Quite frankly, I did not notice the major artifacts I expected to see when “informally” viewing LG’s passive 3DTVs from appropriate distance for a 1080p set, but I did notice the following:
a) Distracting black horizontal lines of the film-patterned-retarder separating eye views (which reminded me of the effect of lenticular screens of rear-projection-CRTs more than a decade ago). The black lines were very noticeable on the white image of the 3D demo introduction, ironically made by LG to promote the TV,
b) The limited vertical and horizontal angle of view, affecting contrast, color, brightness, like most LCDs, and
c) The need for a minimum of 6-feet viewing distance to avoid noticing left/right images separating from each other, rather than merged in a 3D depth illusion.
I have not experienced any of the above with active-shutter 3DTVs. Lab tests would be useful to properly evaluate the actual merits of the second 120Hz cycle technique vs. its theoretical impact to picture quality.