3D TVs

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Any TV can actually display 3D images, using color separation (the 'old' red/blue glasses, also called Anaglyph). But these days many companies are working on new and better technologies, to make their TV "3D-Enabled". 

Active-Shutter 3D TV technology

The new breed of 3D TVs make use of a simple idea - you display images for the left and right eye alternatively - once the image for the left eye, and once for the right. Now all you have to do is wear glasses that block each eye in sync with the display, and you get 3D. Active Shutter 3D glasses main advantage is that the image looks great - just as they look in 2D on the same display. If you refresh the screen fast enough, it also feels good and there are much less headaches and nausea than with polarizing glasses. 

Active-3D is very costly, though. The display must refresh the screen fast enough - at least 60Hz for each eye, which means 120Hz for the display itself. The glasses are also expensive - they have to include 2 LCDs, and batteries. And you also has to synchronize the display to the glasses (usually using infra-red). 

What's on the market

During 2009, many companies have started to talk about 3D TVs, and today most of the companies have already announced future models. These companies include Sony, Samsung, LG, Toshiba, Panasonic and LG. Most of these TVs will be high-end models, usually LED-based LCDs.

Vizio VXT 72-inch 3D LCD

Currently, the only 3D TV that's actually selling is the JVC GD-463D10 - a 46" LCD TV that actually uses Polarizing glasses and not active-shutter ones. It's horrible expensive though, at 9000$ (JVC never intended to sell this as a consumer product).

Here's our list of all 3D TVs (all of these, expect the JVC one, aren't available yet).

Panasonic 152-inch 3D plasma

It is safe to assume that within 2-3 years we'll have a lot of 3D TVs available, including models that aren't premium or high-end.