3d tv

[Barewolf]

All I ask is one question, what would you do based on the knowledge you have?

I currently have a 50 inch Plasma TV, a Panasonic Viera TX-P50C10B, I Also have a Blu-Ray Player which is Panasonic and a Surround Sound System (5.1), I Also have a Wii and Sony PS3 Rigged up to this.

My Dilemma is this.........

I Want to upgrade to make the most of the new improvements being made, mainly 3D. I Know it's in early stages but is it worth it at this stage? or wait 3 years?

I'm planning on getting the Samsung http://www.greatuniversal.com/63in-3...666-sku4194090

Including 4 sets of glasses and the 3d blu-ray player.

I'm considering this based on reviews, and the fact 3d technology will be here to stay, especially gaming and the sony motion technology, but the movies also.

An upgrade to 63" 3d Tv SOUNDS AWESOME TO ME, but do you think i am being pre emtive? or do you think its actually worth it to wait 2 years based on the current developments?

[DocDutch]

to be honest I would really wait for another year at the minimum mate 1st of all a 40" Samsung 3d TV is going to cost you around £1700 then the player for another 400 quid at least.

[Stuart]

I'd wait as well.. In a year's time, you'll be able to get TVs with good 3d performance for less than £600..

Also, if display resolution is important (as it might be with a 63inch screen), I've been told that the PS3 is limited to 720P resolution when running a game in 3D.

[DocDutch]

another note on that kind of screensize how big is your living room as otherwise sitting say from 10 meters away the display will be quite distorted and looking pixalated.

[Barewolf]

at the moment the tv is 50 inch hd, and hd channels are crisp, but as for 600 in 1 year for 3d seems a little more pre emtive than even i would expect, no?

[Tezcatlipoca]

Why bother? Seriously, why bother?

It's horrendously expensive at the moment, with sod all content to watch on it.

How many truly 3D movies are there other than Avatar?

How many 3D Blu-rays have been released so far? (proper ones, not ones which use those crappy red/green glasses)

Are there any 3D games yet? (proper ones)

Why pay THOUSANDS for something that will have hardly any use for some time yet.

[Barewolf]

Gran Tourismo 5 + PS Move, Tiger Woods 11 move, Yes Avatar will be available, but theres a lot being released sooner and with SKY 3D in August.

Im concidering because i dont think its a bad deal for an extra 2 grand, but i also see your points and thats making my decision easier

[Tezcatlipoca]

Not exactly many games though is it. Not yet.

Movies... There have hardly been any truly 3D movies other than Avatar (& some animations), so far, with many using post-production 3D (e.g. Clash of the Titans) & consequently not looking very good. 3D Blu-rays... Avatar isn't out until next year. From a quick search, it seems all that's currently available is Monsters vs Aliens... hardly something that justifies spending several thousand pounds on a TV & all the other bits required.

Sky 3D... How much 3D content will that be showing... other than certain football matches where Sky has had special cameras? Again, there still aren't that many 3D movies, & of those, there aren't that many that are *really* 3D. Also, I don't believe that 3D on Sky 3D can be HD at the same time... there'd be enough bandwidth for HD or 3D but not both at the same time.

I think it's an awful deal for an extra 2 grand. In my opinion, there simply is not enough content to come anywhere close to justifying the extremely expensive outlay.

Give it time... Let the TVs & glasses come down in price, let the content increase in quantity & quality.

[Barewolf]

Ive read all PS3 games are 3D with Tv's that are 3D and only the few released show the full 3D capability, much like (I Assume) that when 720p was shown on youtube was classed as HD? I dunno, hence im asking here, but if what ive read is true, then even 720p 3D would be worth it for gaming alone when you see that the sony move technology will be released soon.

Avatar i think will be out as will many more before xmas, in 3D, and Sky HD is just a bonus

love to hear more about this, but if i bought the system it would be 6 grand and 1 grand on my old one, so 5 grand.

[Tezcatlipoca]

Perhaps 2D games can be given some sort of pseudo-3D effect, but I do not see how it could just magically make 2D games into 3D...The only truly 3D games would be ones which were made with that in mind.

All I've read about Avatar suggests 2011 for 3D Blu-ray.

As for "many more"...Like what though? I think the majority of 3D movies released so far have been crap, due to crap post-production 3D (e.g. Clash), or due to just being crap (e.g. Clash). Other than Avatar, there haven't really been any stunners, just a few "good" or "not bad" ones such as the odd horror movie or animated movie. Hardly a great deal of movies, certainly not enough to justify (IMO) spending SEVERAL THOUSAND POUNDS on a ridiculously expensive television. I wouldn't spend it just to watch Avatar, no matter how stunning it is, & I certainly wouldn't spend it to watch stuff which is inferior to Avatar.

I don't think it's the way forward, not yet. So far, all it seems to me is a way for Hollywood to rake in extra $$$ by 3Ding things, which don't need it, on the cheap & charging extra for tickets.

[Stephen]

The PS3 won't have any real 3D games till near the end of the year. Its simply not worth getting a 3D tv yet.

I would at least wait till the start of next year before considering it.

[damien c]

It's not worth it yet not enough content yet and as for game's some will utilise the 3d but not very well, I'm leaving it for another year or 2 before i look at it for myself.

[peanut]

I thought you were saving up for a wedding in August and needed all the money you can find? From flogging home built computers, to a cake shop etc. Business must be good if you can now afford all this in 4 months.

and you are "reluctantly" selling your Wii for a garden project?

Can you really afford this ? I ask cuz you link to great universal? you are not seriously buying from there are you? unless you have a massive voucher code ?


BTW if you do use them go through topcashback you get 8% back

[Saaf_laandon_mo]

3D TV - I'm still having a dilema in regards to what 2D TV to buy and I been trying to make my mind up for years now! Anyone got any tips/recommendations? The 32 inch CRT in the lounge looks really ugly, and I think I'm the only person I know who hasn't got a plasma/lcd yet. I was going to go into Costco on saturday and pick up the 42inch panasonic plasma THXPv20 or g20 (I think) - £720 offer inc VAT. I can probably go upto 50inch.