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More from the glasses war – Dolby 3D

Posted on 18. Jan, 2010 by The James in Glasses

Channel News published some info about the current battle to dominate the 3D glasses market.  If you’ve been following the industry at all, you know that there are only a few competitors grasping for the market share.  Currently, XpanD and RealD are getting all the press.  But, it looks like Dolby is trying as well.

Here are a few interesting facts from the article:

-Dolby glasses will be around $35

-Dolby and Xpand are designed to go into a dishwasher after each use.  Both manufacturers recomend theaters clean them after each wear.

-Dolby and Xpand glasses both contain anti-theft sensors which can set off an alarm at theater doors

-James Cameron endorses RealD but posed for a photo in Japan wearing Xpand glasses.

-And in case anyone cares, we here at Third Magazine prefer shutter glasses because of the multiple uses beyond 3D imagery, i.e. multi-player gaming on the same TV at alternating refresh rates.