Technology: 3D - The future of TV?

The Monster of the 3D world!
The TX-P65VT20B is a monster 65-inch full HD plasma TV with 3D capabilities via active shutter glasses technology. It comes with built-in Freeview HD and Freesat HD tuners, as well as an Ethernet port allowing you to connect to Panasonic’s VieraCast online service, as well as stream media files using DLNA tech.

The Good Points

Being a plasma TV toting Panasonic’s always-impressive NeoPDP engine, the TX-P65VT20B produces a fantastic 2D image packed with excellent black level response and natural-looking colours. And the screen’s rapid 600Hz refresh rate means that 3D images suffer from less “crosstalk” (i.e. double ghosting around on screen objects) than you’d spot on its LCD 3D rivals – in fact, at the time of writing it might just offer the best 3D picture quality of any TV on the market. The set’s 2.1 speaker array also delivers sound that’s surprisingly beefy for a flat screen telly.

The Bad Points

The price tag is high, which you’d expect for a company’s flagship 3D TV, but there are other issues to bear in mind aside from the cost: the picture isn’t as bright as that of its LCD rivals, and this means you’ll be wanting to watch in a dimly-lit room as often as possible, particularly when it comes to 3D content (the glasses darken the image further).
If you can afford it, and have the space to set it up, you’ll struggle to find a better screen for watching 3D. The excellent 2D picture and media functions simply round off a great package.