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Sony 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.

HDI 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.

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 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

DDD say it restructured the license agreement that allows Samsung to their automatic 2D to 3D conversion technology in their 3D TVs. The royalty paid for each Samsung 3D TV equipped with DDD's TriDef 3D technology was reduced, and now Samsung can include this in a wider range of TVs. DDD expects Samsung to include their technology in all their LED LCD 3D TVs sold in 2010, and expects to receive royalty revenue from Samsung in the range of $1.1 million - $1.5 million during 2010.

Samsung C7000

Samsung first 3D TVs, the C-7000 series will ship on February 26th. The 46" UN46C7000 costs $2600 and the 55" UN55C7000 costs $3300. Both are ready for pre-order over at Amazon.com.

Via RTTNews

Sony says that they may start selling 3D Blu-ray discs with 3D versions of old movies from their archive. Sony says that they'll start next year, if they can do it with 'good effects'. Sony projects around $15.5 billion in sales of 3D products (TVs and Playstations, probably) in 2013.

LG Display's CEO Kwon Young-soo says that they are focusing on two technologies this year: 3D displays and OLEDs. The see OLEDs and Solar cells as the company's future cash cows. Those businesses will start to contribute financially in 2012. In fact he hopes that more demand for TVs is likely, if 3D-Display products successfully draws consumers' attention.

LG Display 23-inch HD 3D panels

Via OLED-Info

Panasonic's new Amagasaki plant will begin operation next month - it will make 120,000 plasmas a month (and Panasonic plans to invest around $2.3 billion more by 2012, to increase the output to 1 million monthly units). Some of these TV sets will be 50" 3D plasmas. Panasonic plans to be the first Japanese maker with a 3D TV product on the market early next year. 

The plasma panels use new fluorescent materials and a new display method that reduces afterglow. They will also "minimize the optical crosstalk" - they say that the 3D plasmas will be better than 3D LCD TVs.

Via Trading Markets