In order to watch in 3D we will need 3D equipment. In 2010 new 3D TV sets are emerging. Most require 3D glasses although, some innovative options are on the way. We will also need a 3D movie or access to a 3D cable or satellite channel.

In order to project a 3D image the science of stereopsis is used. This technology will have radio controlled shutter glasses that open and close in sync with flashing images on the 3D TV screen. In order to view images in 3D two images must be projected on the screen at the same time. With the glasses and stereopsis the flashes are in sync with the movie and happen so fast all our eye sees is the illusion of a movie being in 3D.

If you are in a theater you will probably have non-powered Polaroid glasses which allow the eye to view two offset images. A projector will project the two different images onto the screen at the same time. This system is too expensive for home viewing so you will probably use the infrared active shutter glasses for your home 3D TV system.

Obviously you will need a HD3D LEDTV and whatever is required to watch the movie such as the appropriate 3D glasses and a transmitter for the glasses if they are active shutter glasses, which they probably are. You will also need a 3D movie source whether it is a new cable or satellite 3D channel or a 3D blu-ray movie.

Direct TV is offering some 3D options. They have a sampler channel, an on demand channel, and the ever so popular pay per view option. You may need to update your set top box firmware and make sure you have it hooked up with a 3D compatible cable, such as an HDMI 1.4 cable.

Network stations are scrambling to provide 3D channels to meet the consumer demand. ESPN and Discovery both have plans for 3D channels. As well as the big game makers such as Sony. Get those active shutter glasses ready for some real excitement.

If glasses are what you need to try it out Vuzix makes a compatible device that can show 3D from inside the glasses. You just need to hook it up to a 3D source.

A big breakthrough for the home 3D TV market will be 3D TV with no glasses required. Parallax Barrier liquid crystal technology is the most promising option in this arena. The crystal will direct the eye to different images in essence creating a 3D effect.

Now is the time for 3D. In the past 3D movies and shows have been a novelty and only recently have real 3D movie theater experiences actually been realistic. We owe a lot of the advances of 3D technology to the advance of the IMAX theater. They were trailblazers and now you can be a trailblazer in your own home with your own 3D technology.

For most people, LED is different from LCDs but the fact is that LED TVs are LCD televisions. The first LCDs use fluorescent lights as their backlights, or CFL. The newer ones use LED, so they are called as such. Basically, a LED HDTV is divided into two types: Edge-lit, and RGB Dynamic. Edge-lit, as suggested by the name, only have LEDs on their sides. They are just simply spread out across the panel. This type of LCDs are those which are very thin. Check out the Samsung UN55B8000 review here. It’s an example of edge-lit LED TV. RGB Dynamic LED TVs, however, have the lights behind their panels and they produce more lifelike colors.

LED has a number of advantages. It uses less electricity when operating. That means that such TVs are eco-friendly, as well as power saving. Expect lower electricity bills once you switch to LED. Most people believe that LED TVs have longer lifespans than the first LCDs, making them truly good investments.

Since a LED HDTV is very thin and slim, you can easily hang it up your wall and it would look seamlessly perfect with it. They also have deeper shades of blacks, and colors are never washed out or too bright.

LCDs with fluorescent lights always have them on when in use, unlike LEDs which can actually control the diodes to represent blacker blacks. Because of that, they have higher contrast rations which are almost comparable to plasma TVs. They can actually control the dimming even better, so picture quality looks real, never washed out and never too dark.

LEDs can turn their backlights off and on quicker than fluorescents, so they can have better colors, whites and blacks. Most people also say that they have lifespans which are longer than LCDs. In addition, they do not have any mercury in them.

A LED HDTV definitely has better viewing angles as compared to the traditional LCDs. Old LCDs have poor picture quality when viewed in certain angles, whereas LED backlighting correct these problems. With viewing angles almost the same to the plasmas, the LED televisions are definitely great to look at while giving you great picture quality.

And as a final note, with so many models of LED models available nowadays, it’s important to do some research before buying one so that you know which is the best LED TV to get for yourself!