The humble little (well, not so little these days) screened box in the corner has come a long way since the first images were transmitted and received some 70 years ago. The TV has gone from black and white to colour, from analogue to digital and now it appears it's only a matter of time until high definition (HD) becomes surpassed by 3D!

Sky Television revealed at the end of 2008 that they had the technology in place to transmit some programmes in 3D. As with any cutting edge technology, this will come with some limits at first, as, until recently, people were only just getting their head around HDTV and still relatively few channels are available in true HD quality. Nonetheless as sure as we are looking at the future, the demand is there to immerse yourself in the movie, sports event or concert of your choice. It seems a little odd, however, that they have developed this technology without any real evidence that they've taken the time to really speak with the television manufacturers themselves, which seems a bit of a 'chicken and the egg' scenario.

As long as there isn't an increase in living room based helicopter crashes. I'm all for it!

The only two television manufacturers apparently taking the first tentative steps into the unknown 3rd dimension are Hyundai and Philips. At this stage, Hyundai have taken 3D down the traditional route, with the viewer required to wear polarised glasses, whereas Philips have crafted a more sophisticated screen which displays everything in 3D without the watcher resembling Brains from Thunderbirds - FAB!

3D is nothing new for fans of the big screen, from Beowulf to Hannah Montana (spot the difference), we are able to immerse ourselves in this kind of entertainment. It was only ever going to be a question of time until our fascination with miniaturisation and affordable technology would provide the home cinema experience fit for a 'virtual' king!