TV & Home Theater

[richardtravis16]

I'm going to buy 3D TV. Samsung, LG which brand is better?

[fffrank77]

I bought Samsung 3D tv and I'm in big regret. It's about 3D glasses….when I'm wearing 3d glasses, I usually get headache and feel tired because of blink…charging this 3d glasses is so much trouble to me…….i'm in pain…... I can't actually say Samsung 3d tv sucks, but go to Best buy or whatever and see it in person...you'll see...

[xl]

Which models are you interested in?

Check out this discussion for ideas.

http://forums.bestbuy.com/t5/TV-Home-Theater/Samsung-UN40D640-or-LG-42LW5300-Which-one-is-better/m-p...

[jessicaalexis53]

I can help you with that. Because I've used both. My friends has Samsung 3D tv, so we watched a movie with her 3D tv. We had to sit tight for more than 1 hour just to watch clear pictures. Also, like magnusgiordanno said, since the half of movie, 3D glasses started blinking , i coulnd't focus on the movie. I have LG 3D tv and never had that kind of problem. I didn't say anything to my friend about the tv but I was little dissappointed. I def can say that "Go for LG!!"

[grif32]

Neither, look into getting the Panasonic ST30 or GT30 series.  Some of the best 3D TV's out there. 

[Jimmienomam]

I vote for the st30 also. I bought the 50st30 and had it calibrated. The picture is amazing after a calibration. The 3d is good also, it's one of the best I have seen.

[samisgray]

Before you make a decision on which 3D TV to buy, you should be fully aware of the different 3D technologies that each brand is using. All of Samsung's 3D TVs are of active 3D tech with shutter glasses. The lenses flicker one at a time to receive images from a TV screen seperately. This is the reason why fffrank77 felt dizzy while watching it. On the other hand, passive 3D TV sends images to both lenses at the same time. LG produces both 3D TVs and started to dominate 3D TV market with its passive 3D TVs last year. It is ranked as a #1 3D TV last year by many noted sites including comsumer reports.

[grif32]

no offense but consumer reports is the last place anyone should go for tv advice. And any noted site would never rank the passive lg set as the best 3d set out there not even close, that goes to panny and samsung 3d sets..

[DarkWingDUCK]

I second the opinion about consumer reports.  They are valuable in regards to finding out specifics regarding the average failure rate within the first year on TVs, but lack the experts necessary to be objective during the review process.  Open up an issue and see who is advertising, then see how that brand scores in that issue, tells a lot.

I would recommend visitng Cnet.com for objective TV reviews, most notably one's conducted by David Katzemeir (sp?).  Cnet calibrates each TV BEFORE reviewing, so that you get the most from the review.  They also post the calibrated setting sometimes for each display.

I prefer active, but I wont say that everybody sees the same.  If you want the best quality and are not sensitive to flicker then active is for you.  If you want cheap, easy to wear glasses but are willing to sacrifice vertical line resolution then passive will be fine.

And dont give me "LG has certified 1080p passive 3D" BS, using that logic active glasses can achieve 2160p by means of interlacing the two glass frames (This is wrong but a good example of my point).  I'm sure they'd be able to pay somebody to "certify" that rediculous claim if they really wanted to.

[grapesoda]

I would recommend visitng Cnet.com for objective TV reviews, most notably one's conducted by David Katzemeir (sp?).  Cnet calibrates each TV BEFORE reviewing, so that you get the most from the review.  They also post the calibrated setting sometimes for each display.

I generally find his reviews off and more personal experice than about the technology.

Also I think LGs are a great investment I personally prefer passive 3D but that is anectdotal.

I would look at the stats and read up some more in your price range remeber that 3D active glasses can be expensive and are fairly easy to break so you could be looking at up an extra $1,000 over the life of your tv for just 4 people more will be more expensive.

Best to check them both out and look for sales. I think you can get an LG around $1600-$2000 for a 55" depending on the model and Samsungs are a little higher for the same size starting at about $1800-$2500 before you have to buy the glasses at $75-$100 a pop so minimum of 2k probably.