Got Dramamine?
Written: May 04 '00
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Product Rating:
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Pros: Excellent Quality, TV/VCR/DVD/PSX Compatibility, Great Sound
Cons: No PC Compatibility, Nose of the Glasses gets annoying, Wires get in the way sometimes
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| sundancebean's Full Review: Sony Glasstron |
For about a year now I have wanted the Sony Glasstron's. I finally saved up enough for the cheap model, the $499.00 PLM-A35. The glasses arrived on the day they were promised, yet I had a problem but Customer Service (another epinion, another time.)
I finally got home from work to install them. Installation was a snap, couldn't have been easier. The documentation that comes with these glasses is well written. The warning's that come with these glasses should not be taken lightly either, they mean what they say. After I was done hooking up the glasses, it was time to turn them on. ::: Click ::: I was in heaven, my dream had come true and I was watching TV inside the glasses.
The image in the glasses was only slightly different that what was on the Television quality wise (Which you do not need to have on unless you're plugging directly into the back of the TV via RCA). I found it hard however to comprehend the 52" comparison, after time however I was able to. Your mind tells you, "Hey, this is only a 2" x 2" screen inside". If you look at the image in the screen while sizing up the image in the glasses through the corner of your eye, you see the difference and the Glasstron Screen is bigger. The Glasstrons project a 52" image for you, comparable to if you were sitting 6.5ft away from it. The color quality is good, but not as good as the Television.
These glasses work really well, and the sound quality is amazing, you really feel as if you are in the glasses at some points. The Sony Glasstrons sit off your nose a bit, and do not fully cover your eyes. I don't consider this a good thing, much easier to get yourself sick when other things are moving around you; such as the woman, a dog or just plain re-situating yourself. I found it easier to combat motion sickness by wrapping a black T-shirt around the opening in the glasses.
Next, I plugged in the Glasstrons into the Playstation. It was intense, and Tomb Raider never was so much fun. Yet, after 20 minutes of play time, I had to stop. I was sick, sick as a dog and Motion Sickness had gotten the best of me. Even now, I find it difficult to play games with the glasses, but watching TV and DVD's will always be ok with my eyes.
The Glasstrons can connected directly to a DVD Player, VCR, TV or Camcorder. A neat trick I saw with these glasses was someone had hooked up a wireless camera to a remote control plane, and after some pure engineering, was able to fly his plane using the glasses. I would last maybe 30 seconds before I got sick. Make sure you have your Dramamine readily available before using the Glasstrons if you have a light Stomach. My only complaint about the PLM-A35's is the lack of PC compatibility, you need an additional $2,000 for that feature (Sony Glasstron S-700). I even tried hooking up a PC-to-TV Converter, with no luck. The image isn't worth the effort.
Recommended:
Yes
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sundancebean
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Member: William Beehner
Location: Westfield, New Jersey
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