Avatar 3D in Your Home

I read some very good articles today.  What I previously thought was going to be is not.  Samsung has announced a deal with RealD to use RealD 3D in their TVs.  JVC and Sony are reportedly working on deals with RealD as well.  This is a very good thing.  Why?  RealD uses a passive 3D technology.  By Sony, Samsung and JVC using it in their TVs it will mean lower priced glasses for us to use in our homes.  The RealD glasses used in the theater are rumored to cost in the area of $0.65.  We will probably end up paying $20-30 for them but that is still cheaper than the $100 active technology glasses used by other 3D companies.  

The second bit of 3D news today is that ESPN and Discovery Channel both announced 3D channels in the works.  ESPN will launch by this summer.  Scheduled for transmission - 2010 World Cup Soccer and the 2011 BCS National Championship game.  I can't wait to see what Discovery is going to come up with.  Their Planet Earth series in HD was amazing.  Anything is 3D by them should be just mindblowing.