Samsung, Panasonic start selling 3-D TVs

[March 10, 2010]  NEW YORK (AP) -- Samsung and Panasonic will start selling 3-D TVs in U.S. stores this week. This inaugurates what all TV makers hope is the era of 3-D viewing in the living room.

Samsung Electronics Co. is announcing Tuesday that it is selling two 3-D sets, combined with the required glasses and 3-D Blu-ray players. The packages start at about $3,000.

Panasonic Corp. has said it will sell its first 3-D set Wednesday.

For now there isn't much 3-D programming to watch on these TVs. Samsung is including a 3-D copy of "Monsters vs. Aliens" on Blu-ray discs with its packages.

[Associated Press]

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