Samsung's sub-$1000 3DTV may have already broken cover, but the real star today is the UN65C8000: a 65-inch 3D LED LCD TV that's the largest in the world. Talk about immersive. UPDATED:
The UN65C8000 features 240Hz refresh, Samsung's 3D processor, and built-in Wi-Fi to access Samsung Apps like Hulu and ESPN. Of course, with great size comes great expense—you'll have to drop $6,000 to bring one of these home. And while it's nice that Samsung's throwing in two pairs of 3D glasses and an exclusive How To Train Your Dragon 3D BD as part of their 3D starter kit, something tells me that doesn't offset the price enough to ease much of the sting.
On the 3D plasma TV side, Samsung's outing two higher-end models to complement the sub-$1000 PN50C490. The 58-inch PN58C680 and 50-inch PN50C680 will be available this month for $2300 and $1600 respectively.
UPDATE: After watching some 3D Blu-ray content on the UN65C8000, I can tell you that LCD 3D technology has definitely improved since January. The image still isn't quite as smooth as plasma alternatives, but it's definitely not as jittery as previous efforts. Of course, all the quality in the world still doesn't make up for the lack of content. It's a problem that's getting better, but there still doesn't seem to be enough reason yet to pull the trigger on on 3D.
