Yeap, 3D technology is headed for HDTV's in your living room. 3D technology itself has be around for mainstream audiences since the 50's and the technology hasn't changed much, until now. With recent advances in 3D movie technology and announcements from various manufacturers and media outlets, pieces for HDTV's in 3D seem to be falling into place. With manufactures like Sony and Samsung creating 3D capable displays with incredible resolution capabilities and lightning fast refresh rates and media outlets such as DirecTV announcing the first ever dedicated 3D channel for 2010, the future success of home HDTV 3D programming is inevitable.

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The 3D HD channel is expected to be officially announced this week at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), and will come compliments of a DirecTV satellite that's has already launched into orbit. The report says that the channel will offer a line-up of movies, sports and other programs all in 3D. A 3D compatible HDTV will be required but some DLP displays will be able to use converter boxes. And yes, the dorky 3D glasses are still required. There have been plans for 3D displays where glasses are not required but the reality is it may be some time before that kind of 3D technology comes to fruition.

In the mean time a 3D channel is a nice step in that direction but other steps are still needed before a wide public audience can embrace the new viewing medium. One of those steps is the frames per second (FPS) that has been stuck at 24FPS for a long time. It is definitely time for an upgrade and when Hollywood starts filming at higher FPS another step towards widely used home 3D will have been achieved. There are plans for using 48FPS which would double the current speed but the ideal would be 120FPS to eliminate motion artifacts that plague the 3D viewing experience with dizziness and headaches. The technology is still in its infancy so patience is required, but shouldn't be long before significant strides are made in the new decade.