This year’s revolution is 3D, which promises both excitement and fun for TV addicts worldwide.  However it may not be a level playing field and buying into this dream is fraught with potential peril.  The plus points of 3D are being pushed onto the consumer but there will be a downside to all this new technology.  If you own a Blu-ray player it still will be compatible with 3D movie discs (they just see the 2D part and not the extension) so it will mean an investment in a 3D Blu-ray player (only Sony’s PS3 can be upgraded for 3D).  Then there are the discs themselves.  Studios are going to be pushed for space when trying to use a single 50gb disc for a 3D movie release.  This may mean fewer special features on single-disc releases or a second disc to hold the behind-the-scenes, picture galleries, documentaries etc.  Then there’s the cautious approach from film studios about releasing titles in 3D.  3 big names are pushing the technology quite heavily and will sell screens designed to work with Active Shutter (frame sequential) glasses.  Extra glasses could cost as much as £50 each so if you want the whole family to have the 3D experience you are talking serious money.  With most if not all flat screen manufacturers investing in processes to churn out 3D TV’s unfortunately this will come with a increased price tag for the consumer but at the moment it will be just a case of waiting and watching developments in this new and exciting field.