Looking for a passive 3D TV

polkfarmboy
polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
edited January 2012 in Electronics
Has anyone here got any experience with or read up on what the best passive 3D TV's are ?

I just bought a 3dtv but its active and although I enjoy it for gaming I just dont like it for movies. The only passive 3D set I have had a demo on is the LG W5600 and its great. Last time I nearly pulled the trigger on one and the price was $1900, Like all new tech it can now be had for $1300 these days. I was looking on amazon and vizo and toshiba now offer 3D in the passive form. I think passive is the way to go because there is no flicker and you dont have to do the whole lame thing with pass the 2 pair of glasses round when family pops over
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  • PrazVT
    PrazVT Posts: 1,607
    edited January 2012
    My cousin bought the 47" LG passive 3D set and she and her husband are happy with it. They don't watch in 3D very often ..but it works well and you can just use the theater glasses ;)
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  • Phasewolf
    Phasewolf Posts: 514
    edited January 2012
    I would get the LG. I use too do TV repair and I would not take a crap on the other two brands. Toshiba stops making parts for there's way too soon. Try telling a customer that the power supply is no longer made on there unit when its 14 months old.
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited January 2012
    I was seriously considering the toshiba till you said that bud. The model I was looking at from toshiba had skype and wifi built in http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-55TL515U-55-inch-Natural-LED-LCD/dp/B004MFDL3C/ref=sr_1_7?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1327628922&sr=1-7
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  • Phasewolf
    Phasewolf Posts: 514
    edited January 2012
    The fair rate of the LG TV's has been fairly low as of late. If you get the Toshiba get a 5 year warranty with it and read the fine print.
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited January 2012
    I have 2 LG tv's right now and one of them is a 3D so it might be a smart move to go for another lg. After doing some reading tonight some people say that the passive tech inside these toshiba models has been licensed from LG. I am really hesitant about going with a vizo passive 3D after a member on the forum posted a report about one guys vizo going out and they would not even fix it and he was advised to just go buy a new one
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  • Phasewolf
    Phasewolf Posts: 514
    edited January 2012
    The issue with vizo is getting parts takes forever if you can get them.
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    Legacy Audio Focus SE
    Legacy Audio Silverscreen HD center
    Polk F/X500i Rears
    Parasound HCA-3500
    Sunfire Grand Cinema
    Behringer iNUKE NU6000DSP
    Pair of CraigSUB SS-18.1
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