Today Sony has launched their first 3DTV. The new 3D TV is called the LED Bravia KDL-HX803. You can buy the Sony 3DTV for about £1800, this is expensive for a TV but pretty standard for a 3DTV, but the cost doesn’t end there the 3DTV does not come with glasses or a 3D transmitter which has to be bought separately. 3D glasses will set you back about £100 per pair so for a family of four the price can notch up.
To go with the new Sony 3DTV there are other products including 3D Blu-ray players and Blu-ray 3D DVD. Sony are not the first television manufacturer you can purchase 3D TVs from the competition already have 3D TVs on the market. The first 3D DVD does not come out until Monday and is a family movie Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.
Sony 3D TVs
Sony is releasing a few more 3D TVs in July the Sony Bravia KDL-HX903 which will be available in 46 and 52 inches and the KDL-LX903 which will be available in 40 and 60 inches. The KDL-LX903 is the highest spec 3D TV from Sony and has a fully integrated 3D transmitter and comes with 2 pairs of 3D glasses to get you started. It also has web capabilities and is very intuitive being able to recommend TV shows based on previous viewing behaviour. It is clever enough to recommend TV programmes based on the number of viewers and will recommend different programmes for adult and family viewing.
The Sony KDL-LX903 3D TV also has a motion sensor which indicates when you are too close this function causes the image to blur then refocus when at a safe viewing distance, whilst this might be a good feature for health reasons I think this would be quite an annoying feature, but I may stand to be corrected when I actually see it in action.
Sony 3D Blu-Ray Players
Sony are embracing 3D technology whole heartedly and 7 out of the 8 Blu-ray product releases scheduled for this year are going to be 3D compatible. Whilst there are not many 3D movies available right now I am certain by the end of the year there will be hundreds with a huge push in time for Christmas 2010.
3D Games
The Sony 3D family also includes the Playstation 3 which now has four 3D games available from today from the Playstation Network Store. If you like to watch Blu-ray movies on your PS3 Sony has confirmed there will be a firmware update later in the year allowing owners to watch 3D Blu-ray DVDs.
3D Cameras
It seems as if all things digital can now be viewed in 3D even digital photos. Sony said they are releasing a firmware update next month for owners if the NEX-5 and NEX-3 to view photos on Sony Bravia 3D TVs, cool huh?