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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
unsound
7,329 posts
 
I wouldn't hold your breath for the 3D technology, especially in this economy.
wader1971
77 posts
 
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
9,456 posts
 
"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.
hifisoundguy
630 posts
 
Get a Pioneer krp-500m plasma before they are all gone! This was the last plasma that pioneer made and they put their (10thG parts) in this plasma!.. Its even better than the Elite pro-111 !.. Its going to take 10 or so years before the price of OLEDs goes way down....
paulsax
275 posts
 
If you want a new TV now I'd go for it. Some really good suggestions above. Theres no reason to expect that 3D will be out/available/reasonablypriced anytime soon. I remember a coworker about 10 or 12 years ago passed on getting a new car because he read in USA Today how the fuel cell car would be out in a year or so. Actually deferring the car purchase was likely a good idea as it did not kill him but it sure drove him nuts I'll bet. If you can swing it, get it and enjoy it.
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