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Instead of just looking at the picture quality, you should also take a serious look at the brand’s 3D glasses. Some show some clear advantages to purchase that brand’s 3D TV and until there’s a standard format for 3D glasses, each brand requires its own unique glasses, thereby locking you into that manufacturer’s products. Yeah, it’s a bit messy right now. Click through for details on all of them.

Samsung
There are three different models currently available. $215 gets you the SSG-2100AB with a user-replaceable battery, while the $286 set is rechargeable. (SSG-2200AR) There is a rechargeable pair for children priced at $258 (SSG-2200KR) Samsung 3D TVs come bundled with two glasses and a 3D Blu-ray movie.

Sony
Sony hasn’t official announced its US 3D TV accessories, but it’s probably safe to say that the Japanese-market versions will be available here, too. The standard size TDG-BR100 gray model, along with the smaller blue and pink TDG-BR50 glasses will sell for 12,000 yen in Japan. That translates to $190. The glasses also require the TMR-BR100 IR emitter, too (about $80). Only the LX900, which retails for $4,583 comes with glasses — two, in fact.

Panasonic
The Panasonic TY-EW3D10U glasses clearly win the “most radical” award. Each Panasonic 3D TV comes with a set and they retail for $215.

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