Monster Cable’s Vision Max 3-D glasses promise universal compatibility with all 3-D TVs, but you’ll need a base station to make it work.

Because those quirky glasses continue to be the biggest single issue to widespread adoption of 3-D television among the average consumer, several vendors are attempting to build glasses that will work with any brand of 3-D TV set. It just makes sense.

Indeed, current 3-D TVs carry a unique problem. Only glasses built by a certain manufacturer will work with that manufacturer’s 3-D TV set. Therefore, Samsung’s glasses won’t work with a Panasonic 3-D set. This has prevented third parties from making cheaper glasses to keep prices lower. Read the rest of this entry »