2012 is poised to be a big year for me. The biggest milestone of 2012 for me is quickly approaching, as Steff and I are planning on moving into our own apartment together in the next few months. I’m excited for what the future will hold for us. Without foreshadowing too much, I’m sure that there will be more posts to come relating to our big plans and how they somehow tie back into video games, starting…now.
One of the first considerations that came up in our moving plans was the TV situation. I’m a fairly active gamer, and she’s a fairly active TV/movie watcher. While I aim to spend as much time with her as I can because I love her and want to continue being a good significant other, there will likely be times when we’ll both want access to a TV, and only having one screen available to us could get messy. My parents got me a 40″ TV for Christmas, which will be great as Steff and I’s future main TV in our living room. As for a second screen, I came across the PlayStation 3D TV at a heavily discounted price during the holiday.
The PlayStation 3D TV is a 24″ LED HDTV that runs in 1080p. The TV comes with one pair of 3D glasses, a mini USB cable to charge those glasses, HDMI cable and a copy of Motorstorm: Apocalypse. At $500, I thought it was a fair price for what was offered. However, I came across it during Boxing Day at $300, which makes the value proposition far more appealing, especially when equivalent TVs are notably higher up on the pricing scale. What it doesn’t come with is a TV remote, which is mind-boggling to me. You can use the PS3 remote, but you’ll have to buy it separately.
One of the selling points of the TV that Sony likes to tout is the inclusion of StimulView technology, which allows two players wearing the glasses to see two different full-screen video feeds while looking at one TV. While I have yet to try out the TV yet, I know that you’ll need an extra set of glasses to make this work (regular price $69.99) and that only a handful of games support this feature. While Motorstorm: Apocalypse does support this feature, I don’t think I’ll be running out to the store to buy a second pair of 3D glasses until more games support it.
I know the TV is a bit small, particularly for 3D movie viewing, but I think it will work great as a secondary TV for gaming or as a big PC monitor. I’ll most likely crack this one open before I move, so stay tuned to In Third Person for impressions!
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