ELECTION: I was in the market for a new TV, but I had no intention of getting a 3D TV until I saw Amazon had sales that included Bluray player and glasses for $ 1299th Too good to miss when I had to spend close to that of a conventional LED / LCD TV yet. There were no sales of Samsung and Panasonic, but I chose Toshiba. TV replacement was a 3.5 year old 50 "Toshiba HD DLP. It was a good product, so I decided to exercise a little brand loyalty. In addition, since Toshiba was one of the last" big "producers to release their 3D TV, I thought that they would probably have the best shot because they had more time to hone their technique. It may be false logic, but it worked for me. There were almost no reviews when I bought the TV so I kept my fingers crossed.
SHIPPING: I waited like a little child for this stuff to get to me - although I got it for five days, it seemed like an eternity! The box had a big hole in it (seemed like it had been kicked) and the back of the TV had a little bump. I wrote it with the understanding that it was dented as if it did not work, I could send it back. These items are shipped via freight, and cargo is known to be tough on the packaging. The Dent did not bother me (if it worked), so I took it home.
SETUP: came home, took it out of the box. This thing is thin! It is also surprisingly heavy (not too difficult, but it's heavier than it looks). The base attaches it should be - pretty self explanatory. Got it plugged in and turned on. TV went through my setup, as it should. The picture was great - I do not have cable (I know, I know), but OTA stations so wonderful. It was a very clean look. Response time to change the channel was very fast (it was slightly slower DLP TV). Toshiba has settings to change the image is unlimited - I'm still fiddling with the picture (although how it is created out of the box is big).
3D SETUP: I bought A Christmas Carol, Open Season and Monster Vs. Aliens (on Ebay) in 3D. Installation is identical to a regular DVD, except that I think you must have a 1.4 HDMI cable (a standard HDMI) to transfer the 3D image. I wish they mentioned it on the front, but luckily I did some research before television came and ordered an Amazon-cable for $ 7 Not a big deal, but I would have been pretty annoyed if I would have had to make a trip to BestBuy to buy a $ 50 cable. For glasses, simply pull the handle Battery Saver tab (you can see it unless you know what I'm talking about) and you're good to go. You can see when your glasses on, because the light is allowed through the eye changes. I think I had to change the TV to automatically detect 3D, but a message pops up and tells you what to do when it sees a 3D disk, so that's all there is to it.
STANDARD / BluRay IMAGE: Fantastic. There is not much more to it. It's a great picture with incredible detail. I thought that the old HD DLP Toshiba had a good picture, but I do not know if I will be able to see it again because of this TV is better than Sun bluray really blow me away on this TV. There are many settings you can do with the image, which is nice (I doubt will use them, but it's more a comfort thing).
3D image: Did not know what to expect. After I ordered 46 ", I started to read that you needed a bigger screen to estimate the 3D and became worried. Fortunately, this was not true picture is much more" fragile "than in theaters. When I first set to" A Christmas Carol "was all I could do to smile. I had read a lot Blurbs here and there with regard to the issues people had with 3D TV to do" ghost "and" double "images. actually happened during a scene of" A Christmas Carol "but I'm not really sure why (it was actually just a character's nose was a ghost image during a scene) and it did not happen in any other part or with other films. I did find out that the 3D image is best when TV is on the brightest setting. I'm sure someone can explain why, but I can not. This was particularly the case with "A Christmas Carol" which is quite a "shadowy" movie to begin with.
SUMMARY: Use the money in 3D Toshiba, if you're in the market for a new TV. The current Amazon agreement contains everything you need for 3D (with the exception of the 1.4 HDMI cable) and the picture is fantastic. I think it will take a long time before a 3D TV falls much lower than that (at least a good quality one). There is not much in the way of the media in 3D at the moment but it will. I'm glad I made this investment and would do it again.
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