The active-shutter glasses that go with the former require electronic drivers that darken the lenses (controlling when each eye receives an image), batteries, and a means of synchronizing the opening and closing of the shutters with the TV.
快門式和偏光式 3D 電視各有優缺點，前者搭配的快門眼鏡，因內建「黑屏驅動裝置」（以控制左右眼接收影像的時間）、電池，以及與電視畫面同步的程式，設計複雜、售價也偏高，每副高達 100 美元以上（約新台幣 3,200 元）。