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Vizio Introduces 65-In. LED LCD HDTV with Passive 3D

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Vizio has unveiled its newest flagship HDTV. At 65 inches, the LED-lit LCD Vizio XVT3D650SV is the company's largest screen, and it comes with plenty of features to match.

Vizio XVT3D650SV

It also marks the first HDTV to incorporate Vizio's new Theater 3D technology, a passive 3D system that uses inexpensive glasses with polarized lenses instead of the pricier, active-shutter glasses used with Sony and Samsung's 3D HDTVs.

According to Vizio, the new Theater 3D system offers brighter, flicker-free 3D with half the crosstalk (the mixing of left- and right-eye frames in 3D video) of active-shutter 3D HDTVs. The glasses don't use batteries, and don't require line-of-sight to an infrared transmitter for the 3D to function. In fact, the cheap 3D glasses you pick up at movie theaters will work with the new Vizio screen. The XVT3D650SV comes with 4 pairs of 3D glasses, including 2 pairs designed for use with prescription glasses.

Besides the 3D, the new HDTV is packed with other home entertainment features. It includes built-in Wi-Fi for accessing Vizio Internet Apps and a variety of online services, including YouTube, Netflix, and Pandora, with support for Hulu Plus planned in the future. It also offers built-in Bluetooth, and its included Bluetooth remote incorporates a slide-out QWERTY keyboard for using web services.

While it didn't become an Editors' Choice, the Vizio XVT553SV scored a respectable 4 out of 5 stars, and remains on our list of the the 10 best HDTVs. Perhaps this new Vizio will make our list of the best 3D HDTVs. The Vizio XVT3D650SV will be available this month at Costco and Sam's Club stores for $3,499.99.

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I’m PCMag’s home theater and AR/VR expert, and your go-to source of information and recommendations for game consoles and accessories, smart displays, smart glasses, smart speakers, soundbars, TVs, and VR headsets. I’m an ISF-certified TV calibrator and THX-certified home theater technician, I've served as a CES Innovation Awards judge, and while Bandai hasn’t officially certified me, I’m also proficient at building Gundam plastic models up to MG-class. I also enjoy genre fiction writing, and my urban fantasy novel, Alex Norton, Paranormal Technical Support, is currently available on Amazon.

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