Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America Unveils 2009 3D-Ready, Energy-Efficient Home Theater TV, Includes New 82 Inch Model.   (PRNewsFoto/Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc.)
Members of the media wear 3D glasses as they watch movie clips at the Panasonic 3D full HD plasma theater at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Jan. 7, 2009.
Members of the media wear 3D glasses as they watch movie clips at the Panasonic 3D full HD plasma theater at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Jan. 7, 2009.   (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, FILE)
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COMMENTS
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drlarrymitchell
Sep 19, 2009 12:52 PM CDT
Mad- only conservatives like you are as lame as they were ten years ago, because they never see the need for change.
Fig-Neutron
Sep 19, 2009 5:22 AM CDT
Kim Jong Il's fashion sense is apparently quite prescient.
schmidtkoff
Sep 19, 2009 4:48 AM CDT
the background story is that the march on of technology although not always a bad thing, is nothing more than planned obsolescence. uniquely engineered to separate you from your money. the keeping up with the joneses mentality will assure an endless treadmill of buy, discard and buy some more. something that alvin toffler wrote about years ago.

 
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