Official Monster Vision Max 3D Thread

Nice thread! These 3D glasses deserve alot more attention! I'll add my unboxing and mini review videos for all to see. I love theses 3D glasses!

Unboxing Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6tLLIwtrb8

Mini review Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2CyRLfDNfc

Glad I could help!

I wanted to make sure it's still possible to use my samsung IR glasses at the same time as a single pair of Monster RF glasses. This is possible, right?

Absolutely, I can use 4 Samsung IR glasses with my Monster Vision at the same time. Remember, the IR Is used to translate to RF needed for the Max3D glasses.

Thanks for your reviews, comments etc. I'm still not clear on what I would need for my particular setup, of which I only have the TV at the moment.

1) My TV is a Mits 65833 (ie: pre-2010 model). I upgraded its firmware a few weeks ago, but not sure what it did as far as 3D is concerned.

2) I've preordered the Panny 310.

3) Glasses... nothing decided, but these Monster glasses are the ones I would like and about which I have questions.

I don't have a convertor kit, or any dlp glasses, or an IR emitter, and I don't expect to get any of these, as I would like to "go" RF all the way.

Questions:

1) Do I HAVE to have an IR emitter to get the Monsters to work?

2) Can I forget the IR emitter, and just connect the RF transmitter directly to the VESA port on the back of my TV?

3) Because I can't turn the DLP flash off on this model, does this adversely affect the Monster experience?

And 4) Of less concern, but do these glasses resolve the rainbow issue that others glasses cannot? Is it even that big a deal? I see a slight rainbow effect if I move my eyes suddenly on just normal 2D watching, and it's not that big of a deal for me.

Thanks to you or anyone who might be able to answer some of my questions.

JR01

You need the 3D converter kit. Unless you want to be stuck with checkerboard only 3D from your Panny BD.

For your TV, I'd stick with DLP link 3D glasses. Because you cant turn off the DLP Link flash from your tv. And It will cause the blacks to look greenish/teal color with any IR or RF based 3D glasses...

OK I was afraid about the black-black issues even with the RF. DLP link glasses seem to have a host of their own issues, particularly with sync. I might just be left with the CE4's as my best option though, as I understand they handle all the issues extremely well, except the one issue of my wallet!

I'm one of the few people in the USA now probably who doesn't have cable, dish, etc... just a trusty 'ole rooftop antenna. As such I'm counting on the Panny 310 to convert to checkerboard for me... and maybe by the time I decide (if ever) to go beyond my antenna, I can just either get the converter, or buy a new TV. I'm a few years away from making the change though.

But, thanks for your reply. I couldn't find any information anywhere about RF and the dlp flash.

JR01

Thanks for the responses guys, I'll let you know how things turn out for me when I get the kit late this week/early next week. I was able to get it at the last second on ebay for 162 shipped. The loss of sync with samsung IR glasses has been tolerable but annoying for 3D movies. However, the loss of sync in 3D games is absolutely terrible, it happens way more often and almost makes me want to play in 2D.

I got mine yesterday. What source material are using to fine tune the duty cycle and delay? I did not hear buzzing on my unit (some had complained about that). Also if you have a blackberry charger with the newer smaller head, they charge the glasses really fast and don't need to use up a USB port.

Right now I only have Avatar, and I don't recall it having multiple layers int he menu, but I'll check again.

Has anyone been able to change the polarity of the glasses? I tried following the manual's directions, but the LED's didn't light up the way they say it is suppose to.

Are you saying witht he Ultraclears you are able to see all "3 layers" in focus without ghosting as noted above?

I went through the manual. Good news--lots of manual tuning options. Bad news--way too complicated for the average user. My guess is if you are not a confident technical video nerd, these will get returned more often than not. Just an opinion from what I've seen with other 3D stuff that requires tuning and tweaking for maximum performance. (Disclaimer--I do not own or have used these glasses.)

So, from what I have read you guys are saying I have to have an IR emitter to plug the RF emitter into, and you also recommend getting the 3DA1 adapter for Mitz DLP's, right? Is the 3DA1 needed on the newer 738/838 models or will I be OK with just the IR & RF emitters?

I have 3 sets and none keep a charge, the charging process only lasts 5 minutes or less so they're not getting charged obviously...

Is anyone else having the same issue ?

You should return them for new pairs. That's almost $500 in glasses, they should be willing to take care of you on that.

After you charge them for how long do they work after you turn them back on?

I'm lucky to even get through one 2 hour movie. It's just not usable. What I don't get is how can 3 different pairs show the same exact problem ?

Let me ask you guys a question : when you charge the glasses, typically how long approximately does the LED blink for until it turns of, indicating that they're fully charged ?

I thought I'd contribute my experience to this thread...

In short: I love Monster Vision Max 3D glasses, They're everything I hoped for

I have a Samsung 50C8000 and 7 pairs of Samsung 3D glasses. All of them lose sync, even with the tape trick. I may try calling samsung to have them replaced with newer glasses as supposedly they have gotten better with the later serial numbers.

All I wanted out of the Monster glasses were for them to not go out of sync and I'm happy to report, they haven't lost sync even for a single second out of the 10 hours I've used them so far. Previously, I had severe loss of sync problems with games such as Call of Duty Black Ops and especially Top Spin 4. No longer is that the case! I have not fine tuned the image at all, everything seemed fine right out of the box. As for 3 layers, I'm confused by that. The 3D effect looks the same on the Monster glasses as the Samsung glasses. I think the colors and brightness look better on the Monster glasses since they are clear as opposed to being tinted on the Samsung glasses.

If I use the warranty to get the Samsung glasses replaced and they still lose sync, I may consider buying extra Monster glasses. They are perfect imo. The other option is to just let the guests deal with occasional sync problems lol. I'll keep my perfectly working glasses to myself.

I've used mine for almost 5 hours on one charge no problem and still going. I didn't charge mine by USB though. I used a blackberry charger and it fully charged in about 30-45 minutes.

Anybody know if monstervision work with samsung pn42b450 plasma? This 3D ready model does have a vesa port but no built in IR emitters or dlp links.

Thanks