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This one came in under the radar for me. It is only a 23" passive screen from Asus but if you are like me and do not want to use monitors with TN panels but would like a monitor with Passive 3D then this could be worth a look.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=mo-037-as

if i find any reviews i will link them in this post

edit: here is one review that says as a 2d ips monitor it's o.k. but says you get a lot of ghosting and not much depth in 3d (that is what i found when i owned the 23" lg 2342p passive tn monitor). also this asus ips monitor has a very light anti-glare coating so you will still get reflections but is not "full-on glossy"

http://reviews.cnet.com/lcd-monitors/asus-vg23ah/4505-3174_7-35306085.html

(i think that link is ok as it has some prices, in dollars, of US retailers)

Edit 2: I have just found that the guy at cnet who did that review did not set his monitor up correctly. Apparently he connected the monitor using DVI when you are supposed to use one of the 2 1.4 HDMI connections which you will connect to a graphics card which has a 1.4 specification HDMI output. I am not sure why you need this as i thought passive 3D at 60Hz can use DVI but that is how Asus have configured this monitor. So, no wonder the cnet guy (who likes to punch monitors to see how stable they are, lol) had ghosting in 3D.
 
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Wonder what type of IPS tech it uses.

Also, why does it say Panel type is TN under Design and feature highlights?
 
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raralis said:
Wonder what type of IPS tech it uses.

Also, why does it say Panel type is TN under Design and feature highlights?
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Probably uses (and I am just guessing) e-IPS technology (think the "e" stands for economy and not to be confused with E-IPS)

Why does cnet say it is a TN panel = probably because they seem to be a bunch of amateurs who don't seem to know much about PC's. (just my opinion)
 
There's also the Fujitsu P23T-6P FPR 3D, though OC doesn't seem to stock it, and it seems to be slightly more expensive in general. The specs are quite similar, most noticeable feature differences listed below:

Fujitsu:
pivot
1x DP (no HDMI !!)

ASUS:
clip-on glasses (in addition to the regular ones)
2x HDMI (no DP)

Actually, I would love to see some review sites (hint, nudge, poke) compare these two head-to-head, as it seems they are the only (?) 3D IPS monitors on the market atm...

PS. Yes, I like using parenthesis.
 
I'm watching to see what new monitors featured at Computex 2012.
ViewSonic's has the VP3280-LED, a 31.5-inch screen with a 3840 x 2160 resolution.

There are also a few 4k monitors appearing, but like Eyetrip I'm also waiting for LG or any other maker with 27" IPS passive monitors to appear.
 
Even though the 3D on my samsung is awesome, I wish the glasses were passive. My experience of passive 3D glasses (at the cinema and testing 3DTV's in high street retailers) is very light and comfortable, (like I don't even notice I'm wearing them), and easy on the eyes. And passive 3D itself is just as vivid as active from what I saw. With my active shutter glasses, they're ok to wear, but I always feel a headache threatening. There may come a time where I'd swap or sell mine for a passive alternative. That asus might have been the ticket but doesn't have the wafer thin casing and bezels of my samsung, no 120hz I don't think, and I wonder how much noticeable difference there is between 5ms and 2ms.
 
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Even though the 3D on my samsung is awesome, I wish the glasses were passive. My experience of passive 3D glasses (at the cinema and testing 3DTV's in high street retailers) is very light and comfortable, (like I don't even notice I'm wearing them), and easy on the eyes. And passive 3D itself is just as vivid as active from what I saw. With my active shutter glasses, they're ok to wear, but I always feel a headache threatening. There may come a time where I'd swap or sell mine for a passive alternative. That asus might have been the ticket but doesn't have the wafer thin casing and bezels of my samsung, no 120hz I don't think, and I wonder how much noticeable difference there is between 5ms and 2ms.
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what model Samsung is that you have ?
 
IPS Passive 3D monitor is THE holy grail of monitors. I love passive technology (so long as it's second gen FPR)

Now if only they would make a 27" version
 
Yeah, I'm all for passive myself, and hoping that the DM82/92 are really really good, so that I can drop TN altogether, and hopefully go to a single screen once again. Though it's still up in the air whether I can cope without 2560x1440!

LG just need to release the damn things now!
 
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