3D TVSamsung announces their 3D TV range: 17 TVs from $1700 to $700003/10/2010Samsung has announced their upcoming 3DTV line in the US. There are 17 TVs, Blu-ray players and other products - all with 3D support. They'll be offering 3D TVs that are based on LED LCDs, 'normal' LCDs and plasmas. Prices will range from $7000 to $1700 (for a 46" LCD). Samsung also announced a deal with DreamWorks under which they'll get exclusive 3D versions of some of DreamWork's films. Via PCMag Sony to ship 3D TVs in June 10th, unveils glasses, too03/09/2010Sony announced that it will begin selling 3D TVs in June. They will also provide the PS3 3D upgrade with the new TVs. Sony's first 3D TVs will be the Bravia XBR-LX900 in 40" ($3,200) and 46" ($3900). The TVs will come with two pais of 3D glasses. In July Sony plans to release six new sets: 52" and 60" models of the same series, and four "3D-Ready" models that will not have glasses or infrared transmitters bundled. 
Sony estimates that the glasses will cost around $140, and the transmitter around $50. Sony also unveiled how the TDG-BR50 glasses will look.  Sony TDG-BR50 glasses
Sony's TVs will also include 2D-to-3D realtime converter software. Interview with HDI's CEO, promises first 103" laser 3D HDTV samples in June03/07/2010HDI is based in California, and is working towards a laser-based 3D HDTV. Their TV will be large (100"), with 1920x1080 resolution and a fast response rate. The TVs will cost between $10,000 to $15,000. 
HDI's CEO, Ingemar Jansson, was kind enough to answer a few question we had. He also sent us the spec of their upcoming TV that includes a comparison to other 3D display technologies. Q: Ingemar, thanks for answering this. You are building a Laser-LCoS based 3D TV. Can you tell us a bit about the technology? Who are your business partners? (for the lasers, LCoS panels, etc)?Yes we are building laser/Lcos stereoscopic 100" display, it is our own developed technology both with the lasers and the Lcos chip. iSupply predicts 4.2 million 3D TVs sold in 2010, 78 million in 201503/02/2010iSupply predicts that 3D TV shipments will reach 78 million units by 2015, up from 4.2 million in 2010. Revenues will reach $64.4 billion in 2015 (up from $7.4 billion in 2010). 
iSupply also predicts that 3D TV prices will fall to an average of $825 in 2015 (less than half of what it'll be in 2010: $1768).
Via digitimes The CEA changes the defintion of 3D TVs, projects 1.05 million sold in 201002/26/2010The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) projects that 1.05 million 3D TVs will ship this year. Just a couple of weeks ago, during CES, they said that more than 4 million such TVs will ship in 2010. Why the sudden drop? because they changed the definition of a 3D TV: "a 3DTV is a digital television that has HDMI 1.4 support for a 3D video source using at least one industry standard format aside from anaglyph. Futuresource predicts that by 2015 over 50% of TV sold will be 3D enabled02/25/2010Futuresource Consulting analyst John Bird says that by 2015, the "majority of TVs available will be 3D-ready". This means that a "good proportion' of households in US, EU and Japan will have a 3D TV. The same goes for 3D Blu-ray: it'll be hard to find a player that does not support 3D. Via Yahoo Samsung's 55" C7000 is now shipping for $329902/25/2010Samsung's 55" C7000 3D TV is now shipping for $3299. But hurry up - they only have 2 left in stock... Those TVs are Samsung's first 3D TVs. They are edge-lit LED LCDs that are only 1.1" thin. Refresh rate is 240Hz, and they support not just 3D, but 2D to 3D conversion. The TVs do not come with 3D glasses, which aren't even priced yet.  Samsung C7000
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