Panasonic Makes Bold Move With New 3D Plasma TV

Panasonic has been pushing hard, really hard, to get 3D into the home. In the past year or so, Panasonic has been on the road and at trade shows demonstrating its 3D technology to manufacturers, dealers, press, and potential consumers. I have actually seen Panasonic's 3D demonstrations during this time period and have been impressed with the results. However, good results are only part of the equation, cost and movie studio content support are even bigger factors, especially in current economic times.

Keeping all this in mind, Panasonic has announced that it will be taking the first step into the consumer market in 2010 with a 3D-enabled 50-inch Plasma Television and, hopefully, a companion 3D-enabled Blu-ray Disc player (if the Blu-ray Disc Association approves the system for use on Blu-ray Disc hardware). This is especially important as a new breed of 3D-enabled Blu-ray Disc players would be required to view 3D content using Panasonic's system. Also, no price or content information is available yet, but I am sure this system will be displayed at the annual CES in January and information on pricing and content should be forthcoming by that time.

For more details, check out the reports from Reuters, and Computer World. In addition, check out Panasonic's 3D Website.