Think people aren't ready to accept 3D TV? DisplaySearch begs to differ.

The research firm just came out with a few very interesting tidbits. First of all, they say we can expect 3.4 million 3D TVs to ship this year worldwide. That's not too shabby for the first year of their existence. Then, the insanity should build by 2014. That's when DisplaySearch expects manufacturers to ship 42.9 million 3D TVs.

"TV manufacturers have managed to launch products very rapidly. We have seen a full range of 3D TVs in sizes from 40" to 63" already available, and without a doubt, there will be another wave of new products at the IFA show in Berlin in September," noted Paul Gray, DisplaySearch Director of TV Electronics Research.

This year, 3D TVs are expected to have approximately 5 percent of the market. In case you are bad at math, DisplaySearch's numbers state that will jump to 37 percent in 2014.

"Through the first half of 2010, only two flat panel TV makers in the US launched 3D TV products-Panasonic and Samsung," observed Paul Gagnon, Director of North America TV Research at DisplaySearch. "Based on early indications, the launch of 3D TVs is similar to Samsung's rollout of LED LCD TVs at the beginning of 2009, albeit at a slightly slower pace. This would be in line with our forecast of just over 2 million 3D TVs shipped in North America for 2010."

The biggest obstacle, according to the firm and everyone following 3D developments, seems to be a lack of content available. That and other issues, as well as a look at some of the features for 3D TVs are all examined in DisplaySearch's Quarterly TV Design and Features Report.

For More Information:

• 3D TV Buyers Guide for 2010 (includes Plasma, LED, DLP, LCD HDTV)