Just wondering if anyone has taken the leap, are they worth it at the moment? What size do you have, I'd imagine size matters with 3D?
I'd be interested to hear about them as well.
3D in the cinema always gives me a cracking headache and I find that it makes the film quite blurry (even with decent 3D glasses) compared to what it would normally be like, especially during action scenes with a lot of kinetic camera work. Seems a bit of a step backwards from crystal clear 1080p.
Do 3D TV's suffer from this as well or is the technology behind them different?
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However be aware some people have had some panel problems, 3d ghosting on bright scenes and apparently there is lag noticeable on things like COD.
By all accounts I've read basically they arn't very good at the moment, the glasses are poor, imbalanced and often heavy to wear. Avoid the gimmick and wait for prices to drop, unless you're buying a top end set anyway in which case 3D is almost as standard - definitely don't go out of your way to buy it.
Also bear in mind that the glasses in use now will not be compatible with many future sets either as seen by the latest Samsung panels, the technology is still changing. I won't even be going near 3D until it no longer requires glasses and even then I'm still going to treat it as a gimmick.
I think the non glasses stuff is going to be very tricky as it is very directional, I've seen similar issues with the passive glasses as well.
The active glasses are much better, but at £50 a pair they are a little steep!
I believe the Samsungs are moving to blue tooth transmitters as well, so like you said constantly changing.
I am still a little tempted, but I' going to hold out a while longer, there is nothing wrong with my TV! And would want to get a big one to make the most of the 3D
I have a 46" Samsung 3D TV.
Never used the 3D, can't imagine I will. Basically, it was the set I wanted and 3D was one of the things that came with it, along with Internet widgets, which I also don't use.
I've watched football on a 3d TV in the pub and it was incredible, I just wore the £1 cinema glass and it looked like I could reach into the tv and pick up one of the players.
Best use of 3d I have seen.
I watched the ryder cup in 3d - it was good, but I had to take the glasses off every 10mins because of headaches - that could have been down to the amount of beer consumed over the 3 days.
I currently have a 50" plasma that is only 18months old, I cant justify upgrading to 3D atm... especially as i) I dont watch much TV ii) there is only 1 3D channel on sky... Prices are falling all the time though. I will get one in the future when there's more content to watch.
I've set a few different ones up for customers and found them to be pretty decent. The Samsungs have a button on the remote that turns on 3D on all channels. It's obviously not proper 3D when you do that but on some programs it can look quite good.
The Sony one I set up was with a 3D blu-ray player and movies package and looked very good when watching Alice in Wonderland on it.
The best ones though are supposed to be the Panasonic's but you do have to pay a lot more for them and the glasses are pricier too.
I would do what others have said though and wait for the companies to stop changing the ways the 3D is done and probably wait for prices to drop before actively going out and buying a tv just for the 3D
Personally... i wouldnt hold my breath for glassesless 3D.. unless you like being the only person sat in the right place to see it properly.
Im waiting, the demos iv seen the active shutter glasses work better than the active screen polorisation system.
Quote from: Binary Shadow on February 27, 2011, 19:58:58 PM
Personally... i wouldnt hold my breath for glassesless 3D.. unless you like being the only person sat in the right place to see it properly.
Im waiting, the demos iv seen the active shutter glasses work better than the active screen polorisation system.
Yeah I had a look at one which uses passive glasses, and unless you are straight on then you get ghosting on the 3D, looks like active is the only way to go at the moment really