Tips on Buying a New 3D HDTV

It's the next big thing - 3D HDTV, and you can have it in your home theater now! But you need to know what to buy.

The first thing you need is a TV that works with 3D. The high-definition TVs from the past few years may or may not be able to do that. You need a new version of HDTV to be able to watch in 3D.

As for glasses, they may come included with your purchase of a new 3D HDTV, but you might want to purchase additional sets depending on how many viewers you expect at once.

Next, you’ll need a new HDMI cable, HDMI 1.4. This cable connects your TV to your cable box or blu-ray player. And you'll also need a blu-ray player that’s capable of decoding the 3D digits on the blu-ray discs.

You might be wondering if you can watch 3D on either an LCD or plasma TV. Yes, you can, but plasma is thought to be better for viewing in 3D because the plasma TV is better at producing displays speed-wise and contrast-wise.

Whether you choose a plasma screen TV or an LCD TV, you'll enjoy excellent high definition picture quality when viewing 3D movies, and video games or over-the-air programs that are currently in development.