Monday 28 March 2011

A Look At Active vs Passive 3D

By Paul Barlow


As technology continues to advance, almost everything has been taken a notch higher. Display of images seems to be one of the biggest beneficiaries of advanced technology in the recent past. There are many types of image displays that have been devised but the most popular ones are active and passive 3D. While the concept is the same, the active and the passive 3D differ in a number of ways. They however have some features in common.

The active 3D tends to be more rapid than the passive one. Active 3D alternates quickly between the right eye and the left eye but in the same space. The motion is quite fast and you will require special glasses to be able to view images under active 3D. The special glasses are made in such manner that they are able to turn from opaque, to translucent and finally to transparent. The continuous change is done in sync with image transformation. This means that the image on the left side will only be displayed when the lens on the left side is transparent and the right one opaque. This is the same case with the right image lens.

To make sure that the special glasses work well, you must be certain that your hardware functions so that it can be used with the special glasses to correctly transform the images. Infrared emitters guarantee that your hardware and special glasses are compatible.

Passive 3D on the other hand ensures that the image is projected on both the left eye and the right eye simultaneously in the same space. Special glasses are then used to ensure that images intended for the each eye are viewed by the correct eye. The special glasses in this case also block out any image that is not intended for either eye.

Active 3D appears to be a favorite of a lot of TV manufacturers. There are currently some plasma and LCD TVs that are 3D viewable. Active 3D is considered to be the mainstream of 3D TV according to a lot of TV manufacturers.

One of the main complaints about the shutter glasses commonly used in active 3D is the degree of comfort wearers experience. They often cause headaches after extended period of use. Although they work well with most hardware, they are more expensive than the glasses used with passive 3D technology. This can be outweighed by the potential savings of not having to buy new hardware.

Polarizing glasses are used with passive 3D technology. The disadvantage of these glasses is that they reduce the amount of light, so only half of the light that is emitted from the screen actually reaches the eye. This, in turn, dulls the image. But, there are advantages associated with these glasses. One advantage is that they are less costly when compared to glasses that are used for active 3D viewing. Wow, 3D technology is certainly taking the market by storm!




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