3D Glasses? - Blu-ray Forum

consultant · 11-08-2009, 03:49 PM

I'm getting Polar Express on Blu-Ray 3D. I know the 3D is so so. What I wondering is, are the higher-quality plastic 3D glasses worth the investment. I would imagine I would probably watch a 3D movie maybe a half dozen time a year. I also realize movies like Coraline use the red-green not the red blue so not all glasses are the same for all movies.

However I heard that if you touch the lenses on the cheapos, they are pretty much done, garbage. If the lenses on the plastic ones are plastic that can be carefully cleaned, an/or, if you get a bit of a better viewing experience with the plastics, seems purchase them for $5 ea as opposed to buying extra disposable ones at $1 each is worth it?

Any opinions, experiences?

I suppose I should wait to at least view the movie first with the cheapos to see if the 3D is even good enough to watch before investing in more glasses.

thebat2 · 11-08-2009, 04:02 PM

IMHO, just stick with the included glasses. The 3-D on those movies is sub-par. I do not think it is worth investing money into "better" glasses.

sinister184 · 11-08-2009, 04:16 PM

the ones in the packaging sucks. doesnt matter what movie.. try and see a 3D movie in your local theater. those glasses tend to be alot better to me. some wont let you leave with them, others will. try and get away with taking a pair.

thebat2 · 11-08-2009, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by sinister184

the ones in the packaging sucks. doesnt matter what movie.. try and see a 3D movie in your local theater. those glasses tend to be alot better to me. some wont let you leave with them, others will. try and get away with taking a pair.

Those will not work at home.

sinister184 · 11-08-2009, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by thebat2

Those will not work at home.

hmm mine do

[1080-p] · 11-08-2009, 05:41 PM

don't bother with todays 3d-blu-ray
I suggest you watch in movie theatres

Hammie · 11-08-2009, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by sinister184

hmm mine do

The two 3D movies that I have been to were IMAX ones and they used the polarized 3D technology.

The polarized 3D glasses will not work on BD blu-rays since they use the colored glasses.

Maybe you saw a 3D movie in the theater that uses the colored technology.

kman · 11-08-2009, 06:43 PM

The IMAX theaters could use a different 3d technology. Most "regular" movie theaters use RealD 3D and those are the glasses I have taken from the theaters. I havn't tried them on any 3d blu-rays yet... I tend to think 3d makes movies look really soft and somewhat crappy. I always prefer a great picture and nicely calibrated TV to create the 3d look instead of gimmicky 3dness.

11-08-2009, 03:49 PM	#1
consultant New Member Member since:Nov 2009	3D Glasses? I'm getting Polar Express on Blu-Ray 3D. I know the 3D is so so. What I wondering is, are the higher-quality plastic 3D glasses worth the investment. I would imagine I would probably watch a 3D movie maybe a half dozen time a year. I also realize movies like Coraline use the red-green not the red blue so not all glasses are the same for all movies. However I heard that if you touch the lenses on the cheapos, they are pretty much done, garbage. If the lenses on the plastic ones are plastic that can be carefully cleaned, an/or, if you get a bit of a better viewing experience with the plastics, seems purchase them for $5 ea as opposed to buying extra disposable ones at $1 each is worth it? Any opinions, experiences? I suppose I should wait to at least view the movie first with the cheapos to see if the 3D is even good enough to watch before investing in more glasses.

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11-08-2009, 04:02 PM	#2
thebat2 Senior Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:NC Blu-ray collection:2 Trading Score:3	IMHO, just stick with the included glasses. The 3-D on those movies is sub-par. I do not think it is worth investing money into "better" glasses.

11-08-2009, 04:16 PM	#3
sinister184 Special Member Member since:Jul 2007 Location:FL, USA Home Theater Gallery:4 4K collection:52 Blu-ray collection:593 Blu-ray reviews:7 Trading Score:17	the ones in the packaging sucks. doesnt matter what movie.. try and see a 3D movie in your local theater. those glasses tend to be alot better to me. some wont let you leave with them, others will. try and get away with taking a pair.

11-08-2009, 05:41 PM	#6
[1080-p] Banned Member since:Jan 2009 Location:house	don't bother with todays 3d-blu-ray I suggest you watch in movie theatres

11-08-2009, 06:43 PM	#8
kman Senior Member Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Denver, Co Home Theater Gallery:13 Blu-ray collection:370	The IMAX theaters could use a different 3d technology. Most "regular" movie theaters use RealD 3D and those are the glasses I have taken from the theaters. I havn't tried them on any 3d blu-rays yet... I tend to think 3d makes movies look really soft and somewhat crappy. I always prefer a great picture and nicely calibrated TV to create the 3d look instead of gimmicky 3dness.

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