Customer Reviews

X6d USA XpanD X102 3D Glasses

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I got these glasses and have a Mits 73 inch TV. While these work great if you 4 feet from the TV once you go back up 10+ feet you will get alot of flicker they go in and out of 3D model..
I then purchased the Optuma pair for $30 less...they worked perfectly...flawless...with minimal to no flicker.

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

The proprietary battery sucks, came shipped with a battery installed and turned on, dies shortly after i got em. if you want to order more batteries then you have to go online to do so and the shipping for them is just as much as the batteries themselves. crazy! dont buy these!

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!!

A piece of junk, with weird batteries that have a life span of about two minutes. For two minutes, the glasses work with DLP, then........bye bye.
Batteries are worthless, therefore the glasses are worthless. Stay away. Amazon should not even be listing this product.

The XpanD 3D glasses, well in one word, well it does what it is supposed to do, please that these glasses work only with DLP TVs and nothing else, these are not the XpanD universal Shutter Glasses, There is two things that I don't like about these glasses, the Proprietary batteries which are a little expensive and the no turn off button, the glasses goes off once they are in a box ( no light detected). If you have a DLP 3D TV these are the only solution for 3D and they are of good Quality.

I have the Samsung HL67A750 DLP TV and the Panasonic DMP-BDT350 3D Blu_ray player on the checkerboard format setting. These glasses work perfect with this combination. The Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 3D Blu-Ray looks fantastic and the depth perception is quite good. There are some minor issues with ghosting and some red colors don't do so well but overall the experience is quite positive. A great and relatively inexpensive way to get into 3D without having to buy a whole new TV.

The glasses themselves are comfortable to wear and let plenty of light through for a bright crisp picture. Range is also very good. I can walk over 20 feet away from the TV and the glasses still stay in sync.

Highly recommended for entry into 3D!

EDIT: To get rid of the ghosting and red color issues, the HDMI 3 input on the Samsung HL67A750 must be renamed to "PC". That cleared everything up and the 3D looks fantastic!

This product is not worth the effort of buying it. The battery is very difficult to install and i have never seen a more stupid way of turning on an electronic device. I would return the glasses but I have had them too long now.It took me too long to get a 3D movie and then could not see it on my Mitsubishi TV.

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....

I have a Mitsubishi 73735 DLP and was itchy to jump into the world of 3D TV. Although these glasses have been in short supply, I was able to find a pair. I played Avatar the Game on my PS3. Go to the options menu of the game and set it to checkerboard. It allows you to make other fine tuning mods as well. Make sure to turn on the 3D option in the Menu of the Mitsubishi. It's under setup. For me, I had to reverse the sync to get the best picture. It's very easy to do.

I was astounded. It works great and no adapter is needed. The Playstation Store has another 3D game called Invincible Tiger that can be downloaded for $15. It also plays well, although the game isn't very sophisticated.