A new decade arrives as the inevitable advance in technology continues. If you haven’t warmed up to the Blu-ray movement, will 3D players help convince you?

3D Blu-ray won’t be so far away either. Sony has already announced a 3D player that will be available to consumers this summer, according to Matthew Moskovciak, an associate editor of  cnet.com. This Sony BDP-S770 will also be capable of other things not usually found on standard players, like access to internet video that allows you to watch entertainment streams from Netflix, Amazon Video on Demand, YouTube and others.  But will early adopters of the Blu-ray technology get burned by having to upgrade all of their expensive equipment?

Yes and no.  “The 3D discs will be able to display in 2D, meaning you won’t have to choose between a 2D or 3D version at retail,” a PCWorld.com blog stated. Furthermore, some current Blu-ray players, including the Playstation 3, are expected to be capable of the 3D experience with a firmware update.

But let’s not jump for joy just yet. Remember your recent HDTV investment? You’ll have to part ways with it if you want to experience the third dimension. PCWorld noted that most HD displays do not have the capabilities to reproduce the 3D effect and the consumer will need to buy a newer model that can. Talk about a deal breaker.

And while perhaps less costly, this technology stills needs to be viewed through 3D glasses.

When Blu-ray technology was introduced, it wasn’t an instant success, mostly due to the format war against HD-DVD in 2008. And while Blu-ray won out in the end, the somewhat marginal improvements in picture and sound did little to attract large audiences. When standard DVD already has anamorphic widescreen to view the whole image on a clear transfer and often with high quality surround sound and bonus materials, why care about a “better” disc that can only be appreciated if you have much pricier equipment to go with it?

While more are considering the move to Blu-ray, and perhaps soon to 3D home viewing because of the steady price decrease, others are still not taking the bait.

Christopher Galvan, 19, a film studies student at Fresno City College had things to say about the new 3D technology. “There was a much larger transition gap between VHS and DVD”, he said. Blu-ray has already been pushed out of the gate – perhaps too soon, during a time when Americans are still stretched financially. And now with 3D coming, he added, it’s too much too soon.

 “Just because you’re able to do something [with technology] doesn’t mean you should”, Galvan said. I’d have to agree with him.