Your next television.... 3D?

[Sparx]

I will not be getting in this bandwagon. I hate everything 3D.

 

[Golf4food]

Not any time soon. We bought a new HD and Bluray last year and have no need to replace it with technology that is so new and expensive and does't have all the kinks worked out. Neither do I have any desire to have to sit up straight wearing glasses to watch my own TV in my own home. You can't lay down on your side and watch something if your 3D glasses are all smooshed against a pillow... no thanks.

 

[cteddiesgirl]

I think a lot of those warnings are like the warning on McDonald's coffee cups... "Warning: This beverage is hot!"

Hmmm...So you think that a risk of having a stroke while watching 3D tv is comparable to thinking you won't get burned if you spill hot coffee?

 

[Sparx]

I think a lot of those warnings are like the warning on McDonald's coffee cups... "Warning: This beverage is hot!"

And a woman suffered third degree burns when the 400F boiling coffee broke through the cup and spilt all over her lap.

 

[cteddiesgirl]

And a woman suffered third degree burns when the 400F boiling coffee broke through the cup and spilt all over her lap.

That would have been a combination of manufacturing fault (faulty cup) and the maker's fault (for heating the coffee far too hot).

I think his point was that everyone with half a brain knows that coffee is served hot unless it's specifically ordered as iced coffee. If it's hot, you can burn yourself. It's just common knowlege and expected. He seems to think that the warnings for the tv's should just already be known to everyone and there are automatically consequences to watching the tv's.

I think it is not expected that watching tv could cause you to have a stroke.

 

[bicker]

I've not had a stroke watching 3D. My point is that the warnings are over-the-top covering for contingencies, to preclude lawsuits. The dangers as presented are so horribly exaggerated to be dismissable on that basis.

 

[Micca]

I was impressed with review I read of the Samsungn 3D tv and Blu-Ray player.
If I were in the market for a tv, I'd certainly consider this. At this point even if 3D tv totally fizzles out, you'd still have an excellent 2D setup.

 

[bicker]

Yes, and I think that's how things are going to go down anyway: The best televisions this year just happen to support 3D; it's something that the manufacturers are throwing into the top of the line sets and the second-tier sets as sort of a built-in upsale prompt. Next year, figure that'll percolate through to the second-tier manufacturers and the third-tier sets for the top-tier manufacturers. And so on. Eventually it'll just be there, whether you want to use it or not. Most of what it is is software, so it will likely follow the same path that other software features follow, introduced one year in a few models, then the feature becomes more and more common, and then later it is a standard feature.

The question will probably not be whether to get a 3D set or not; but rather whether or not to get the 3D glasses that you need to view 3D on the 3D set. Those cost extra, and will likely not be packaged in the sets, since they represent significant cost per unit.

 

[pilesoflaundry]

Our tv might be dying but I will never buy 3-D. I hate watching 3-D movies, they give me a headache. I can't imagine watching all tv like that. I don't even think HD is worth the extra money.

 

[Aimeedyan]

If we hadn't just purchased a new huge TV for our gameroom, DH would be making his case for a 3D one We invest a lot in our home theater; it's where we spend our entertainment money so I do want one eventually but would like the technology to improve some (no glasses required, preferably) and the prices to come down some.

We're big fans of 3D films.

 

[C.Ann]

Anything 3D gives me migraines, dizziness, and severe nausea - so - no, I'm not interested at all..

Actually I'm not interested in any of this new television technology.. I don't watch television often enough - or anything important enough - to justify spending money on new televisions when the ones I have still work fine.. Most of my purchases are based on needs - not "wants"..

When the time comes that I'm forced to purchase something else because the televisions I have now have gone to "television heaven", I will purchase the most "basic" televsion that I can find..

I much prefer spending my money on books..

 

[ThisIsJason]

No. The 40" Samsung LCD HD that I have is only 2 years old. Though I do want to upgrade to a bigger TV, I can not see a reason to spend $2-3K for a 46-55" 3D Samsung. Not to mention buying the glasses and then adding a new Blu-ray player on top.

The next TV I buy will be a LED-LCD HD. Maybe in 6 or 7 years I will upgrade to 3D. Price will be way down, more movies and TV channels.