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Samsung 3D TVs Now Come With 2 Pairs of Glasses
Samsung's 2011 3D TVs will come with two pairs of active shutter glasses; Samsung also dropped the price of its 3D glasses.
Samsung will now offer two pairs of active shutter 3D glasses with its 2011 lineup of plasma and LED LCD 3D TVs.
In 2010, Samsung 3D TVs shipped sans 3D glasses. That was tough for consumers who just purchased an expensive 3D TV and wanted to start experiencing the screen-popping excitement right away. Active-shutter glasses cost about $150 each in 2010.
But Samsung has announced all of its 2011 3D TVs (both plasma and LED LCDs) will now come with two sets of active shutter glasses. If a consumer needs more, extras will be sold for under $50 (let’s assume that under $50 probably means $49.95). For about $100, a family of four can be all set, glasses-wise, for 3D movie night.
Samsung will provide are the infrared glasses (model SSG-3100GB) that use replaceable batteries, not rechargeable. Users should expect to get about 70 hours out of them before the batteries need to be replaced. These glasses communicate with the TV via Bluetooth.
Related: Panasonic, XpanD Develop M-3DI 3D Glasses Standard
This move doesn’t mean Samsung has abandoned its 3D starter kits. Consumers purchasing the D7000 and above 3D LED TVs or the D6500 and above 3D plasma TVs will continue to receive Samsung’s 3D Starter Kit (SSG-3100M). The kit includes two pairs of 3D active glasses plus the complete Shrek collection on 3D Blu-ray and a voucher for Megamind 3D on Blu-ray.
Smart Move for Samsung
This is a very smart move for Samsung. The extra cost of expensive glasses has impeded the adoption of 3D in the home. Considering the still limited amount of 3D content, consumers have been hesitant to purchase expensive accessories that don’t get used often. Free and cheap can be good marketing.
Related: Integrators Need to Help 3D Go Big-Screen
Also, cheap active shutter glass help level the comparisons to passive polarized systems being promoted by LG, Vizio and Toshiba (all three also make TVs that use active shutter glasses). Passive 3D glasses are cheap, even free if you walk out of a 3D movie theater with the RealD glasses still on your face.
The deal begins April 24.
Will this make a difference for your clients' attitudes towards 3D?
But Samsung has announced all of its 2011 3D TVs (both plasma and LED LCDs) will now come with two sets of active shutter glasses. If a consumer needs more, extras will be sold for under $50 (let’s assume that under $50 probably means $49.95). For about $100, a family of four can be all set, glasses-wise, for 3D movie night.
Samsung will provide are the infrared glasses (model SSG-3100GB) that use replaceable batteries, not rechargeable. Users should expect to get about 70 hours out of them before the batteries need to be replaced. These glasses communicate with the TV via Bluetooth.
Related: Panasonic, XpanD Develop M-3DI 3D Glasses Standard
This move doesn’t mean Samsung has abandoned its 3D starter kits. Consumers purchasing the D7000 and above 3D LED TVs or the D6500 and above 3D plasma TVs will continue to receive Samsung’s 3D Starter Kit (SSG-3100M). The kit includes two pairs of 3D active glasses plus the complete Shrek collection on 3D Blu-ray and a voucher for Megamind 3D on Blu-ray.
Smart Move for Samsung
This is a very smart move for Samsung. The extra cost of expensive glasses has impeded the adoption of 3D in the home. Considering the still limited amount of 3D content, consumers have been hesitant to purchase expensive accessories that don’t get used often. Free and cheap can be good marketing.
Related: Integrators Need to Help 3D Go Big-Screen
Also, cheap active shutter glass help level the comparisons to passive polarized systems being promoted by LG, Vizio and Toshiba (all three also make TVs that use active shutter glasses). Passive 3D glasses are cheap, even free if you walk out of a 3D movie theater with the RealD glasses still on your face.
The deal begins April 24.
Will this make a difference for your clients' attitudes towards 3D?
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Grant Clauser is the technology and web editor for Electronic House. Grant has been covering home electronics for more than 10 years with editorial roles in several consumer and trade magazines. He's done ISF-level damage to hundreds of reviewed products and has had audio training from Home Acoustics Alliance and Sencore.
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It’s obvious that Samsung frightened from LG’s Cinema 3D technology which use 20$ glasses and produce a better 3D: http://bit.ly/lw5600