Sony has released the update for PS3s to start doing 3D for games, and the first Sony 3DTVs are available for pre-sale. The price for a 60" with built-in 3D? $5,000. That's right, five thousand fucking dollars.

I understand there's a premium for new tech but what the living shit. A non-3D 60" Sony set can be bought for under two grand. What is the $3,000 difference for? A higher refresh rate and an IR sync thingy? A couple pairs of glasses? I don't think so.

Oh, it must be the "because we think we can" fee. See you can get a transmitter for $50, and 2 pairs of glasses for $300(!!!) and pre-order a slightly smaller 55" set for $3,400, totaling $3,700 before tax. The difference is 5 inches and $1,300.

Even so that's about four grand. And I don't even want to think about the inevitable day someone sits on a $150 pair of 3D glasses that got left on the chair. As excited as I am about 3DTV, I'm going to have to wait until prices come down. I can only imagine most people will be waiting even longer.

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