3D glasses

[lidlicker]

We want to buy extra glasses, but the ones the same make as the TV are over £60.
Can we use any other make, which are much cheaper for our extra ones? Thanks.

[ChuckFickens]

No

They are trying to put it in place so the glasses will be standard in the future, but they are not at the moment.

(though I've heard that Panasonic and Samsung glasses are interchangeable but you need to wear them upside down if used on the other brand)

[gingejbee]

...and I read that Samsung glasses for their 2011 sets don't work on their 2010 sets, and vice versa!

[ChuckFickens]

Could be the first step in standardising them, I applaud the idea of making them a standard but it's going to lead to problems when they do it, it's the sort of thing best done sooner before too many people have got them.

[gingejbee]

This from Which? April 2011...

New Samsung 3D glasses
Samsung Silhouette 3D glasses

Samsung has redesigned its standard 3D glasses for 2011 3D TVs. The pair pictured above are co-designed with glasses manufacturer, Silhouette, and available as an optional extra

It’s not just the panel that has been given a makeover, the 3D glasses have been taken back to the drawing board too. The result is nothing short of a stunning transformation. Gone are 2010’s awkward and uncomfortable active shutters (though Samsung’s were perhaps the best of a bad bunch last year), replaced by a pair of flexible, lightweight and comfortable specs.

The electronics have been moved to the rear of the glasses, allowing the weight to be redistributed around the head instead of sitting uncomfortably on the nose. Charging is done via a mini-USB connection with the TV, or alternatively using an optional wireless docking cradle that can charge four pairs of glasses and the remote.

However, the new design isn’t going to delight anyone who picked up a first-generation Samsung 3D TV. The new glasses will not work with its older 3D TVs. They connect to the TV via Bluetooth, a sturdier system less prone to interference than the infra-red standard used last year, but also only compatible with the new 2011 TVs. Samsung, at least, say they will still produce glasses for its older TVs.

[lidlicker]

Thank you both for your replies ! very interesting.