X6d USA XpanD X102 3D Glasses

I was very excited to receive these glasses. Put the first one on and nothing, oh well dead battery already. Tried changing the battery and it couldnt have been a more frustrating experience. The plastic key actually broke the plastic part of the battery. Poor poor design. To make matters worse the batteries appear to have the lifespan of a flea. At first they actually worked great and worth the effort BUT after a few days kept loosing sync and wouldnt stay consistant unless you stood at an exact certain spot in front of the tv! So I ditched these, purchased a pair of Optomas and wow what a difference! I have yet to lose a signal, they're less and much more comfortable! Xpand is the perfect example of all style and no substance....

This review is for the Xpand X102 3d shutter glasses. This is going to be a beaming review as I am very pleased with this product. First and foremost I am 3d DLP rear projection tv owner. I have the Samsung HL67A750 which is an LED based rear projection tv. In lieu of the new 3d standard for both broadcast and the Blu ray optical discs I knew I needed to purchase 3d active shutter glasses. I read about the different manufacturers on various forums and I became very interested in the Xpand X102 DLP Link application. These glasses receive a white light particle that is imbedded in the image when your display is in 3d mode. Our eyes can not see it but the X102s do and this is how it syncs with the image on the tv to shutter the left and right eyes on the glasses thus creating the 3d effect. I had difficulty in locating these glasses for some time so I purchased the Samsung SSG-1000 3d shutter glasses to view the Avatar video game in 3d on the Xbox 360. These glasses worked very well with the game and I also used a software that came bundled with the glasses for PC applications. However I had to use an emitter and these glasses where no longer being manufactured so I was stuck with just one pair. Fast forward 4 months, I was browsing the AVS forum and someone posted a link to Amazon to these glasses. The Sharp Xpand X102 3d shutter glasses. Needless to say I ordered them sight unseen. I ordered 2 of them as their price was $50 less per pair than what the manufacturer was selling them for. I am still on their waiting list. I received the glasses in 6 business days of ordering them and indeed they were worth the wait. They are very durable and supremely comfortable. I have tried on at least 6 different styles of 3d eyewear and these by far are the most comfortable. My father in law who wears prescription glasses wore the X102 over his glasses and had no complaints of discomfort. On to performance, ha ha. They perform beautifully. As soon as the display is in 3d mode the glasses kick in immeadiately. The color and contrast on the these glasses are better than the Samsung glasses that I mentioned. And comfort once again. I used the Avatar video game in 3d, my computer and the Panasonic 3d blu ray player for testing. All looked magnificent with the Xpand X102s. Simply awesome. Now the glasses do require a proprietary battery which 2 are included and are good for 100 hrs each. After visiting Xpands site they sell replacement batteries in a 10 and 100 pack. These batteries are said to last 250 hrs each. I guess my only complaint would be the color of the glasses being a funky red. I would prefer black but really its not a deal breaker. I look more ridiculous holding a Wii-mote then wearing these glasses. So there it is the Sharp Xpand X102 3d DLP Link Shutter glasses. Great glasses, great price, and great performance. If you own a 3d ready DLP tv or DLP projector then these glasses are the ones for those applications. They go quickly so be on the lookout. Cheers

Pros: These work great with my Acer H5360 projector. Absolutely no perceptible crosstalk. Cons: It seems to use a proprietary battery, or at least a proprietary "case" of some sort around the battery. Costs slightly more than some competitors.

I ordered and received 2 pair of the glasses to use with my Mits. 73" DLP. Although they were advertised to work directly with the tv, and wouldn't need any additional hardware, I Couldn't get them to work, and finally had to buy the Mits. 3dc-100 3d adapter unit. I still don't know if this was my fault or if the glasses do indeed require the adapter in order to work. (I use my PS3 for games and movies, it works great!) After installing the adapter the glasses worked well. However, the batteries for the glasses are propietary, (meaning that you will have to buy them from Xpand) don't seem to last as long as advertised, and the tool to remove the batteries broke the first time I tried to use it- (very poorly designed.) About a month later I ordered the Optima glasses (2 pair) and I like them much better. They use the normaal button batteries, come with different sized nose pieces to adapt to different shaped faces, seem to provide a brighter viewing experience, and to top it off they were much cheaper than the Xpands. Also, neither brand of glasses have ever given myself or anyone in my family headaches, I think that rumor is a bunch of baloney! So in the end I believe that the Optima glasses are a much better value than the Xpands. I will say that 3D games and movies are great fun, and if you can afford the 3dtv, go for it!!

The glasses work quite nicely but the battery life is very low. They advertise 250 hours per battery but so far both included lasted less than 100 hours at best. Replacement batteries are expensive at $6 each. I'd avoid this product unless you want to help subsidize this companies bottom line for as long as you own them.

These shutter glasses work exactly as advertised. I recommended them over the emitter based shutter glasses, but they are a bit heavier and will want to slide down your nose while wearing them. A couple of cheap stick-on nose pads fixed the problem and made them more comfortable. These may not be the best option for small children because of the weight.

Although I have read other reviews that said these glasses worked right out of the box, I spent several hours making various efforts to get them to work with no success. I contacted the manufacturer but they could think of no reason why they shouldn't work. In addition, although I could tell that the battery that was already in the glasses seemed to be OK, it was impossible to get the battery compartment open to change it just in case that was the problem. Bottom line, I sent them back and ordered the Mitsubishi 3DC-1000 Starter Kit so I'm hoping it will be a slam dunk since I have a Mitsubishi DLP TV.

Just received my glasses. I have a Mitsubishi 3D ready DLP 2009 model, 60" 1080p - checkerboard format, and a PS3. The $100 adapter for my TV isn't out yet, which will convert the PS3 3D signal to checkerboard, but I bought Avatar the game for PS3, which has built in checkerboard 3D format. I set my TV to 3D mode, put on the glasses, set Avatar to 3D enabled, Full Checkerboard, ran the game, and Wow! Amazing! The 3D is almost as good as the 3D in the theater when I saw Avatar the movie. It looks great. If you have a 3D ready DLP, these are the perfect glasses. They come with two batteries, and are good for about 120 hours of viewing on each battery they claim. I played the game for about 3 hours last night. Amazing how 3D can make a mediocre game more interesting to play. These glasses are a bit pricey, but since they are among the only ones out there that don't require an emitter, they are kind of worth it, if you really want 3D. We're talking amazing 3D here. My wife was also very impressed. You can almost reach out and touch the game world. I can only hope Deus Ex 3 will have full 3D support, when it comes out. One note: Avatar seemed to run kind of poorly - not 60 fps for sure, and sometimes it seemed to be less than 30 fps. But I don't know if that is just the game or if it is due to the 3D. It isn't the glasses and it isn't my TV. I can only assume its the game and/or PS3 having trouble spitting it out. Another thing: Typical game cameras in Avatar that sometimes get too close to an object, or even clip through an object, and your 3D gets all wonky, and your eyes will hurt. Just avoid getting the game camera too close to the characters and world. Also, the 3D cut scenes for some reason aren't as good as the in-game stuff. And the cut scenes seem to cause more eye strain, but the in-game stuff feels fine. Your eyes feel wonky at first, but in a few minutes they adjust. I didn't want to go the jury rigged route with the emitter which interferes with IR remotes, and you have to cover the emitter with your hand when using your TV remote. Yuk! These are the better way to go.