Last year, worldwide 3D PC display shipments, which include monitors and laptop displays, were less than 1 percent of the total, Jacobs said. There will continue to be limited interest, Jacobs said. DisplaySearch has a conservative forecast of low single-digit worldwide shipments for 3D displays over the next few years.

PCs could be priced at a premium not only because of the 3D screen, but also because of the expensive equipment, including a powerful graphics card, said Avi Greengart, research director for consumer devices at Current Analysis. Users won't go to a retail store and pick up 3D PCs like they'd pick up 3D TVs, Greengart said.

Living rooms are the default home for 3D TVs, where multiple users can watch TV, Greengart said, noting that PC screens don't make for ideal 3D displays. The screens are not big enough to coax viewers to sit down and watch 3D content, nor can multiple viewers watch PC screens, Greengart said. Many 3D TVs shipping today exceed 40 inches in size, while PC monitors are smaller.

"Everything in the technology needs to change," Greengart said. There needs to be support for 3D playback through stronger graphics cards, and like TVs, more outlets like HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) ports need to be added in future displays through which gaming consoles or Blu-ray 3D players can be connected.

The graphics cards also need to shrink down to a point where laptops will be capable of handling 3D content, analysts said. Many laptops are capable of playing high-definition movies, but Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices have shown desktop graphics cards capable of handling Blu-ray 3D movies, and that technology may ultimately reach laptops.