2010: The year of 3D

It seems the television will be experiencing some major modifications in the near future. I just wrote about the next generation of TVs being connected to the Internet, which is exciting enough, but today Discovery, Imax, and Sony announced a plan to create a 3D television channel.

With a predicted start date in 2011, the channel will feature all sorts of shows like sports, entertainment, and nature scenes that Discovery is known for. This isn’t the first talk of a 3D station on TVs. Earlier today, ESPN announced their plan to launch “ESPN 3D” in June 2010. That’s only 6 months away! And they have already committed to at least one year of sporting events. The Discovery/Imax/Sony channel will be a 24-hours-a-day channel whereas the ESPN 3D will only show select sporting events that are predetermined.

These companies believe 3D TVs will be the next HDTVs. Consumers are constantly looking for a closer to real picture in high definition and LCD TVs, so 3D televisions make sense. However, the next obstacle will be 3D glasses. Many people believe that with the CES conference starting Thursday, there will be a large focus on the development of 3D glasses. These can’t just be the paper, red and blue glasses that you are given at the beginning of a 3D movie. No, these are going to be the high-end, brand name 3D glasses.

The television has been changing so rapidly, just don’t let it get to be a Fahrenheit 451 thing…