3d tv

Enigmaman

I am about to buy a new 46" Tv as my 28" screen is not great for me as I have developed a visual impairment.

However I wonder if it is wise to buy an HD TV , as the vision in one eye is very poor, and the 3D glasses, I suspect, would not work for me.

Or is this not an issue? Will I need to use 3D glasses at all? Do 3D TVs have an option to turn 3D on or off?

I would be grateful for any help/advice as this is obviously an expensive purchase.

santer_2

Currys and Dixons etc have them on display with the glasses so maybe worth trying them there

3D without glasses is around but expensive at the moment

Is it worth asking an optician how the impairment will affect 3D viewing now and in the future?

Dave_C_2

You do realise that you can buy a Full HD TV without 3D?

When looking for the new TV we found out for 3D:

• It costs more to buy the TV
• You need 3D glasses
• Terrestrial TV does not broadcast in 3D. The BBC is experimenting with 3D
• You need the Sky HD package costing a mere £63.25 per month to use their free 3D TV service. This was the deal-breaker for us.
• And a 3D blu-ray player to play your 3D movies - if they are made in 3D
• 3D streamed movies are limited, and our broadband isn't good enough to stream movies anyway.
• Have a look at this Amazon FAQ

Like smart TVs, this is new technology and will no doubt change when economies of scale kick in and it becomes consumer-driven.

As always, just my opinion.

Dave

Enigmaman

Good suggestion - I will ask my optician tomorrow. I don't really want 3D, but all the affordable ones seem to have it.

penrhyn

3D is a passing fad just like it was in 1950's cinema.
Don't be fooled, in any case only Sky have a 3D channel. Otherwise you'll need a 3D Bluray player and disks.

Richie-from-the-Boro

Posted in #5 this forum on 29-05-2011, 2:49 PM - and a year earlier .. .. .. update .. .. nowt much changed in two years then :D

3D or true 3D ?, if they want to impress me, when they are able to model the image in all three physical dimensions, I'll begin to take an interest. If I can, from where I'm sitting, look around the scenery / characters just like I can now look around the back of this monitor - I'll begin to take notice of 3D, until that time arrives it's really only [ Emperor's~New~Clothes ] 2D with knobs on. It's just a Paul Daniels effect, a senses based experience not reproducible in an ordinary home, even in a ' home theatre environment '. Until aliEnRIK buys one of these sets I won't even look at the subject again.

Seeing 3D in a megga cinema [ iMAX ] where a persons whole field vision [ including the peripheral ] is saturated with images and in addition directional sounds fills other primary senses makes me wonder if it's ever a home based experience - even wearing electric goggles.

I've seen 3D TV's, and wearing my cost benefit head 23 months after I first commented on this .. .. I still think this is gimmick-ery.

I still have (somewhere) an 10 to 12 year old ASUS video card complete with 3D glasses that used to plug in to the back of the video card.

The kind of people who buy 3DTV are the same same individuals who used to pay £100 + for HDMi cables .. .. same ' snake oil ' different bottle '. If I was on ' footballer status ' money I might buy one for my kids to give them bragging~rights, but that would be the purpose for the spend .. .. not the 3D [ cough 2D with knobs on ] output

penrhyn

For the definitive view of 3D cinema listen to the Doctor.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMG75Ne398I

nearlyrich

If you buy a 3D TV it only operates in 3D if the source (Sky channel or Blu ray) is broadcasting in 3D. We recently bought a new TV which has 3D and you can up-scale normal TV to 3D if you want to but you can also watch normal TV too. Hope that helps.....................

Rhymsta

Bought a Panasonic 3D TV with glasses in a bundle. Watched a few sample programmes from Virgin Catchup then put the glasses behind the TV where they are gathering dust. I think, at the moment, 3D is best seen at the cinema.

johnnyboyrebel

3D is purely a fad, that said it is an added bonus and worth having if you are paying top dollar for a new tv anyway.

Forget LCD and HD, go for LED. This is the best quality picture you can get nowadays (until the next level comes out...)

penrhyn

johnnyboyrebel wrote: »

3D is purely a fad, that said it is an added bonus and worth having if you are paying top dollar for a new tv anyway.

Forget LCD and HD, go for LED. This is the best quality picture you can get nowadays (until the next level comes out...)

Sorry but. LCD TVs are LED, the LEDs are used as a backlight in place of a fluorescent source.
HD is about screen resolution.