Internet TV "is a superb idea and it's going to be the future of television," said Steve Perlman, founder of WebTV Networks, one of the field's pioneers, who now runs Rearden LLC (San Francisco), which incubates consumer startups. "It's just a question of when and how it's implemented."

Proponents of the High Definition Multimedia Interface say they believe the industry will be able to deliver stereoscopic 3-D televisions eventually, and that the HDMI interface is ready to go for first-generation 3DTVs.

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