Which is the better 3D tech? Active/Passive?

I just ordered the LG 47LM640T, very similar to the 620 but a slimmer bezel and built in WiFi. Search that model and you will find it from 3 stores that I don't think I can name....It's the same price as the 620 (£649-£699 depending on store) but its on a 1-3 week wait when I ordered Sunday.

I didn't see any other 47 in that price range that I liked and from what I've seen of my brothers 42 version of the same model I was impressed enough to buy.
 
quotidian said:
We've got a 3d TV with active glasses and I need to wear my own prescription glasses to see the 3D effect (I'm incredibly short sighted in one eye).

The active glasses I found annoyed me no more than my glasses normally would, infact on the sony pair there's like a wee lip inside the active glasses that lets them sit ontop of your ordinary frames so you don't have 2 glasses on your nose.
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Surely this is dependant on size of the user's head, and the size of prescription glasses frames.

If I already have frames that are large then it could make the 3D glasses awkward to sit on top. So I am still not convinced with Active 3D, not for me, not when I have a choice of getting passive with just clip ons.
 
We have LG passive glasses which I much prefer, more comfortable and obviously no need to recharge them.

A friend has some active Sony ones, they feel horrible to wear and I saw no real image benefit to them over the ones I have.
 
Passive is much easier on the eyes for extended viewing, and of course cheaper than buying actives if you want multiple pairs for guests etc...

We've been speccing up a grading system at work for 3D, and we were told that extended viewing with Active 3D would cause epic fatigue and headaches if it was used extensively.

That is under the assumption that he was looking at it for most of the day. But still, if you had a movie thon of 3 or 4 films, after watching them you'd almost certainly have a killer headache.
 
It seems to me the only real advantage is the true 1080 in both eyes, rather than 540 in each eye for passive.

Con

The cost of extra glasses (even if they are £30), they are still 30 times the cost of a passive pair, which I already have a few lying around from going to the cinema. I wouldn't feel so bad losing a passive pair for example.

The need to charge them.

They don't suit people who wear glasses.

They are likely to cause headaches and fatigue, especially for a long movie.

So, after some thoughts, I don't think Active is the way to go.
 
go try some, i've got a panasonic p50gt50 coming on thursday, £913 price match at JL, best tv for the money, 2d is supurb and probably 95% of viewing with excellent active 3d viewing by all accounts, and two free sets by redemption.
 
Hank_Marvin said:
go try some, i've got a panasonic p50gt50 coming on thursday, £913 price match at JL, best tv for the money, 2d is supurb and probably 95% of viewing with excellent active 3d viewing by all accounts, and two free sets by redemption.
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Free sets offer finishes in 2 days and I have about some bills to pay this month so TV won't this this soon !

I think the PAnasonic VT panels are Passive though ?
 
VT are active. I have the VT30 and love it. The biggest no no for passive for me is it is not full hd 1080p 3D, and you do notice it versus an active set, though I think they were trying to bring full HD to passive. 3D on an active set (assuming the film is done properly with stereoscopic cameras) is pretty beautiful versus passive.

New glasses are so light that you don't even notice them. The latest Panasonic ones are great. Everyone who has used them (parents, friends, girlfriend etc) has enjoyed it and no one has moaned about headaches.

Big negative is the price of them of course.

If you are serious about 3D and plan on buying many 3D Blurays, then I would go towards active. If you are going to maybe order the odd 1 or 2 then I would just go passive. I think I own over 70 3D blurays now, maybe more, haven't counted them recently.
 
Itchytrigg said:
I just ordered the LG 47LM640T, very similar to the 620 but a slimmer bezel and built in WiFi. Search that model and you will find it from 3 stores that I don't think I can name....It's the same price as the 620 (£649-£699 depending on store) but its on a 1-3 week wait when I ordered Sunday.

I didn't see any other 47 in that price range that I liked and from what I've seen of my brothers 42 version of the same model I was impressed enough to buy.
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I have the 47lm620 arriving tomorrow, didnt need wifi my self as i have a lan switch below, I managed to blag some free Dual play specs and another few pairs of normal specs today from a LG trainer :cool:

cant wait to get it set up.
 
The best option i would recommend is to try some out for yourself, a fair few shops have their own speciality room to try out high end cinema equipment.
At first i was excited about the thought of 3D, but after trying some i was disappointed and thought that the old style red/blue was much better quality and better 3D effect.
May be just me (and probably is :P ) but just goes to show you should definitely try before anything.
 
ridgway90 said:
The best option i would recommend is to try some out for yourself, a fair few shops have their own speciality room to try out high end cinema equipment.
At first i was excited about the thought of 3D, but after trying some i was disappointed and thought that the old style red/blue was much better quality and better 3D effect.
May be just me (and probably is :P ) but just goes to show you should definitely try before anything.
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When filmed, used and edited properly, it definately enhances films for me. Sadly most films do not use it well. CGI/animated films always look fantastic, with non CGI, even with the right cameras, it is not always great.

The worst ones IMO have to be the Harry Potter ones. Absolutely terrible 3D conversion. I swear all they have done is offset the frame by a couple of pixels to create depth.
 
londonbairn said:
VT are active. I have the VT30 and love it. The biggest no no for passive for me is it is not full hd 1080p 3D, and you do notice it versus an active set, though I think they were trying to bring full HD to passive. 3D on an active set (assuming the film is done properly with stereoscopic cameras) is pretty beautiful versus passive.

New glasses are so light that you don't even notice them. The latest Panasonic ones are great. Everyone who has used them (parents, friends, girlfriend etc) has enjoyed it and no one has moaned about headaches.

Big negative is the price of them of course.

If you are serious about 3D and plan on buying many 3D Blurays, then I would go towards active. If you are going to maybe order the odd 1 or 2 then I would just go passive. I think I own over 70 3D blurays now, maybe more, haven't counted them recently.
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Of the 70 odd BR I think I have one 3D...so I don't really care for it THAT much.

I do hate wearing glasses on top of glasses though.
 
Raymond Lin said:
Of the 70 odd BR I think I have one 3D...so I don't really care for it THAT much.

I do hate wearing glasses on top of glasses though.
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I couldnt get a passive set because i couldnt watch something knowing i wasnt getting the best possible picture quality :p

Cost wasnt a worry either as if you shop around Samsung active glasses can be had for peanuts. You can get packs of the batteries for next to nothing as well.

But that is just me. I will be biased as well having just shelled out on an active set :p but i too was trying to decide between the two and went for active.

I went into a store and tested a LG47LM620T passive set and a Samsung 46ES6300 ( the model down from the one i eventually bought) as they were both right next to each other in the store and the jaggedness/loss of resolution in the image on the passive LG TV compared to the Samsung was very noticable.
 
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I rather trade off the 540 v 1080 and not having to wear 2 pair of glasses at home, wear contacts for a movie or get laser eye surgery. :p

Horses for courses.

It's not really about the money, it's about the need to wear 2 pair of glasses. If they make a clip on ones for active, I'm there. But they don't.
 
Raymond Lin said:
I rather trade off the 540 v 1080 and not having to wear 2 pair of glasses at home, wear contacts for a movie or get laser eye surgery. :p

Horses for courses.

It's not really about the money, it's about the need to wear 2 pair of glasses. If they make a clip on ones for active, I'm there. But they don't.
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Yeh, i think if i wore glasses i would have gone for passive 3d as well.
 
Never even watched a 3d tv until Saturday gone but wanted to get rid of my Bravia 52" as it had a blue line down the left side and was just getting on, so got a LG-55lm670t and the difference is hd material is quite a jump. The 3d I'm not fussed about and I have watched a few 3d blurays and its interesting, it's a passive set and the 2d to,3d conversion works well on hd material, you don't get a huge change but its just more immersive.
 
Raymond Lin said:
I rather trade off the 540 v 1080 and not having to wear 2 pair of glasses at home, wear contacts for a movie or get laser eye surgery. :p

Horses for courses.

It's not really about the money, it's about the need to wear 2 pair of glasses. If they make a clip on ones for active, I'm there. But they don't.
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I think you've pretty much decided, get the LG.
 
Raymond Lin said:
Do you both wear glasses though?

If you do, can you wear your glasses and the active 3D on top?

Sure, the active part shouldn't be the only criteria but since I have a choice, my thinking is that it would be wise to put money towards something I can use rather than I cannot, even if I only use it occasionally.
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Sorry for the late reply but no I don't, although my mum, dad and other members of my family do and they've all worn them on top of their prescription glasses without issue.
 
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