Scrib

OK, so I have decided I need to get a new TV for the house we're building. However, I want to go BIG, 60" and maybe even get a 70". 3D in 60" TVs is not a problem, but at 70", you pay a decent premium. Many people I know have 3D capable TVs and don't use it. I'm trying to figure out if it's worth getting it or saving the money for something else.

Does anyone use it? Worth it? I don't know if I'd use it. Having to put on the glasses, etc.

princelybug

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I have a 3D TV, and don't even have the glasses.

TeknoKing

I have it, rarely use it. Porn/3D movies are great. Xbox sucks, regular TV is nice but can't watch it for too long.

65" LG or Samsung LED 3D Ready TVs, about $3K.. To go bigger you'd need Plasma. (Other companies have those retarded active glasses)

Great deals for a 55" LG LED + blue ray on ebay for $1200, or 47" on pc richards and son for $900.

Scrib

I've found the 70" 3D ready for around $3300. Costco has the 70", no 3D for $2800.

Roughly 20% premium for 3D.

TRIOD3SIGNS

Don't do it! With the current tech, glasses free 3d is beginning to pop up in laptops where as a year ago it was only on portable game systems or phones. I expect it to reach larger TVs in a few years. Then anybody with 3d glasses on would look so silly.

TeknoKing

70" 3D? LED? Link me please

and just got this in email, not bad, $1300 bux for a 55" Sony with a 3D player.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/email/wem...il_wem2871pink

Scrib

Hard to beat for $1300, but a TV that size needs to be 240 hertz, just like it needs to be 1080p (which it is).


$3244.69

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...A3ACU7TJEUXKOF

TampaJim

IMO, it isn't worth it. Remember that ONLY content with 3D would benefit and it is still very limited.

TeknoKing

^ wow, nice... I've been withholding and behaving the entire day. I am closing my browser. Putting away my wallet. I will not give in. :biting nails:

Scrib

I guess the question is, will the content and challis grow to be more mainstream? The main limiting factor is the glasses, IMHO.

TeknoKing

Sir, you are wrong. 3D content will provide the best viewing experience. But these TVs do convert 2D to 3D and makes it nice as well. I use it with FIOS (which has 3D channels), but when I watch plain 2D and make the TV convert to 3D it is actually a noticeable improvement. I just hate the glasses.

Scrib

Do me a favor and buy one, let me know how it looks.

Thanks.

Majofo

I have two friends who bought their TV's specifically because they were 3D. In the 6 mos to 1 year of ownership.. neither has watched anything in 3D.



Sharp has a 80" LED LCD. Picture looks fantastic.. very deep blacks. The one thing that I did notice and it could be from the source is that there's a little too much artifacting and noise in the picture.

Scrib

Yea, but the 80" is only 120hz, which is weak.

achenator

I picked up a 7000 series 46" samsung 3d for my bedroom yesterday. I doubt i'll use the 3d much because it is in the bedroom and I don't really watch movies in bed too much. Nevertheless the tv picture is beautiful and I think aesthetically it's the best looking tv out there. I love the way the screen goes all the way to the edges.

On another note, I saw the 80" sharp at the store. RIDONCULOUS! My buddy got one about 2 weeks ago and I haven't had a chance to see it. When I saw it in the store I immediately thought what a wise man once said, "I gots to get me one of these!"
Once the wife and I figure out what we want to do about a new crib, i'll get one.

Majofo

It's not 3D so it doesn't need an interlaced signal and there is no perception difference between the two speeds at 2D.

Scrib

Ah, didn't realize that.

Thanks!

Majofo

The huge downside is it's roughly twice the price of a 70" LCD.

Scrib

I could swing the 80", but again, no 3D.

Scrib

My Dad is pushing me to get the 80". Damn peer pressure.

It's running about $1000 more than the 70" it seems.

I'm going to wait until we get moved in. By that time, maybe we'll see some more price concessions.

2001AudiS4

Are you going to be hanging the TV? I only ask because if you are looking to go that big, you could pick up an 83 Mitsubishi DLP for a lot less and still have the ability to go 3D.

Majofo

I'm not a fan of DLP. Great technology.. don't get me wrong, but aside from the hassle of replacing bulbs.. it just doesn't look as good especially in a well lit room.

I did see the 82 Mitsu on sale for $1499 a few months back. I think you can get it for $1999 now. The 92 Mitsu is going for +4k.. expect to find deals as the LCD's start to become more competitive in size.

Regardless, still worth a look. Keep us updated.

2001AudiS4

Perhaps on some DLPs. The Mitsubishi has a great picture though and really the only manufacturer I use for DLP. Replacing the bulb is not an issue really, considering you basically get a new TV. If you buy a 80" LED, and it has an issue, its something you have to send it in for repair, or buy a new TV, depending on the issue. I don't do many DLP's though, and only recommend them in rooms large enough to warrant not having it hanging on the wall, typically only in situations where it will be inside a cabinet.

Whiskers

3D porn?

Scrib

Yep. Hanging on a wall. You get the idea looking from the kitchen.

Sarlacc

Those stupid refresh hrz rates only matter if you use those settings to watch sports...otherwise they make the image look like plastic soap operas...always have that shit turned OFF.

As for 3D...waste of money in my opinion. The implementation is horrible from most manufacturers/ disc transfers.

I haven't seen any of the newer LED displays over 60"...but if you're talking big..might as well projection at this point...it'll cost a bit more...but trust me, buy the proper screen...its so worth it.

Sarlacc

Maybe they have changed in recent years but a family friend got a 70" mitsu DLP a few years ago...I thought it was pile of crap...and they made it very limited in terms of what you could do to calibrate it.

I know YEARS ago, mitsu was one of the go to companies for large format pro CRT monitors...but after that, they fell off imo.

Scrib

I've survived without 3D thus far, but if I'm going to make this kind of an investment, is it worth doing just to have. That's the dilemma. 80" would be pure sex on the wall...

2001AudiS4

Like many manufacturers, they offer different levels for their sets. The current generation looks nice, pretty much across all the levels. Not sure which one your friend had.

jupitersolo

Question, do you go to 3D movies? If you don't, don't waste money at home on it.

Majofo

Scrib

Nope.

But I have a 5 year old that may want to go someday.

gatrhumpy

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On Black Friday we looked at a 3D TV at HHGreg. Just to look. My four year old son put on the glasses, and was trying to swat away the flies and all that. It was cute.

jupitersolo

I learn something today about Samsung 3D TV's. In 2D they are better than it's non 3D TV conterpart. I'll be buying a 3D Samsung, I may never use the 3D, but the 2D image with them is what sold me.

Still not sure what size or model, but the 55" 6400, is leading the way, maybe 47".

Scrib

Eh, you sure? Same TV panel, same source, same settings on the TV?

mrsteve

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Woah the 80" weighs 122lbs

jupitersolo

But it's a different chipset to run the 3D engine, I saw it for myself side by side.

jupitersolo

I have 60" Sony RTV that double that's...

Sarlacc

Pssh, thats nothing...We used to have to move around my friends 40" Sony XBR at 210lbs...that thing was a block of heavy

Majofo

werd.. My father still owns a 36" WEGA CRT.. thing weighs over 200 lbs. I planted it on one of those rolling stainless steel shelves that supports 500 lbs per rack. When he bought it years ago, he left it in the back of his truck for months until I could go home and move it.

My buddy has the 40' XBR. We fucking moved it to his 3rd floor apartment, then 1 year later, to his house after it was built. 5 guys on each trip.. ridiculous. It's just so awkward to handle.. at least with the WEGA 36" it's long.. the XBR CRT is bulky. One guy was actually supporting it with his back as we moved up the stairs in his house. We almost crushed him..