3D TV

[carlton23]

I have finally succumbed to temptation and bought an Panasonic 42GT20B. 3D, so get ready for a barrage of questions in the very near future on how to do this and that. It was a good deal with Curry`s that I couldn`t resist, this included a Blue Ray and 5.1 surround sound, two pairs of 3D specs, and two special cables, total cost incl delivery £1,540.94. Who say`s times is hard? I`m now going to have a lie down and get rid of a thumping headache, OOOOwwwwwwwwwwww.

[redman41]

One of my neighbours has bought a 40'' Sony 3D TV recently but not sure how many Programmes Sky transmits in 3D at the moment.

[lidlicker]

We would love a 3D TV, but not keen on the glasses. They are now working on 3D TV's to watch without - so we are waiting for them to come on the market.
Perhaps that is why you got such a good deal, everyone will want to watch 3D without the glasses soon.

[redcrx]

sky does put quite a few films out on 3d as they are released both as free to view and pay to view.
sounds like you got a pretty good deal there carlton, we got the samsung 8000 46" with full surround set up and bluray and 4 pairs of glasses for less than 2k. The kids love it.

[redcrx]

lidlicker the 3d glass free systems will be a few years yet.

[cazzz1975]

modern tv's only have a shelf life of about 5 years now so you should be in time for the 3d without the glasses when they come out, then come down in price.

[carlton23]

Apparently the specs supplied enable ordinary TV to be watched in 3D although not quite as good as the proper 3D transmission.

[ChuckFickens]

And will very likely have other issues, such as a very narrow viewing angle they'll work with.

The latest move is to make the glasses standard, so if you buy one set of glasses they'll work on all 3D tvs.

[redcrx]

ah yes carlton, ours also has the 2d-3d enabling. It can be quite funny to watch as the TV has to "guess" by movement and shadow what is foreground and background so things can look really stange in that set up

[carlton23]

redcrw, what TV do you have?

[redcrx]

http://www.play.com/E...776326%7Cprd:15776326 we got this one.

[hc4361]

Shame the tvs are broadcasting the same rubbish, though.

[redcrx]

ah but there are more 3d films out. Avatar looks brilliant on the TV! and for those who like gaming theres the PS3 doing 3d content too.
Im just hoping the kids dont break ths one lol

[milly143]

My brother got a 3D TV a couple of weeks ago but said he hadn't been able to watch anything 3D yet because he hadn't got the glasses - which would cost around £90!

[Old_Geezer]

As someone who wear spectacles, any system that insists I have to balance a 2nd pair on the nose is not going to win any points with me.

I did look at a demo of 3D TV at one of the local stores a few months ago, wasn't particularly impressed.

[redcrx]

oh milly, he should have tried to get at least one pair thrown in with the TV. :(
some of the glasses are available for good prices online if he shops about.

[carlton23]

PANASONIC VIERA TX-P42GT20B 42" Full HD 3D Ready Plasma TV
Product code: 02593
Redcrx This is the one I bought, maybe plasma is better than LED

£1,499.00

£999.00

Save a total of £500.00

(£1,499.00 from 04/09/10 to 27/10/10)

[milly143]

He got it through an insurance claim after the Wii remote ended up through the screen of his old TV so I'm not sure they would have put any extras in for him. I think he said some places were doing them for about £45 but he wasnt sure of the quality. I just can't fathom how they could cost that much.

[carlton23]

Milly: Curry`s have specs at £64 but electric ones cost a lot more.

[redcrx]

very nice, carlton :) and a great price.

Milly, we got ours because of an insurance claim but our insurers werent going to be so generous, offered us a £500 tv to replace decent one that got broken. Luckily we managed to negotiate at £1200 pay off instead and put towards the 3d.

The glasses are expensive as they arent the type that you get at cinema. They work by shutting off the lens on each eye hundreds of times a second (or something) whilst the tv changes image at same rate so that each eye sees a different angle but at a rate so fast that the change isnt noticable.