What’s That All About? The New Era of 3D Home Entertainment

Since April 8, 1953, when the first major 3D Hollywood movie was released, people have been in awe of motion picture that literally jumps off the screen. Since then, countless Hollywood hits- from Disney’s “Meet the Robinsons” to James Cameron’s groundbreaking 2009 blockbuster “Avatar”- have leapt off the big screens and into audience’s memories. Movies have been released in 3-dimensional format more and more in recent years, but that hasn’t caused the wonder and excitement to taper off in the least.

Now, viewers can feel the same wonder and excitement at home. Samsung (as well as a few of its competitors, including Sony and Panasonic) has recently introduced its series of 3D-capable home entertainment products. Here you will get a closer look into what it’s all about.

Samsung introduces its 3D home entertainment products in four platforms- LED TVs, LCD TVs, Plasma TVs, and the ever popular Blu-ray Players. The technology behind bringing home such a great entertainment experience isn’t quite simple, but in laymen terms: the TV “will display two separate but overlapping images of the same scene simultaneously” at ever-so-slightly different angles.” Just like in the movie theaters, these new 3D TVs require a pair of very fashionable but functional glasses that will allow viewers to see the two separate 2D images as one, incredibly clear and eye-popping 3D image.

Samsung’s 3D home entertainment products work with the revolutionary Blu-ray discs, so when movies like Toy Story 3 come out on Blu-ray, your entire family can watch them in all their 3D glory with the ultra-stylish Action Glasses. And if you don’t want to watch movies all day, but want to continue to enjoy the wonder of 3D, Samsung’s TVs have a built-in processor that can convert 2D media into 3D with just a push of a button. All of this is offered in full HD clarity.

Samsung isn’t the only company capitalizing on the 3D market. Sony Bravia and Panasonic have also introduced home entertainment systems that utilize the same technology to bring you the same great experience. This new world of 3D Home Entertainment is not only for watching great movies; it can even open up a whole new world of entertainment in sports, music, and so much more. In fact, DIRECTV has introduced a brand new channel dedicated to HD3D home entertainment.

Panasonic is also putting the power of 3D in your hands with the world’s first 3D camcorder, allowing users to capture and view life’s great moments in a completely new way.

Having so many options to choose from in this exciting, new era of entertainment may be pretty overwhelming, and you may have loyalties to one or another of the brands (or their celebrity spokespeople-Sony’s commercials feature Justin Timberlake and the Colts’ Peyton Manning), but the best way to figure out whether or not 3D home entertainment is for you and your family is to take a trip into a Samsung, Sony, or Panasonic store or retailer, and experience it for yourself.

Samsung’s 3D-compatible TVs range in price from $2,000-$7,000. Sony Bravia’s 3D-compatible TVs range in price from $2,100-$4,500, and Panasonic’s 3D-compatible TVs range in price from $2,500-$4,300. For a full list of all these brands’ 3D-compatible products, check out their websites at www.samsung.com/us/learningresources3D/ (Samsung), www.sonystyle.com (Sony), and www.panasonic.com (Panasonic).