“Can you really imagine sitting around with a bunch of mates, drinking beer and watching the footy, all wearing clunky 3D headsets or glasses? Let alone sitting on a couch with a partner, leaning in for the clichéd kiss, and locking headsets instead of lips!,” Ruslan Kogan, founder of Kogan Technologies, an online retailer of low-cost Kogan-branded TVs.

By next month, all TV makers will launch their 3D TV sets in Australia. This can be good for all 3D lovers but this will cost you a fortune.

TV sets alone will cost several hundred of dollars, you also required to have a new 3D-ready Blu-ray player unless you have a PlayStation 3, and a new HDMI cable and pairs of 3D glasses which is worth $US150. 3D glasses from one brand will not work by another 3DTV brands.

However, not all countries will have 3D broadcasting but movies on 3D Blu-ray discs will be hitting the market soon as well as 3D games. Porn industry will also adopt this new technology.

Below are the following TV makers and their 3DTV prices:

• Samsung 3D TV unveiled its US pricing which includes LED-backlit LCD models, regular LCD models and plasma sets. They have three LED C700 versions such as 40-inch for $US2000, 46-inch for $US2600 and 55-inch for $US3300.

The 46-inch set LCD 750 is their cheapest model selling for $US1700. The UN55C9000 55-inch 2D set that can be converted in to 3D is worth $US7000.

But to have the real 3D experience, you have to pay $US150 for each pair of 3D glasses and $US400 for a new 3D-ready Blu-ray player. And you will be spending more money by purchasing 3D Blu-ray movies.

• Panasonic had announced their Best Buy deal in the US market. For $US3000 you can have a 50-inch 3DTV, 3D-ready Blu-ray player and a pair of 3D glasses.

• In Japan, Sony’s 3D TV prices ranges from $US2444 to $US6444. The more expensive Sony 3DTV models includes two-pairs of 3D glasses. 3D optional models is cheaper, however, you need a $US133 3D glasses and a 3D transmitter if you want it on 3D.

Both Samsung and Sony would not yet reveal the 3D TV prices for Australia although the spokeswoman of Sony Australia said that they would not want their product to be more expensive than of last year’s premium and high frame rate BRAVIA models.

The future of television is here and available but is the 3DTV really worth your money? If you can’t make up your mind, maybe Suze Orman could help you to decide.