Review of the Best 3D Glasses
From the cinema to the home, 3D technology has now reached the living rooms of millions of viewers through the introduction of 3D Televisions. 3D TV is now a fast growing market and there are many products that have become available to consumers. In particular there a number of variations on the brand of 3D glasses you can use, although the 3D technology is the same.
They all work on the basis of blanking one eye view out in an alternating sequence at 60 times per second. The LED shutter in the 3D glasses alternates left/right by synchronizing via infra-red with the 3D TV so that the LED shutter comes down as the left or right eye image is displayed on the TV. This happens so fast that our brains see a stereoscopic image as a result.
Most 3D TVs come with the 3D glasses that you need to view a 3D film but often only one or two pairs. Many households therefore are a few pairs short when it comes to family viewing of 3D movies so many 3D TV owners have to buy extra pairs to accommodate everyone. The high price of some brands of 3D glasses can make these additional 3D glasses purchases a significant purchase from a cost point of view. The major brands mostly have the market cornered and these are the same brands of 3D glasses as the 3D TV.s that is: Sony, Mitsubishi, Samsung, LG, Visio, Sanyo and several others. These name-brand 3D glasses are guaranteed to work with their respective3D TVs but are not all brand-interchangeable.
There are a number of manufacturers such as Xpand and Dimensional Optics that make active 3D glasses (LED shutter design) that work on brand name 3D TVs but you must always check for compatibility. Most 3rd party 3D glasses makers have products that will work on all the brand-name 3D TVs.
So whether you like to watch 3D Blu-Ray movies, play 3D computer or console games, you can enjoy that totally immersive 3D experience with 3D glasses from a number of suppliers as long as you check compatibility – shop around though because prices can vary considerably!
