Is The Time Right To Buy 3d Tv ?

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The digital TV switchover and better TV technology has made it possible for people to gain access to 3D content - movies, programmes and even sports content for they can bring home a 3D TV as well. The digital TV providers are equally enthusiastic about offering 3D content to viewers in order to make them watch TV more than ever.

The popularity of 3D TV can also be accounted towards the economic recession which the entire world experienced in recent times. Here, we have to bear in mind that people wish for quality and latest entertainment by paying the cheapest price possible which does culminate into avoid going out to cinemas which do prove to be an expensive affair. Instead it would be worthwhile to watch movie of your choice on the TV at home for which you have to pay nominally to your digital TV provider.

The concept of on-demand programmes has definitely clicked with family TV viewers for they need to simply demand a movie or program whenever they wish to see it, no further adjustments in schedules required. The same logic applies ...
... when giving in to children's demand over latest movie releases and sports events for they can be viewed at leisure and you at your preferred time.

For viewing 3D content, you do require a 3D TV set and a pair or more of 3D glasses if you wish to view it with your entire family. These costs do need to be borne in mind for 3D TV is slightly expensive and so are the glasses. Moreover, the 3D TV technology being relatively new, further developments are still awaited till it can be viewed and enjoyed by one and all at an affordable price.

With major TV manufacturers in the foray, it will be quite some time till an affordable and stable 3D TV set is made available. The existing 3D TV sets are manufactured by LG, Samsung, Sony, Panasonic and so on. Just recently Toshiba launched a 3D TV set which can be viewed without glasses for it has adopted a cell processor technology to process pictures as in Play Station 3.

If you are wondering what you can watch on your 3D TV set, there is no dearth of content for you can watch a whole array of 3D movies, sports event coverage, live news, animated content and lots more. Moreover with a new technology which allows you to convert standard or 2D programmes into 3D format there is practically no shortage of programmes you can watch. The increasing popularity of animated movies for children as created a separate niche for itself and many production houses are involved in producing them as well.

In order to handle skepticism and apprehension towards 3D content and TVs, Sky and LG have decided to promote 3D together. In fact Sky TV is offering Sky 3D at select pubs all over UK and Ireland enabling them to air 3D telecast of popular sports action across the country. For those who wish to watch Barclays Premier League, UEFA Champions League and Euro 2012 qualifiers, as well as Heineken Cup rugby and Ryder Cup golf live and in 3D format simply need to head towards these pubs.

Before you finally decide to own a 3D TV set, make sure check out image as well audio quality. When checking out the image, you need to check out the refresh rate of images, ideally it should be 120hz or faster. Also check these TVs out for DVD and Blu ray compatibility for they should be able to relay and refresh these images correctly.