Review: As Seen on TV, HD Vision Wrap Arounds

-My review also on AC

Tis the season for tons of As Seen On TV holiday gifts.

I think everyone receives a cheesy As Seen on TV gift during the holidays. Heck, when you don't know what to buy someone, As Seen On TV can be a life saver, regardless of how stupid the product seems.

I'm guilty of gift giving such gifts, but this year I was pleasantly surprised at the newest selection of As Seen on TV goodies. HD Vision Wrap Arounds was one product in particular that sold me. Call it stupidity, call it clever marketing. Call it what you want. HD Vision just sounds cool.

What They Are Supposed To Do:

It's the age of HD. You seriously are not up to times if you have a standard television set still. It's all about HD. So when I came across these glasses, I assumed that they used the clever HD initials in their products name to sell a cheap gimmick.

The glasses are basically supposed to clarify your vision, or I should say enhance your vision. HD Vision. If you got an HDTV you know HD stands for high definition, and if you have a good HDTV, then you know there is a huge difference in clarity compared to your old box boob tube.

HD Vision is supposed to do for your eyes, what your HDTV did for your boob tube. Enhance it.

So the big million dollar question is, do they work?

Hmh, well... it's hard to say they don't work because they do clarify colors, and enhance them a bit, but no more than any standard yellow lensed pair of sunglasses can do. So they work, but they are definitely not new.

HD Vision works the same as those ugly cheap $2.00 yellow lensed glasses; so for $8.00 more you're buying a clever package, with a clever name inked on to it.

Another downside is that HD Vision glasses are ugly. They are big, hefty and have an 80's appearance to them which makes them all the more tacky. The heftiness added to these glasses is done so that way those who wear prescription glasses can fit them underneath their HD Vision glasses. Talk about dork city right?

Overall:

HD Vision is a clever marketing product. I can't say they don't work, because they do. For the price which is set at $9.99 a pair, I must say that I am disappointed because they work no better than yellow lensed sunglasses which clarify colors in the same manner.