3d tv info please

barbel

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hi been thinking of getting a 3dtv would either be a samsung or lg version i have looked at all versions lcd/plasma/led.

may questions are

are they any good in 3d mode and if you have one what do you think and what would you recommend.

many thanks

ray
 
Don't bother getting one yet, mid next year Full 3D Passive sets should be coming out, which means you can use cheap cinema glasses as opposed to the £100 glasses on the current active shutter sets. The benefits of these are that they are more comfortable, can be used in a lit room (shutter glasses need a dark room), they reduce eye strain and you don't have to worry about charging them, replacing batteries and of course they're cheap. The downside is that the TV itself will be more expensive.
 
IIRC I read a review where they slated passive TVs :confused:

I myself have the Samsung C750 3DTV and think it's amazing :D this replaced my old Panasonic V10 Plasma
 
Sirrel Squirrel said:
Don't bother getting one yet, mid next year Full 3D Passive sets should be coming out, which means you can use cheap cinema glasses as opposed to the £100 glasses on the current active shutter sets. The benefits of these are that they are more comfortable, can be used in a lit room (shutter glasses need a dark room), they reduce eye strain and you don't have to worry about charging them, replacing batteries and of course they're cheap. The downside is that the TV itself will be more expensive.
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Passive TV's will never be as good as the shutter sets unfortunately. It works in cinemas as it's projected, but it just doesn't work the same for the TV's.

Shutter glasses don't need a dark room either, don't know where you heard that... I've watched movies and the Sky 3d football plenty of times with the curtains open and had no problems. I do admit I have colour settings for night and day but this makes perfect viewing for all.

Would I say it is worth it, then yes I would. I think the technology is superb and with more and more content coming out it is only going to get better.

Plus you can pick the Samsung 50" plasmas up at the moment for around £800 which is a bargain :)
 
You can just cross your eyes and you get 3d tv for free :D

I have never even seen a 3d tv or movie, is it realy that great, i imagine it to be some what of a fake 3d experience, more like a multi layered 2d than a 3d, am i right ?
 
groen said:
You can just cross your eyes and you get 3d tv for free :D

I have never even seen a 3d tv or movie, is it realy that great, i imagine it to be some what of a fake 3d experience, more like a multi layered 2d than a 3d, am i right ?
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go and watch disneys a christmas carol :cool:
 
Simmz said:
Passive TV's will never be as good as the shutter sets unfortunately. It works in cinemas as it's projected, but it just doesn't work the same for the TV's.

Shutter glasses don't need a dark room either, don't know where you heard that... I've watched movies and the Sky 3d football plenty of times with the curtains open and had no problems. I do admit I have colour settings for night and day but this makes perfect viewing for all.

Would I say it is worth it, then yes I would. I think the technology is superb and with more and more content coming out it is only going to get better.

Plus you can pick the Samsung 50" plasmas up at the moment for around £800 which is a bargain :)
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You can see the flicker from the glasses opening and closing on shutter glasses.

Currently passive technology only works well on side by side broadcasts, such as Sky 3D, it falls over on frame sequential content such as 3D Blu-Rays. Funnily enough from testing that I've done for broadcast, passive definitely does work better for broadcast side by side content, with shutter glasses you get cross-talk and ghosting.

The issue with passive and frame sequential content is that passive has to display both eyes at the same time, the issue is not with the format itself but with how the current televisions handle it as the TV has to interlace the two eyes (this also effectively halves the resolution) and the current ones can't really do it properly.

Around mid next year though we should start seeing passive sets that display each eye at full resolution at the same time and the kinks with frame sequential content should be ironed out.
 
so is it better to have

lcd
plasma or
led

for 3d , i must admit the led tv's i have seen are pretty good picture in normal mode.

ray
 
I had a quick go in curry's, think they had the glasses and tv running out of sync as there was something not quite right. I was most disappointed, but at lest i've managed to talk myself out of buying one for the moment:)
 
barbel said:
so is it better to have

lcd
plasma or
led

for 3d , i must admit the led tv's i have seen are pretty good picture in normal mode.

ray
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So far the Plasmas have been winning hands down when it comes to 3d content. Also a lot cheaper than the LCD & LED sets.
 
There is no difference between a LCD or LED (LED is used for back-light I believe) sets, it's the same tech, seems to be a common misnomer.
 
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Simmz said:
Passive TV's will never be as good as the shutter sets unfortunately. It works in cinemas as it's projected, but it just doesn't work the same for the TV's.

Shutter glasses don't need a dark room either, don't know where you heard that... I've watched movies and the Sky 3d football plenty of times with the curtains open and had no problems. I do admit I have colour settings for night and day but this makes perfect viewing for all.

Would I say it is worth it, then yes I would. I think the technology is superb and with more and more content coming out it is only going to get better.

Plus you can pick the Samsung 50" plasmas up at the moment for around £800 which is a bargain :)
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Passive already has one massive advantage over shutter glasses..
Passive doesnt give me a killer headache after 15 mins of watching.
 
Sirrel Squirrel said:
Must depend on the make then, the Samsung 8000 tester we have is dire in anything other than the dark.
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what lighting is in the room where its being tested ? as anything fluoresent will cause the glasses to flicker, in a normal living enviroment they work fine.

I've been watching pretty much most parts of Avatar 3D in store and its stunning, much better than the cinema, even the Shrek collection is fantastic.

Im still not buying yet though, as there is definatly room for improvement.
 
Simmz said:
So far the Plasmas have been winning hands down when it comes to 3d content. Also a lot cheaper than the LCD & LED sets.
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Probably due to plasmas having much better motion control, and naturally faster refresh which stops cross talk like you get on lcd panels.

Plasmas are also much easier on the eyes.
 
insane200 said:
what lighting is in the room where its being tested ? as anything fluoresent will cause the glasses to flicker, in a normal living enviroment they work fine.
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Good point, I think it is fluorescent lighting in the room.

Still anyone considering a 3DTV should wait until the new line of passive TV's roll out as in theory they should be much better than anything currently on the market.
 
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