Any thoughts on the passive technology by lg? specifically the LW5700.

check threads there are ways to make gaming bearable, even enjoyable for rhythm games which require precise timing.

The samsung 27" active 3D is damn impressive...but problem is its TN panel not IPS, although it's their most expensive TN panel.

Waiting for pc fair next month to see any good deal for LG LW5700

Nvidia is active 3D. Active 3D is known to cause headaches whereas passive 3D does not. So no, if you game a lot better go for passive setup.

The LW4500 series is using IPS, but is edge lit whereas the LW5600 is edge lit with zone local dimming. Some people say the local dimming helps out with better contrast ratio. Anyway 32" is rather small I guess its okay if you are putting in a room. Won't feel the 3D effect much though unless you sit really close (and then the scanlines from FPR will show up).

Kinda doubt NVIDIA will support the samsung...since it's siding with the ATI camp. If open 3D drivers win (RealD, DDD, iZ3D) then nvidia will have no choice but to follow suit. For now they are only interested in locking down their 3D ecosystem to Geforce and their Vision kit.

Somehow I don't think this will go down well with consumers. On the other hand ATI/AMD have just joined the 3D fray as recent as the HD 6800 series while NVIDIA has toyed around with offering 3D content for awhile now.

Gaming on the 27" would be good though...virtually no input lag and fast response time, at the expense of using TN instead of IPS screen.