Panasonic’s 50-inch plasma flagship shames most HDTVs. It nailed our processing tests with some of the inkiest blacks and best color accuracy we’ve seen in any dimension. HD was crisp and vivid, but watching a green sea turtle gulp down a crowned jellyfish in glorious, flicker-free 3-D was stunning.

WIRED Luxurious 3-D image depth, clarity, and brightness. Antiglare coating bans reflection and keeps black levels accurate, even in bright rooms. Automatically compensates for dark 3-D glasses. Only model in our test to include active-shutter glasses.

TIRED Glasses are as uncomfortable as a James Cameron Oscar speech. Digital artifacts in 1080p/24-fps mode.

$2,600, panasonic.com

2. LG Infinia 47LX9500

With an edge-to-edge glass panel framed by a nearly invisible bezel, this 47-incher is simply elegant. LG squeezed 216 local-dimming LED panels into the 1.3-inch-thick frame, giving it a torch-bright picture and admirable black levels. But while it aced our SD and HD benchmarks, it merely passed 3-D. We found occasional cross talk—images meant for the right and left eyes are reversed. For four grand, we expect perfection.

WIRED Wealth of picture-control options, including two THX modes. Intuitive menus make setup a snap. Largely solid 3-D performance, with bright picture and minimal ghosting. Sleek Wii-like remote.

TIRED $180 for each pair of active-shutter glasses! More like active-shudder glasses. Occasional backlight bright spots.

$4,300, lg.com

3. Sony Bravia KDL-55NX810

This edge-lit LED delivered splendid HD with plenty of pop, but 3-D performance was merely meh. High-contrast scenes in Coraline had an annoying pulsing effect that left us rubbing our temples. While it was the only set to offer 2-D to 3-D conversion, the effect was yawn-inducing. Worst of all, because the NX810 is merely 3-D-ready, you’ll still need to fork over two more Benjamins for the shutter-timing emitter and glasses.

WIRED Integrated Wi-Fi. Reasonably comfy glasses. Built-in sensor adjusts backlight to match room lighting. Connected: awesome variety of Internet video.

TIRED Forgot its emitter at the factory. 3-D content was overly dark. Cross talk resulted in double images—and minor nausea.

$3,700, sony.com

See Also:

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• 4 Things That Could Keep 3-D TV Out of Your Living Room
• Gallery: TVs That Will Suck Hollywood Into the Third Dimension …
• Consumers Fail to Take a Shine to 3-D TVs
• One Pair of 3-D Glasses to Bind Them All

Authors: Bryan Gardiner

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