Samsung 55-inch 3D LED HDTV television sets have already gone on sale on Amazon with only one left at $3300 including free shipping at the time of writing and that even that price is undercut by Vann's, another lesser known online retailer that sells it for $3000 (£1955) with free delivery.
The televisions have attracted a significant amount of rave previews and positive publicity but there still is a massive hidden cost that could sink Samsung's attempts to bring 3D content to a mainstream audience.
The only 3D active glasses that we managed to find, the SSG-2100AB, costs a staggering $150 each and you WILL need at least one to be able to view the 3D content on the Samsung screen.
The liquid crystal lenses of these so-called Active Shutter glasses go from dark to light several hundreds of times per second while communicating wirelessly with the television set (and ultimately with Blu-ray players and Home Theater in Box from Samsung only)
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