Active 3d Glasses for Samsung 3d LED Tvs Are Expensive and Ugly
February 26th, 2010
I have been all excited about getting a 3D TV since hoards of them showed up at CES this year. Some of the first 3D TVs that will be on the market will be from Samsung. Its sets will hit the US and Europe next month and require active 3D glasses.
I have had a suspicion that going with active glasses was going to be the norm, not because the tech is better necessarily, but so the TV maker can charge us an arm and a testicle for the glasses. I was right, at least in Samsung’s case.
The Samsung 3D active glasses needed for its TVs have turned up for sale and cost $150 per set. That’s right; a family of four will drop an extra $600 on 3D glasses alone. I’d like to kick the guy who made this decision in the balls for all 3D TV fans out there.
[via ITProPortal]
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That’s why you buy a polarized tv so you can wear passive polarized glasses.
I am thinking TVs using passive glasses will be rare at this point. TV makers are going to want to turn active glasses into a profit center.
You just said it was 150 per pair so that would make it 300$ for four not 600
Lol, two eyes so I said pair, set makes it clearer.
I guess you don’t have a pair yourself…
they are 449 for 2 at futureshop what a ripp my god
Ya i just saw a sticker at BestBuy for “Active” glasses.. what a rip off.. I just read ps3 will be 3D compatible and will be selling glasses with wireless connectivity.. (Dont Quote me on this one) . So i will wait till black friday i guess to really see how the products line up. Let panasonic crash and burn till then… I dont mind paying 2.5K for a TV.. but $600 for freaking glasses is rediculous..
hopefully, since the tech for IR controlled active glasses is super cheap and has been around since the 90′s some off-brand company will sell a pair for $20.00 and destroy that little OEM golden ticket.. at least thats what id do if i had a tech company
Well that sucks i just bought the led t.v UNB467100, Im very happy with this so far , haven’t seen the 3d t.vs yet but from what I’ve heard they are not all that great for the price, I might think about buying 1 later down the road when they go down in price
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So much for its 3D capability, the 46C8000 46-inch 1080p HDTV has a lot of other features to its credit as well. To begin with, you have to watch the stunning picture quality on this TV to believe it. The Samsung Real 240Hz technology ensures that there is no scope for blur in any situation.
So much for its 3D capability, the 46C8000 46-inch 1080p HDTV has a lot of other features to its credit as well. To begin with, you have to watch the stunning picture quality on this TV to believe it. The Samsung Real 240Hz technology ensures that there is no scope for blur in any situation.