| Well just spoken to a really nice guy called Paul from Robert Whyte's. He checked to see if had been refunded and said he would call me back within ten minutes. He called me back in five minutes and apparently my refund had not been processed, he has however done it for me so I should have it back in my account by Wednesday at the latest. With any luck I might actually be able to buy the TV by next weekend. |
3D TV (3 Dimensional Television) • Page 3
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Jmek 1,520 posts
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Red-Moose 5,344 posts
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Registered 15 years agoi am a big fan of samsung screens. for my next tv it will probably be another samsung, and good to see the 750 getting good reports. any experience of the skype functionality in it? -
Jmek 1,520 posts
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Registered 12 years agoMy TV should be delivered today. my 3D glasses have just turned up and are on charge. Can't wait to get home from work! -
mrpon 34,298 posts
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Registered 11 years agoHad a go on a thin Samsumg in Comet. Put the glasses on, switched them on and the footage (Monsters vs Aliens) seemed blurry?
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woodnotes 4,967 posts
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Registered 15 years agomrpon wrote:
I wouldn't have gone for an LED due to backlight uniformity issues and price, but there's no denying that they look absolutely beautiful.
Had a go on a thin Samsumg in Comet. Put the glasses on, switched them on and the footage (Monsters vs Aliens) seemed blurry?
Bloody nice TV though. -
speedofthepuma 13,418 posts
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Registered 12 years agoI went and had a look at the Sony set at Lakeside the other day and the guy was hinting at hundreds of pounds off (mind you about £2200 with x2 sets of glasses that cost £100 more for more sets).
It worked, but I wonder how much normal TV will take adavantage of the effect. What was amazing was my wife, normally unimpressed by tech, was blown away and wanted to buy one immediately: "I'm serious, of course I want one, stuff comes out of the screen at you!" -
If the tech exists for 3D to work without glasses, that is obviously the future, in which case buying a set that requires glasses is imo a mistake.
Early adopters beware. -
Buztafen 17,450 posts
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Registered 10 years agoWell i went to Roy Jowetts in Colne where my uncle is manager of the Home Cinema section (shameless promotion, good shop, helpful staff) and he setup the new Panasonic 50' VT20 using a promotional 3D Bluray. Wearing the active shutter style glasses me and the gf found the effect was pretty remarkable. They had the standard balls being hit in slow motion stuff straight towards you and subtitles coming out of the screen etc but then there were trailers for cartoons and a crazy section where anime pictures came to life. The depth of field and detail were insane, really impressive stuff. However the price at around £2500 plus the cost of the glasses was also insane.
If you live in the area pop in and take a look. -
mrpon 34,298 posts
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Registered 11 years agoWoody, how much was your LE40C750 and where from? Sounds superb. -
shamblemonkee 17,897 posts
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Registered 13 years agokalel wrote:
If the tech exists for 3D to work without glasses, that is obviously the future, in which case buying a set that requires glasses is imo a mistake.
Early adopters beware.
This is what i think, especially when there's virtually zero product to watch on your shiny new 3D screen afaik. -
woodnotes 4,967 posts
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Registered 15 years agoBut the C750 is only £100 more than its 2D-equivalent C650. Seems like a no-brainer for only a little bit more. Not to mention the C750 also has other additional features like PVR functionality etc.
Decent non-glasses 3D TVs are a good few years away at least. The Toshiba one that's coming out this year isn't HD, is only 20" and has an extremely limited viewing angle for 3D.
Obviously if you like to keep your TV for 15 years then it's worth waiting, but if you're like me and buy a new TV every five years, then I don't see an issue.
From my point of view, the C750 was by far the best 2D TV I tried against the Sony EX503 and Panasonic G20 (see my post on the previous page) . 3D was just a bonus, and the TV actually cost the same as the 2D G20. -
My point is that (as I understand it) the TVs that work without glasses require a different type of source for the 3D to work, so essentially we're talking about a format war, and it's one that I can't see the one that requires glasses is going to win, even if that format came first. Betamax came first. DCC came first. HD-DVD came first etc.
Dunno, up to you, but buying 3D tellies and loads of sets of glasses seems like a waste of money to me. It's not like there's much source material to make the most of your 3D right now anyway, so what's the rush? -
buggrit 5,178 posts
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Registered 11 years ago^ What kalel said, basically. -
dominalien 8,501 posts
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Registered 12 years agoMy point is that (as I understand it) the TVs that work without glasses require a different type of source for the 3D to work
Hm, do you have a source for that? Because at first glance the format in which the image is being fed to the TV should have nothing to do with the tech the TV uses to then display it. -
Not sure to be honest, might be wrong about that. Silentbob needed. -
dominalien 8,501 posts
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Registered 12 years agoHm, according to Wikipedia there is at least a chance of a single standard. It seems HDMI 1.4 should guarantee compatibility. -
Jmek 1,520 posts
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Registered 12 years agoWell the Samsung 46C750 is amazing. As a normal TV it's jaw dropping and the 3D is the icing on the cake. So far the only true 3D I've tried is Wipeout and Avatar the game. Both look amazing especially Avatar. The 2d - 3d converter works surprisingly well adding a fair bit of depth to games and movies. Can't wait to get my hands on Killzone 3. -
Gambit1977 10,396 posts
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Registered 10 years agoI dropped my new panny 42" G15B last night, huge big crack in the bottom of the unit, screen's ok, but already received my claim form 
3D here I come! -
Jmek 1,520 posts
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Registered 12 years agoGambit1977 wrote:
I dropped my new panny 42" G15B last night, huge big crack in the bottom of the unit, screen's ok, but already received my claim form 3D here I come!
Dang! Sorry to hear that man. Hope your claim goes OK. -
Gambit1977 10,396 posts
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Registered 10 years agoJmek wrote:
Gambit1977 wrote:
I dropped my new panny 42" G15B last night, huge big crack in the bottom of the unit, screen's ok, but already received my claim form 3D here I come!
Dang! Sorry to hear that man. Hope your claim goes OK.
It was my own fault, but thanks.gif)
I was replacing me LEDs behind it and thought I could rest it against me, not a good idea haha! -
silentbob 29,494 posts
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Registered 15 years agokalel wrote:
Don't think so.
My point is that (as I understand it) the TVs that work without glasses require a different type of source for the 3D to work...
Multi parallax stereoscopy is the best we can look forward to this year and that only gives the viewer a maximum 30 degree viewing angle. Which is shit. There isn't any current indications that that viewing angle will improve later either.
Either way, buying into 3D software or hardware sources won't limit your options for screens in the future.
Your point about early adoption is relevant of course, just not quite as dramatic. -
FairgroundTown 2,522 posts
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Registered 13 years agoMrs FT tried a 3D driving game on a PS3 at work, and was pretty wowed, but it was on a HUGE screen. We tried the normal, living-room sized TVs in the Sony Center in Tokyo, and I was impressed by the quality, but it was very disconcerting the way stuff 'fell off' the edge of the picture - I think because there isn't the same defined 'frame' as on a 2D TV. I guess you get used to this, but it was really odd and kept pulling my eye away from the actual picture, because my brain sensed the oddness. Anyway, we came away figuring that it probably needs a HUGE screen to work, and that 42 inches just isn't enough. -
Scurrminator 9,033 posts
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Registered 13 years agoI've heard Plasma is the way to go for 3DTVs; with that in mind is this any good?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B003JFWC4K/ref=pe_26011_21569301_pe_vfe_t3 -
bzzct 1,725 posts
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Registered 15 years agoWhat's up with the 3D TVs in pubs only requiring the cinema-style cheapy glasses, and home TVs requiring these £100-a-pop jobbies? -
woodnotes 4,967 posts
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Registered 15 years agobzzct wrote:
Passive vs Active.
What's up with the 3D TVs in pubs only requiring the cinema-style cheapy glasses, and home TVs requiring these £100-a-pop jobbies? -
mrpon 34,298 posts
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Registered 11 years agobzzct wrote:
Think about it
What's up with the 3D TVs in pubs only requiring the cinema-style cheapy glasses, and home TVs requiring these £100-a-pop jobbies? -
bzzct 1,725 posts
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Registered 15 years agoErm, I'm not sure what either of you mean by those answers 
, so I'll try to rephrase the question:
Seeing as pubs have 3D TVs that do not require expensive glasses, why do the ones available for home use require expensive glasses? -
mrpon 34,298 posts
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Registered 11 years agoHeh, I was clearly talking from a stealing point of view. I'll let woody fill you in on the tech side. -
bzzct 1,725 posts
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Registered 15 years agoWell I was thinking more the other way round. Not "why don't pubs use expensive glasses", but "why don't home TVs use cheap ones"?
The advantages to the cheap glasses are obvious (they're cheap...), I'm asking why you can't get TVs for the home that use the cheap glasses. -
bzzct wrote:
Because active technology has proven to be the superior home solution.
Well I was thinking more the other way round. Not "why don't pubs use expensive glasses", but "why don't home TVs use cheap ones"?
The advantages to the cheap glasses are obvious (they're cheap...), I'm asking why you can't get TVs for the home that use the cheap glasses.
3D here I come! .gif)
, so I'll try to rephrase the question:Sometimes posts may contain links to online retail stores. If you click on one and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. For more information, go here.
