Last week Verizon took a few jabs at Cablevision's decision to air the first hockey game in 3D, complaining that the cable operator was just "hoping to make headlines." Verizon took the opportunity to again complain that Cablevision is withholding MSG HD from competitors, while promising that a better Verizon FiOS 3D TV launch would be coming later this year. This week, Comcast grabbed headlines for demonstrating the Masters golf tournament in 3D, staking claim to the first live national next-generation 3D broadcast of a major sporting event on TV:Given the limited number of 3D sets out there right now, 3DTV is a niche segment carriers are getting an early jump at bickering over -- and Comcast expects only a few thousands Masters 3D viewers next week. Verizon is pretty clearly concerned that they're not getting out in front of the hype, and that with cable carriers withholding access to 3D sporting events, they're going to be left behind. A Verizon press release calls Comcast's 3D efforts "hype," and again promising consumers a "Quality 3D TV Experience" -- just not yet:Verizon continues to insist they'll have their own 3DTV service available before the 2010 holiday season. We're a pretty bleeding-edge crew around here, and the general response to 3DTV by many of our users seems to be a series of yawns. How many people are really chomping at the bit to buy another HDTV during a recession?