3D Tv...gimmick Or Great?

[Stupidmia]

Considering upgrading my 40" lcd to at least a 46" and was wondering about whether or not to go for 3D? I have never watched anything apart from a quick look at Shrek 3D in a Currys store...so have not really experienced it.

I like the idea of Smart TV, but wonder if 3d is a costly gimmick that 2 adults would get sick of (no kids in the house)?

What are your experiences? Is it better to ignore 3d and invest in a better spec 2d?

Cheers

[Parts-King]

Like you I have seen them in store and they look great!

My concerns are:

Wearing the 3D glasses, no thanks

How reliable are they?

Is there that much 3D content yet?

My 2D HD is just fine

Kingo

[Raistlin]

I can just see you standing outside Radio Rentals watching the tube each night before going home to your cardboard box...

[Cyker]

They gave me a headache...

Plus wearing glasses OVER my glasses? No TV show will be entertaining enough to overcome the annoyance and discomfort of that!

[MikeSh]

For theme park special effect shows it's 10 minutes of great fun, but the films I've seen in 3D were underwhelming. One problem is that the system/glasses mean you lose half the light, so everything looks a bit dull (as you get older you need more light to see, so younger people may not have a problem with this). And most of the time things are more than a few feet away from you so there isn't much 3D to see anyway.

So I won't bother with 3D until it is 'glasses-free', cheap and you pretty much can't get 2D. The brain is an amazing thing and if you chuck 'odd' at it for more than a few minutes it adapts. eg. most people can watch a black & white film without really noticing once they get into it - their mind fills in the depth and colour anyway.

[jedi134]

Samsung 46ue7000. Excellent 3D tv

3D is the future

[Jas16]

Wait till glasses free 3D TV are relatively cheap enough. Although 3D TV's are cheap enough now, you will find that 99% of the time you will watch in 2D. Plus you will need a 3D blue ray to buy extra, whereas for the moment you could either connect your laptop up or use your current DVD player.

[jedi134]

USB memory sticks and HDD`s can be used to play 3d content in many formats (Mpeg,AVI, MKV etc.....) Download form the inter web for 3 :lol2:

Glass`s free TV some time away I should think....I needed to upgrade a JVC CRT anolouge TV so had to buy.....Smart TV is quite cool but in its infancy