N11 IR/Bluetooth 3D Glasses

Long-time 3-D enthusiast and collector here. As you know, 3-D televisions, and 3-D movies are no longer available in the United States… So 3D accessories are very hard to come by. I was pleasantly surprised when I found these glasses on Amazon and confirmed that they worked.I give these glasses an absolute A+ two thumbs up. They are perfect! I have two different older Panasonic plasma 3D TVs, from 2010, and 2012 that both use different 3-D glasses that are incompatible with each other . These new glasses had no problems syncing with both TVs. On the older TV, I had to change the “flip left/right“ setting on the TV… Very easy to do. Up until now, I had been using very flimsy lightweight glasses from another company… They looked OK, but they would fall apart I need to be taped or super glued together. These new glasses are much sturdier. I haven’t owned them long enough to fully test the batteries, and how long they stay charged. I will order several more pairs of these glasses. Great value, great quality.

As another reviewer said I really wanted to like these glasses. The price is great and solidly built. The glasses weigh 1.55 ounces and heavier than my current Valueview 3D glasses that weigh 1.10 ounces. This can make a difference comfort-wise when wearing for a 2 hour movie. Glasses come with 3 different nose pieces, cleaning cloth, charging cable, cloth pouch and instructions. The glasses paired with my Epson HC4000 4K projector with no problem. So imagine my disappointment when the first movie Pacific Rim 3D showed considerable 'ghosting' or crosstalk. Tried a second movie Toy Story 2 3D and the crosstalk was still there. At the same time I was comparing to my ValueView glasses which showed absolutely no crosstalk. Unfortunately the ValueView glasses are no longer made. So while these glasses may work great with other 3D devices I don't think they are suited for Epson projectors given my experience and reading other reviews from Epson owners.

ordered 2 glasses, one worked just fine, the other one the left lens wouldn't function (no 3Dimage). I continued to see double image and if blocked just left lens double image went away, blocking just right lens still had double image. Did take several attempts before glasses paired with my Sony KDL65W850C . Returning bad glasses and ordered a replacement, I'll see how they work when receive them.edit 3/12/2016: received replacement glasses, charged them and then tried them... will not link to TV.... ok found fix for it... in a TV product review it was mentioned to unplug the TV to reset the blue tooth emitter. I tried that and after several attempts still nothing. Wife was watching with the first set of 3D glasses and turned off her glasses and then these glasses started to link it said "3D glasses registered" but still not 3D... after turning them off and back on and trying to link once more TV again said "3D glasses registered" and glasses started working. Wife turned on her glasses and both seeing 3D.If having trouble linking glasses make sure no other glasses are on, unplug TV for 30 seconds and linking glasses can take several attempts before it works. Once linked the glasses doesn't need relinking later to watch 3D, just turn glasses on and all set.

These are great. Originally bought some from the company direct, but Amazon has quicker shipping. I bought these along with the G5 model and have 3 sets of each. The G5 is a bit more comfortable (to me, others feel differently) but the N11's seem top have a slightly lighter tint letting in more light. If you're looking, these are inexpensive enough to buy one of each to see which is your personal favorite. I am using these with a Sharp 3D TV and a Samsung 3D player and it sync'ed up in about 3 seconds. I also like the fact that it is USB charged which means no changing batteries in the middle of a movie. At worst, if the battery did go out in the middle of a movie (unlikely, since they will last at least two movies and I re-charge after using) I can hook them up to a USB cable and still wear them.

Dubbing a product such as this as "universal" is a tall claim. As I look at the many positive reviews posted for this product, now that it has failed for me, I'm left to write a responsible poor review while swimming somewhat upstream. Starting with the facts, I run a somewhat pricey 2010 65" top-of-line Panasonic plasma TV ($4000 or so) with an Oppo universal player (105D, ~$1300) so the fact that two pairs of these N11 glasses failed to reliably pair with my equipment seems to point to the glasses, not the high-end equipment. Maybe that's the problem? Without discrediting the reviewers for whom these glasses have worked, I think it's fair to say that they ARE NOT "universal". CAVEAT EMPTOR!

Initial build quality: ***These feel plasticky and easily breakable.Image quality: **The image quality is dark with lots of cross talk and ghostingAvailability: ****I wasn’t able to find IR 3D glasses elsewhere, so once my Sony branded and bundled PlayStation 3DTV glasses died, I had no where else to turn.Reliability/long-term build quality: ???Battery life/quality: ????I’ll update this review up one further/future use. A downgrade if they break, battery malfunctions, otherwise stops working. An upgrade or no change if they prove reliable.