samsung 3D TV - why can't i use cheap 3D glasses??

Wardy

We've just been into comet and saw a fantastic deal for a 51" plasma 3D HD TV - £700 which included 2 pairs of their hi tec 3D glasses - not the cheapish ones you get for the cinema.

However there are 5 of us, so obviously we could need 5 pairs of glasses if we were watching a 3D programme, but I've been told the normal cheapo glasses won't work and I need to pay £50 for the battery operated glasses or £80 for the rechargable ones. Now I'm not stupid and I know this is a sales pitch to some extent, but I can't really afford another £150 for 3 more pairs of glasses and I'm worried the normal ones won't work and only 2 of us will be able to watch it!

By brother in law has just bought a 3D tv and was given 6 pairs of normal plastic type glasses, so I'm confused as to why we'd need these really hi tec ones! Surely all 3D tvs are the same to some extent!

Has anyone got any experience on this or where I could get cheaper ones that would work? The model number for the tv is SAMSUNG PS51D495A1KXXU

All help would be appreciated

:T

penrhyn

There is no one standard for 3D television, I guess yours requires active shutter glasses.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_crystal_shutter_glasses


I'm told a supply of paracetamol is also a good idea.

DCFC79

Is it essential you buy the 3d tv, in moneysaving mode you could buy a non 3d tv and put the £150 towards something more worthwhile like a holiday for example.

Jeff_Bridges_hair

As posted - they all work with different formats realy so its hard to even use one set of glasses for one TV for another.

3D telly isnt all that good either at the moment as the content just isnt available so for me a waste of money.

Enterprise_1701C

You can get 3D glasses on Ebay, but be careful - the 2011 Samsung ones are bluetooth and the previous ones are infra-red so you have to make sure you get the right ones, SSG-3100 are the ones we need for our 43 inch version, I think the rechargeable ones are SSG-3300.

You have to get the active shutter ones, the plastic ones will not work, the active shutter makes sure there is a different picture for each eye thereby creating the 3D effect.

Unfortunately all 3D tvs do not work the same, and it tends to be the really expensive tech that allows you to use the cheap glasses.

DWatts

Each TV manufacturer uses their own type of glasses, although recently there's been talk between Sony, Samsung and Panasonic to create a unified standard.

This TV evidently needs active shutter glasses that quickly alternate which eye you can see from. They're expensive because they need to sync with the TV so that the flickering image on the TV and the flickering glasses line up, so the right image goes to the right eye etc. Unfortunately you're stuck buying the specific glasses for this TV.

Though unless you have a narrow viewing space, 5 people won't notice the 3D effect much. 3D works best when you're facing the screen directly, like in a cinema - if you view it at an angle you won't get a very good effect.

shown73

I bought two pairs in House of Fraser recently for £49. Still not cheap, of course.

Esqui

LG Cinema 3D and Toshiba 3D are the only two that use 'passive' 3D. This gives the advantage of the cheaper, lighter glasses, but at a cost of a slightly reduced 3D effect. You should always try them out in store before buying, so you can see what it's like.