3D glasses

LG has performed a blind-testing research in Australia - and the results are that 82% prefer LG's passive 3D technology over Active-Shutter 3D (as provided by Samsung and Sony for example). The research was performed over 5 states in Australia with a sample base of 4,060 consumers.

LG 3D TV

Back in August, Sony, Panasonic and Samsung announced a new initiative to standardize active 3D glasses called the Full HD 3D Glasses Initiative. Now this initiative has launched. The wireless protocols included in this standard are RF and IR and these glasses will be compatible the XPanD 3D standard. Compatible glasses and sets will show the logo displayed below.

Twelve companies said they will support the new standard - Changhong Electric, FUNAI Electric, Hisense, Hitachi, Mitsubishi, Philips, Seiko Epson, Sharp, SIM2 Multimedia, TCL, Toshiba and ViewSonic. The companies setup a test center that will verify compliance of products with the initiative's specifications.

NVidia announced their 2nd generation active-shutter 3D technology - 3D Vision 2. The new glasses feature larger lens (20% larger then the first generation glasses) and are lighter and more flexible. Monitors that support 3D Vision 2 will have reduced ghosting and 120Hz 2D gaming.

NVidia will release the new glasses soon for $99, and the whole kit will cost $149.

Vuzix's Wrap 1200VR is now shipping for $599. The Wrap 1200VR is a 3D eyewear display - that feature 852x480 LCD microdisplays (simulating a 75" display). It has head-tracking capabilities (via the included Wrap Tracker 6TC). The glasses come with iPhone and component video cables (no HDMI). It supports side-by-side and anaglyph 3D content.

Back in January 2011 Samsung announced that it has formed an alliance for Active-Shutter 3D TV technology - with Sony, Panasonic, Sharp, Haier and Changhong. Today we hear that Panasonic, Sony, Samsung and XpanD formed a new standard called the "Full HD 3D Glasses Initiative" - which aims to create a universal active 3D glasses standard that uses RF, Infrared and Bluetooth.

The group says it will begin producing glasses based on the standard in September, and will make it available for licensing.

NVidia announced a new 3D Vision kit that uses a wire instead of Intra-Red wireless synchronization. The glasses have a 10-foot USB cable, and is cheaper at $99 (the wireless version costs $149). Nvidia will release the new kit towards the end of June.

Optoma's 3D-XL converter is now shipping for $499. The 3D-XL is used to connect HDMI 1.4a (Blu-ray, PS3, etc.) devices to Optoma's 3D-ready projectors (like the GT700 for example).

The 3D-XL comes with one pair of glasses), and each extra pair of glasses costs $80.