Originally Posted by cdeener Sony is coming out with bigger ones that's why they are getting rid of these.

And they are likely getting rid of these because of the MASSIVE number of customers who have had problems with them. I'm one of them. I've always been a fan of Sony products. This 3D monitor was my most disappointing experience with any of them. After 3 months of very light use (less than 5 hours a week), the monitor wouldn't turn on. The problems began almost immediately with very short black outs on the screen. These became longer and longer to the point that the monitor would no longer work. I'd think twice about whether a $100 monitor is worth all the potential issues.

This monitor is somewhat annoying; yeah it CAN be a great monitor at times. But other times it will get on your nerves. Got it as a gift when it was $179, saw that it was on sale less than a week later for $159, so took the receipt and got the price adjusted, got some extra glasses and a long warranty.

The thing worked great, started playing some NBA 2k, and noticed that Jeremy Lin's Rockets Jersey had a red trail behind it. Ended up cycling through 3D modes and that fixed it. That happens randomly if the Monitor has been off for a while and you turn it on. So far I've had it for 2 and a half months and have experienced 6 or 7 blackouts, each one lasting about 2 to 3 seconds. They are so random, it will do it and then won't do it for a couple of weeks, and then it'll be 2 quick ones, one after the other.

I'm waiting on using the warranty until the thing completely fails. Man I thought I had gotten a great deal on one of the good ones, I mean I guess mine is better than most, but it's still pretty crappy that I'm practically waiting for the issues.

If you pick it up, good luck, hopefully it works out for you, but in the event it goes sour, hey at least you knew it was coming and got to enjoy it for a time...

$10 for a Move Sharpshooter is pretty good!

Hoping I can snag a couple of these games at BBY. But I'll do what I did last year, buy them while I'm at Walmart, then rebuy them if they're still at BBY, and sell/trade the extras.

I would love to pick up dishonored and skyrim for 25 as gifts. Does anyone remember when the sales went live online last year?

Originally Posted by cdeener Sony is coming out with bigger ones that's why they are getting rid of these.

Actually, they are not. They had made some vague announcements of an updated version last year, but it appears that is no longer happening.

Originally Posted by UnseenGamer7 I would love to pick up dishonored and skyrim for 25 as gifts. Does anyone remember when the sales went live online last year?

between 6-7 AM EST on Thursday morning.

If the PS3D Display actually had a VESA mount in back, I'd probably risk it at $100... need a TV for the workshop. Anyone ever actually wall-mounted one?

Originally Posted by kinney_bmx Hmm, wonder if anybody in my family is looking for a new computer monitor Good price on that display, would consider the move bundle just to have an extra set of stuff, guess I don't need the camera though

Do not do this to them. The 3D monitor makes a HORRIBLE computer monitor. I bought one about a month back and returned it the very next day. Text is absolutely awful on it.

Originally Posted by Jiggadabaptist This monitor is somewhat annoying; yeah it CAN be a great monitor at times. But other times it will get on your nerves. Got it as a gift when it was $179, saw that it was on sale less than a week later for $159, so took the receipt and got the price adjusted, got some extra glasses and a long warranty. The thing worked great, started playing some NBA 2k, and noticed that Jeremy Lin's Rockets Jersey had a red trail behind it. Ended up cycling through 3D modes and that fixed it. That happens randomly if the Monitor has been off for a while and you turn it on. So far I've had it for 2 and a half months and have experienced 6 or 7 blackouts, each one lasting about 2 to 3 seconds. They are so random, it will do it and then won't do it for a couple of weeks, and then it'll be 2 quick ones, one after the other. I'm waiting on using the warranty until the thing completely fails. Man I thought I had gotten a great deal on one of the good ones, I mean I guess mine is better than most, but it's still pretty crappy that I'm practically waiting for the issues. If you pick it up, good luck, hopefully it works out for you, but in the event it goes sour, hey at least you knew it was coming and got to enjoy it for a time...

That's because J Lin is just too quick!

Hey Peeps!

I know some of you were debating getting a TV or the 3D display.

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I got the PS3 3D Display back when BB had it on sale for 199...Whenever a new deal pops up and everyone's unsure of getting it, I feel a need to unload all the info I have on it. Here's everything you need to know about the display...flaws and all:

- No remote...easily remedied by ANY Sony brand remote control (they all work out of box without having to be programmed). So you're in luck if you have a Sony TV or HTSS.

- Edge-lit LED -- you will see a slight color difference on the edges of dark screens.
- Besides above, it is an extremely crisp visual. You'd be hard pressed to spot "pixels" like you normally could on standard computer monitors.
- No TV tuner
- 2 HDMI ports (no other inputs)

- PC use via HDMI -> DVI converter cable or adapter works fine (if your video card doesn't have HDMI out)

- TV is built for broadcast color spaces. Therefore, sharp red text on dark backgrounds will look fuzzy when being used as a computer monitor. There is no way to remedy this. You can adjust sharpness settings but that combo of red and black will never look perfect...just less bad.

- 3D use for PC works but will require:
--- EDIF Override for monitor
--- nVidia 3DTV Play compatible graphics card
--- nVidia 3DTV Play software (not nVision software which is older and requires IR emitter)
--- nVidia forceware drivers no higher than 296.10 (which can cause newer games to run slower than they should w/ updated drivers)

- Without the above, you can still simulate 3D with 3D applications that allow manual setting of "Side by Side" 3D but expect it to be slow and ugly.
- 3D's highest setting is limited to 1920x1080@24fps
- 240 Hz claim on box is false...it is "emulated"
- Speakers are hardly useful

- **** Flicker of Death ****
--- Anyone that has researched this display well will learn of something called the death flicker which starts with the monitor flickering off every now and then for a few seconds then coming back until one day it just doesn't power back on.
--- There has been NO official fix for this and it is apparently a flaw with ALL monitors, there have been no "stocked" hardware revisions therefore buying a warranty and replacing it in-store is only delaying the inevitable.
--- Only true fix from reported victims of the flaw is sending it to Sony and receiving a replacement from factory. Sony has a manufacturer's 1 year warranty in case yours does die.
--- Other homebrew potential fixes include:
----- Fan on back panel...low success rate, seems that some people encountered the issue only due to heat generation of the panel.
----- Others have found that the possible cause of flicker of death is due to the monitor being set to "demo" mode to stand out at stores. (high brightness, backlight, contrast, color, etc...)
----- My findings from research and from personal use with my own monitor (which has been successfully running without issues for over 4 months) is to immediately lower your settings to 5-7 backlight / 60-80 brightness / sharpness 1-2 / color <50 / and contrast 70-80...This will put significantly less strain on the monitor and likely keep it running.

Any other info needed, feel free to ask and I'll do my best to help. I've done a ton of research on this thing to make sure mine doesn't go up in smoke.

Thanks for the useful info -- you sure know your product well.

Was kinda psyched for the $99 display, because you can't beat a price like that, but with all the negative reviews, I think I'll pass.

I also was originally interested in the "SimulView" technology, but upon further investigation, it seems like it's just limited to a few games, and it seems like you can buy almost any passive 3d tv, take two cheap passive glasses, and make one only left lenses and the other only right lenses, and you have a simulview tv with compatibility with any split screen game. There are videos on youtube, and seems simple. I think I'll take my $99 and put it towards a better 3d tv.

Since we're on the topic of defective products, Sleeping Dogs froze on me constantly when I rented from Redbox for 360. The screen would freeze or it would be at a loading screen indefinitely. I finally gave up after 2 hrs, but it was fun when I could play it. There's something about video game characters cursing in Cantonese that gives me a chuckle.

I would imagine there's a patch for it now. The game ran beautifully for me on my PS3 and was really fun.

It has 2 HDMI inputs and 1 Component input.

I bought the ps3 3d display this past Saturday. Would I be able to take the receipt and get the price difference?

Originally Posted by tmly Since we're on the topic of defective products, Sleeping Dogs froze on me constantly when I rented from Redbox for 360. The screen would freeze or it would be at a loading screen indefinitely. I finally gave up after 2 hrs, but it was fun when I could play it. There's something about video game characters cursing in Cantonese that gives me a chuckle.

Bolded and underlined is what your problem was

Originally Posted by CrossFireXT17 between 6-7 AM EST on Thursday morning.

Thanks for the info.. Hopefully I get lucky when everything goes live online