There is no avoiding the hype regarding 3D TV these days -  manufacturers are already incorporating the technology into forthcoming LCD TVs and the general public seem willing, ready and very eager to embrace 3D TV available for home viewing.

Recently members of the Home Media Tastemakers forum (a small private group of technology experts, bloggers and academics) were asked to choose three blu-ray 3D movies as a wish list and the sci-fi classic Star Wars was the stand out favourite followed by The Matrix, Tron, Titanic, Harry Potter, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Dirty Harry, Saving Private Ryan, Spider-Man and the Lord Of The Rings trilogy.

Interestingly, older films tended not to create as much enthusiasm as a 3D blu-ray release, although Dial M for Murder and the original House of Wax were both considered to trendsetting 3D movies back in their day.

One panellist was prepared to stick his neck at and buck the 3D trend and chose not to pick a film for selection. He said instead “I really don’t want to see any movies in 3D, if a filmmaker cannot make a watchable movie in 2D, 3D isn’t going to make it better. 3D reminds me of Quadrophonic sound from the early 1970s. It was all the rage until everyone woke up and figured out it was an audio gimmick, just the way 3D is a visual gimmick!”

What do you think? Is 3D just a gimmick or the way of the future?