Do 3D Glasses work as well at home?

UPDATE: I’m not sure why this post has become so popular, maybe the introduction of 3D TVs in 2010 but this video was made in 2008 and so is OUT OF DATE and not relevant. Sorry but thanks for looking.

You’ve all been to an IMAX cinema or alternative where the film you’re watching is in 3D and so requires you to wear some funky glasses.  Now I recently got some free in some spam mail so thought I’d have a look around on the net to test them out.

After constructing the cheap glasses I found some samples to watch, I literally watched loads but so many either failed or were just less than impressive.  Many people had tried to make their own as all you need is to split red and blue outlines to a specific gap and it should work however I could see many people hadn’t followed the instructions properly…

See this example from YouTube which I found.  The best bit was with the bullets and the cartridge cases after he fired the gun.  If you have any 3D glasses why not give it a go and see if they work for you, if you don’t have any have fun trying to watch it.

However after testing some samples it became clear there were too many parameters which I had to fulfil before I got the IMAX type 3D video.  They recommend you are in the dark as well as far enough way so the 3D effect is calibrated correctly with your glasses.  So unless you have your own cinema with a 50″ screen and the ability to stand at least 8m back in pitch black you’re not going to enjoy the experience that well at home.  That being said the technology still works but its apparent weakness is easily shown unless you have the optimum conditions.