HDTV Almanac - XPAND 3D Glasses on Amazon

[alfredpoor]

XPAND has announced that its new Universal X103 3D glasses are available for pre-order on Amazon. Priced at $129, they cost less than some of the glasses available from the 3DTV manufacturers, but are designed to work with “any 3D-ready display, regardless of brand” according to the company. (I do not have every brand of [...]

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[myrtlebeachbears]

I'm considering one of these Mits 82" DLP RPTVs...does anyone have hands-on knowledge of these? I really can't find good technical reviews of either, just customer reviews on Amazon. I didn't think I'd jump into 3D this quick, but these giants are a compelling reason (I don't fall into the HAVE TO HAVE LCD FLATS category). I currently have a 3-year-old 70" JVC RP that has an excellent picture and does show Directv 3D channels (side-by-side, which Directv says wouldn't show if the TV isn't 3D-ready), but don't know if any glasses will work with it. Thanks for any input!

[alfredpoor]

MyrtleBeachBears, rear projection televisions remain one of the best ways to get a very big screen at a bargain price. (I've got a rear projection system in my living room.) I believe that the Mitsubishi uses a single DLP imager, and some people are susceptible to "image breakup" especially when looking at small white objects on a black background, such as a starfield. Rear projection sets also can have a large loss of brightness when viewed off-axis. I'd recommend that you look at one in person before you decide, but you may be very happy with what you see.

Alfred

[Rodolfo]

myrtlebeachbears,

Regarding the subject below:

I currently have a 3-year-old 70" JVC RP that has an excellent picture and does show Directv 3D channels (side-by-side, which Directv says wouldn't show if the TV isn't 3D-ready), but don't know if any glasses will work with it. Thanks for any input!

JVC's RPs are LCOS based not DLP as Mits and were never made to be 3D capable, so if you tune to a 3D channel the TV will not be capable to understand the 3D format and process the image correctly, regardless if you use 3D glasses or not. If your TV would be 3D capable the side-by-side image would be shown as a true 3D image with depth when using the 3D glasses that are compatible with the TV.

One thing to consider is that Mits show 3D using the checkerboard format, in which half of the resolution is lost, including when playing back a full 3D Blu-ray image.

If you view the 82" screen from far away perhaps you maynot notice the 3D image softness caused by resolution loss, but if you plan to seat closer (between 2 or 3 times picture height) you may.

Do test viewing at the store at the distance you plan to view, and do the same with LCDs and plasmas that operate with active-shutter glasses and display the full resolution of 3D Blu-ray, although commonly at smaller sizes than the 82" Mits.

Good luck,

Best Regards,

Rodolfo La Maestra