3-D TV Soon to Be a Reality

ow that 'Avatar' has blown everyone's minds from the big screen, it looks as if the small screen will soon be jumping on the 3-D train, too.According to HD Guru, DirecTV's newly launched satellite will not only include over 200 HD channels, but will also include the country's first HD channel in 3-D. We're having trouble breathing right now.

Of course, the 3-D-ification of your HDTV won't happen all that smoothly. If you already have a DirecTV box, you'll have to get a firmware upgrade to support the programming, once the satellite begins operating in March. But, of course, you'll also have to have an HDTV capable of playing 3-D programming.

Don't worry. The market's on it. Sony, Samsung, Mitsbuishi, LG, and other TV producers are slated to unveil a ton of new 3-D-enabled displays at next week's CES 2010. While 2009 may have been the year of celebrity deaths, bailouts and auto-tune, 2010, so far, is shaping up to be simply the year of 3-D TV.