3D Television

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Is this going to turn out to be a gimmick or is it genuinely worth purchasing a 3D telly?

I need a new tv but I don't want to get a none 3D one incase 3D takes off and I end up wanting a new one 6 months down the line. They're rather pricey though and that's not including the glasses, or the 3D blue ray player....I've been impressed by the sports channels, but it's the gaming side which I've read the 3D adds most too...

Anyone have one?
 
I think its a gimmick, personally. I don't want to have to wear glasses to watch the match. And if I'm inviting a bunch of mates around I'm not forking out £X00 for extra sets of glasses.

I think HD will remain the standard, for a good while at least, but I'm no expert by any means.
 
The 3D T.V you buy will have to 42" or more. You'll also have to sit relatively close to get the full 3D experience.

But it does look seem like a very good idea. The glasses itself will cost £60 i heard.
 
There's a 40 Inch 200hz Samsung for £920 on Amazon I've been looking at....I'm tempted, the same telly but 100hz and none 3d is around £630
 
Rahul said:
The 3D T.V you buy will have to 42" or more. You'll also have to sit relatively close to get the full 3D experience.

But it does look seem like a very good idea. The glasses itself will cost £60 i heard.
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Wont the glasses you got when you saw Avatar (or any other film of that nature) work with a 3D-TV?
 
Eventually you won't even need to wear the glasses.

Sky (or any other provider) will almost certainly charge extra for any 3D content, and it may even be on a pay-per-view basis, which would likely be more expensive than the current monthly fee for HD.

But even if it replaces the HD subscription, meaning that HD becomes free for all with an HD box, just as HD replaced SkyPlus, it might well be more than the £10 per month that is currently charged. Sky are desperate for extra revenue having virtually maxed out on new subscribers to the platform, so they are in a position where they need to squeeze every penny out of existing customers to grow.

It's also worth considering whether you are going to get the £300 extra that it costs for a 3DTV, plus whatever it costs for the 3D programming, out of the TV over the next few years. This is a fairly new technology in TV's, and there will likely be major improvements to it for several years to come.
 
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