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Buy new TV now or wait for 3D technology?

I saw an article on Yahoo today that announced Sony unveiled a new 3-Dimensional LCD TV at an electronics convention in Germany. Didn't give a release date or price though.

I'm buying a new TV in the next year and have been looking into the new Samsung LED's. I've read about the complaints of the glow effect around the frame in dark movie scenes though. Does anyone have one? Would you recommend it?

There are some nice plasmas for good prices but those are on their way out. Would you buy a plasma now if the technology is being discontinued?

I've read articles that 3D technology would require a different HDMI standard which would mean you would have to buy a new receiver, TV, Blue-ray player etc. to handle the new cables.

I don't want to buy a TV and have it obsolete the next year. What do you think? Will you be waiting for 3D before you buy your next TV?
brooks1856
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buconero117
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I think the Sony organic displays will show up first. If you have seen the twelve inch model you will want to wait. 3D is almost a decade way, at least at price points you can afford. I have a Samsung CRT HD set and a Sony front projector for movies. I did look at the LED's, both Sony and Samsung but did not feel they were a significant improvement over the current LCD's. I also have a Sony 32' xbr6 LCD as a computer monitor and I am very happy with it.
unsound
7,329 posts
 
I wouldn't hold your breath for the 3D technology, especially in this economy.
wader1971
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I bought a Pioneer Elite PRO-111 Kuro in June 2009 and I am very satisfied!!! Supposely Panasonic is coming out with a Premiere Plasma this Fall - OLED will be a long while before hit mainstream and the cost wil be out of reaqch even longer! - So, Go Plasma and it is not phasing out, just like vinyl - there still making them.....
soix
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"I don't want to buy a TV and have it obsolete the next year. What do you think?"

I think whatever you buy will be obsolete within a year. Panasonic seems committed to plasma and you can get an excellent 50" 1080p for $1100 or so. If it works for 3 months it'll likely last for a long time with no problems. Way too soon to be an early adopter of 3D technology in my opinion, so better to wait it out with a relatively cheap plasma that will look great until 3D technology improves and gets cheaper (and has a decent selection of quality programming worth watching). Best of luck.
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