I was surprise by the quality of these glasses. I was expecting them to be quite flimsy at this price, but these are comparable to any plastic sunglasses I've bought in the $30-50 range. The lenses are crystal clear with no noticeable optical distortion. The glasses come in a drawstring pouch to protect them from scratches. These are quite excellent for the price.
There is some disagreement as to whether anaglyph 3D glasses actually work. It works quite well for me, but I think it depends on the individual, the image quality and settings of the television, the distance from the television, the surrounding light, and the content being viewed.
Everyone's eyes are not created equal, and everyone does not process visual information the same way. It's similar to the stereograms that were popular a couple of decades ago. Some people can see them and some people can't. Some people have one eye that is significantly dominant, so they may have a more difficult time seeing the effect. I find that the 3D doesn't work as well for me in the evenings when my eyes are tired.
The color adjustments must be set correctly on the television. These glasses are designed to filter out certain ranges of color. If the television is not set up correctly, then it is not producing the correct image so the effect will not be optimal. TV manufacturers are notorious for creating default settings that make the colors really "pop" out. This makes them look really good in the store under fluorescent lights so that people will buy them. Some televisions actually have a "Store" or "Demo" mode that is enabled by default. These settings will not produce the best 3D effect. You may get better performance if you use Digital Video Essentials or some other calibration DVD or Blu-ray to set up your TV.
You also don't want to sit too close to the TV. There are a couple of reasons for this. First, all 3D images are produced from two separate images and with two-color 3D processes it is always possible to see some doubling. The further away you are from the image, the closer together the distinct images will appear and the less noticeable the doubling. Imagine two toothpicks side by side. Up close you can see both toothpicks, but from across the room it might be harder to tell that there is more than one. The second reason not to sit too close to the television is that the double images may be sufficiently far apart that the stereoscopic depth is too great. This can produce an unnatural effect or can ruin it entirely. You've probably seen this at the movies when a 3D flick is really gimmicky and objects jump out so far that you go cross-eyed.
The surrounding light and the content will also determine how well the 3D effects are perceived. Remember that these glasses are filters, so they will reduce the amount of light that reaches the eyes. This implies that you would want to increase the light coming from the TV and reduce the light in the room. However, because there will be colors in both the left and right image that are not entirely filtered out, there will be some visible ghosting. Too much light will make the ghosting worse. The intent, then, should be to adjust the ambient light (the light in the room) to produce the best 3D effect for the content. The colors in the image will also play an important role in the quality of the effect. White backgrounds cause more ghosting while browns and earth tones work very well. And some movie and game makers just do a better job than others.
It's not going to be perfect, so don't expect the same effect as a modern 3D theatrical movie. But it works much better than the old red-blue glasses from a few decades ago, and it doesn't cause as much eyestrain as shutter glasses.
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Honestly this is a very nice looking glasses, solid build quality, but unfortunately it did not work well with my current monitor (color calibrated properly). Ghosting is really bad so it makes the movie unwatchable. This is the 3rd anaglyph glasses I tried.I tried red/cyan - hurts my eyes. Next I tried amber/blue - so dark! Lastly this green/magenta - the best brightness, doesn't hurt my eyes BUT has the worst ghosting out of all 3 types of anaglyph glasses I have -- Oh well, I guess it's time to move on to VR headsets to see 3D content.
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