Originally Posted by
sasker:
“Looking around for a new TV and can't decide between active or passive after looking today. Don't seem to be many cheap active sets around but had a look at a demo on a Sammy and it did look superb with the active glasses. Any recommendations people?
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IMO Active is better. Its Full 1080p HD and doesn't suffer from as much crosstalk - especially off angle which is good for a family sitting around a TV. (Or standing playing a 3d game) Passive can go crosstalk crazy if your off angle or tilt your head lying on a couch.
Plasma also uses Active 3D and most LEDs use Passive. Plasma does still have the upper hand when it comes to overall picture quality. Better blacks and more responsive thicker cinematic picture. LED's are better in brighter rooms but still have issues with blacks, viewing angles and colours.
Its all scenareo dependant however. Active 3D glasses are expensive so if you have a family with 4+ people it will cost more (glasses are about £20-£40 each and usually 2 come free or as part of a deal)
Active 3D is also better if you dont have daylight streaming in the room as the shutters can cause a flickering (not on the TV picture itself) The refresh needs to be set from default 100hz to 120hz to reduce flickering sometimes too.
Passive doesn't suffer from flicker but instead from crosstalk and pictures that aren't 1080p HD - you can also see the interlace lines from the different polerized pixels.
So Active if your into watching movies and want that reference/ enthusiasts picture quality from Plasma TVs.
Passive if you have a bright room (watch during the day or face west in evenings) want a LED TV and have lots of watchers.
I went for the best TV of 2012 - Panasonic Plasma with Active 3D and its stunning. But its also more reference and twitchy which means a bright sunny room or poor picture feed and bad things show up more.