Comments please from 3DTV owners are appreciated.
In June, I purchased an LG6700 47” Smart TV and have been disappointed, thus far.
Besides having to replace the first set due to audio problems (there was a loud hum in the set) the 3D in replacement TV didn’t work. LG then replaced the entire screen and after two months, I finally had a working TV.
I’ve only used the 3D a few times, and it is nice. However, I’ve never watched a full movie or TV program in 3D. It’s a hassle to keep putting on and taking off the 3D glasses when doing something else.
Watching TV at home is much different than viewing a movie at a theater, where you’re confined to doing just one thing. Therefore, I wouldn’t consider purchasing another 3D TV.
I have a Sony Bravia 3-D tv and have been perfectly happy with it. I needed a new tv anyway, so I made sure that it would have that capability. The difference in cost between the 3D and non-3D was relatively small, so I didn’t see the point in not having it.
Not every show needs to be 3D for me to enjoy it, but it does add something when it’s an action sequence and the punch looks like it is thrown to me or having something thrown and it looks lke it’s being thrown at me.
I would say that having to watch an entire show in 3D is overkill, but it does add something at points in the movie.
I don’t have one, Dave, but that doesn’t stop me from being intrigued. The following little clip from Corning has an inviting image toward the end. I can’t see how 3-D wouldn’t be enjoyable. It’s the crappy programming that I would think would turn people away from such an investment.
Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=6Cf7IL_eZ38&vq=medium
LG7600 55” owner here. I like having the 3D option on there for the movies I have. The glasses are nothing since it is passive and I can check out my iPad with them on if I want with no issues. I can get up and let my digs out without removing them. Best of all with this TV is I have cut the dish, and get 90% of my content through my AppleTV now. Within a year the TV will pay for itself.
We bought one, not for the 3D feature, but because all the other upgrades that came with it, didn’t come with the standard versions. We wanted those upgrades. Love ours, got a killer deal just before SuperBowl Sunday. Great time to buy an HDTV. We’d been monitoring prices for a number of months to see when to jump in and buy. Hubby occassionally watches the 3D. The glasses give me a headache if I wear them too long, so I prefer not. You can turn the 3D off and just use the HDTV, which is fantastic.
My only complaint is that watching my Broncos suck in wide screen, full color, HDTV glory is a little depressing.
I have a Samsung, and I have found the 3-D to be very nice to watch. No strain...they are the powered glasses.
I have a friend who was very skeptical and didn’t even like the concept, but after he watched, he was impressed, thought it would cause eyestrain, but it didn’t.
There doesn’t seem to be a huge amount of material in 3-D out there, though.