Samsung HT-C6930 3D Blu-ray home cinema set

Most scenes had varying degrees of success. A tour of Rome was highly effective but a selection of outdoor sequences shot in New Zealand just seemed rather flat.

Samsung's on-screen UI is a joy to use

I also tried Sky’s 3D showreel, which has a fair number of sport events. Most notably, any onscreen logos, scores and banners all stand out from the action occurring behind whilst the less-than-half HD resolution caused much complaint among my friends acting as 3D guinea pigs.

It'll make a stab at converting 2D content to 3D - but you can turn this off

It was a relief to get back to some Full HD action with the Monsters vs Aliens 3D Blu-ray. It came as no surprise to find that the movie works a real treat in 3D. Despite some forward-projecting effects that seems to fizzle in to the ether many of the scenes are excellently rendered. The only real distraction is the ghosting caused by cross-talk interference but it’s not as bad as I’ve seen on some other screens.

Darn thing even does Facebook

But once you get engrossed in the story, you start to forget about the 3D. Looking at it another way: 3D appreciation can come at the cost of following the story.