Sound Byte: 3D TVs - What you need to know

Before you leap into 3D TVs, give a listen to this Sound Byte as featured on last week's "Into Tomorrow with Dave Graveline" radio show. In this audio clip (MP3 audio-capable software required), Jim sums up very nicely what Consumer Reports has previously said about 3D TVs, including:

• The first 3D TVs with active shutter glasses in our labs are impressive
• More HDTVs with 3D-capabilities are coming—and we're testing them for our HDTV Ratings (available to subscribers)
• LCD or plasma TVs for 3D? (So far, our tests point to plasma TVs)
• Broadcast 3D content—from TV networks such as ESPN 3D and n3D—isn't as sharp as movies from 3D-capable Blu-ray players

Click this link to listen to the clip. (You'll need software, such as iTunes or Quicktime or RealPlayer or an MP3 audio-capable Web browser to play the file. Right-click the link with your mouse, choose "save as..." to download the Sound Byte to your computer or MP3 player for later listening.) For the complete three-hour Into Tomorrow show featuring this segment, click here.

Are you ready to make the plunge to 3D TV? Or is it still a wait-and-see proposition? Or maybe you got a topic you'd like us to cover on a future Sound Byte? Weigh in below!

Until next week... Happy weekend, everyone!

—Paul Eng

About Sound Bytes
Every week, Consumer Reports experts produce a short (less than two minutes in length) audio segment which cover a wide variety of issues regarding consumer electronics and technology. These small "sound bites" can be heard on Into Tomorrow with Dave Graveline. The Sound Byte that is featured in the Consumer Reports Electronics Blog is a segment that aired on last weekend's Into Tomorrow over-the-air broadcast.

About Into Tomorrow
Now in its 15th year, Into Tomorrow with Dave Graveline covers the Latest in Consumer Electronics & Technology available today and... into tomorrow. The show airs on over 160 AM and FM radio stations around the U.S., on SIRIUS XM Satellite Radio, radio stations in Germany, Bermuda, New Zealand, Canada and several other sources including Mobile Broadcast Network, BeOS Radio, Sprint Radio, TiVo, and many others—every weekend. "Into Tomorrow" is also heard around the world on the Armed Forces Networks in several other countries. You can also catch all Into Tomorrow episodes on the Web. (The most recent show is usually added about three or four days after it has been broadcast on the radio.)

—Paul Eng