Passive 3D vs Active 3D - Blu-ray Forum

Zivouhr · 01-04-2021, 02:25 PM

ViewSonic - PA503W, my 3D shutter rechargeable glasses were finally tested last night with Avengers Infinity War 3D.

On Eco setting which is brighter for 3D but still apparently saves on the bulb life (but not as much as Super Eco mode), I felt like I was in a small movie theater watching a 3D film, that's how great the projected 3D and picture quality was, along with a better sound output with more bass; speaker plugs into the earphone jack of the View Sonic. Totally awesome.

The 3D shutter glasses I got (BOBLOV DLP Link 3D Glasses Active Shutter Rechargeable for DLP 3D Projector) don't have batteries to replace as far as I can tell, as you are required to insert a charge micro USB into the port on the glasses where the nose would go if wearing them. It will only charge with the cord attached and won't power on. When the cord is detached, then if you press the button on top, it'll power on.

Only issue is during a 3D shot where there is a bright background and a single object quickly moves up or down in the screen, the 3D glasses with automatically reverse the 3D for some dumb reason. So I quickly press the button once on the glasses and it's back to normal. During Infinity War, it happened 4 separate times during the film all when this type of shot occurred. I'll have to test it on other films. It's annoying but better than nothing.

The glasses are narrow horizontally, so keeping them close to your eyes helps but you'll see the frames a little bit while watching the film, unlike the Real D glasses from theaters. Not a big deal as long as you focus on the movie. I did not see any flickering while wearing these until I looked at a clock light away from the screen. Looking back at the screen, no flicker that I noticed.

The 3D pop outs and layering with the glasses is very strong and effective.
And the larger screen (I have mine about 100" on the wall) helps increase the 3D effect too with a larger picture to view.

The glasses are otherwise reliable and good so far, so no major complaints.
The View Sonic I got for under $400 brand new and so far it's awesome with my set up of a speaker since the View Sonic's internal speaker is super weak and quiet but functional.

View Poll Results: Which do you think is better active or passive?
Active	101	61.21%
Passive	64	38.79%
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01-04-2021, 02:25 PM	#22
Zivouhr Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Dec 2011 Location:USA 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:127	ViewSonic - PA503W, my 3D shutter rechargeable glasses were finally tested last night with Avengers Infinity War 3D. On Eco setting which is brighter for 3D but still apparently saves on the bulb life (but not as much as Super Eco mode), I felt like I was in a small movie theater watching a 3D film, that's how great the projected 3D and picture quality was, along with a better sound output with more bass; speaker plugs into the earphone jack of the View Sonic. Totally awesome. The 3D shutter glasses I got (BOBLOV DLP Link 3D Glasses Active Shutter Rechargeable for DLP 3D Projector) don't have batteries to replace as far as I can tell, as you are required to insert a charge micro USB into the port on the glasses where the nose would go if wearing them. It will only charge with the cord attached and won't power on. When the cord is detached, then if you press the button on top, it'll power on. Only issue is during a 3D shot where there is a bright background and a single object quickly moves up or down in the screen, the 3D glasses with automatically reverse the 3D for some dumb reason. So I quickly press the button once on the glasses and it's back to normal. During Infinity War, it happened 4 separate times during the film all when this type of shot occurred. I'll have to test it on other films. It's annoying but better than nothing. The glasses are narrow horizontally, so keeping them close to your eyes helps but you'll see the frames a little bit while watching the film, unlike the Real D glasses from theaters. Not a big deal as long as you focus on the movie. I did not see any flickering while wearing these until I looked at a clock light away from the screen. Looking back at the screen, no flicker that I noticed. The 3D pop outs and layering with the glasses is very strong and effective. And the larger screen (I have mine about 100" on the wall) helps increase the 3D effect too with a larger picture to view. The glasses are otherwise reliable and good so far, so no major complaints. The View Sonic I got for under $400 brand new and so far it's awesome with my set up of a speaker since the View Sonic's internal speaker is super weak and quiet but functional.

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