Samsung 3D TV & Preparation H

Preparation- H
Last weekend I tried the new Samsung 3D TV and experience horrible headaches like many others are claiming on the internet.
The interesting thing is that I am used to watch 3D movies and do quite often at the movie theaters and at home with the old paper glasses. As a previous post shows, my experience watching Avatar on 3D was a great one. But recently, after saving enough to buy the very desirable new Samsung 3D 55" tv; I was very please to see that my local retailers had the tv on sale and the "bundle" including the tv, a blueray 3D player and a pair of 3D glasses was going to cost me less than what I was willing to pay for the tv alone. So, all looked great.. I went to the store and asked the salesperson for a demonstration before I buy. The fact is, I had researched EVERYTHING about this tv and knew way more than the salesperson. Seriously, I was ready to buy based on the specs provided by Samsung.

The first experience with this tv was a mixed of awesome and awful. The look, the image and the 3D experience was awesome. but, after 8 minutes of exposure, an awful headache settled in. I excused myself and left the store.. Knowing my health and everything I had consumed, I knew it was unlikely that the headache experienced was induced by anything other than the exposure to the tv. So, I was sad. I went back home and did some additional research by reading reviews from other people that tried this tv... The internet is full of reviews and reports about this tv and many of them come along with the headache word attached to it.
I wanted to buy this tv so bad, that I went back to try it for 5 more minutes a week later on another retailer and just to be completely sure that I wasn't experiencing some "fluke abnormality", I went a third time to a retailer and tried for 5 more minutes. The result was consistent. All 3 times, I experienced EXTREME headaches after properly watching this tv. Why "properly"? Well, if you read the fine print from this tv, you'll find all sorts of disclaimers and health warnings. The fact is that pounding headaches is one of many side-effects of exposure to this tv.

Now, I know what you may be thinking... "What an idiot! 3 times?!..." Well, yes. I did try it 3 times and my reason was simple, as a science minded geek, I wanted to be completely and absolutely sure that these headaches were not caused by anything else other than the proper exposure to the tv. My suspicion was triple-verified and conclusive.

Unfortunately, I can't buy this tv and will have to wait until the "headache inducing" problems are resolved and this new way to display 3D videos is safe for public consumption.

Oh, BTW - The "H" in Preparation - H has nothing to do with this pain-in-the-ass experience. The "H" is for HEADACHE. Read more about Samsung "Health Risks" at:
http://www.samsung.com/au/tv/pdf/Viewing-3D-TV.pdf

Not cool Samsung. Not cool at all.