Polarized sunglasses........yeah or neah???

[supastar1568]

yea, im looking for a nice pair too.

what I do is go to like sunglass hut and try them on to see if they look good, then i will get the model info off of them

then I will go online and find them for cheaper. Still undecided though,

Im looking at these right now Here

Anyone know of any good sites to buy sunglasses from???

miamishades.com any good?

 

[SilentZero]

Definately get polarized. Dropped ~$300 on a pair of polarized oakleys last year and they are the best pair of sunglasses I have owned yet. I suggest doing the same!

 

[vi edit]

You don't notice it at first. But once you've worn them for a while and then make the mistake of grabbing a non-polarized pair you realize just how much better those polarized lenses are.

It's pretty much a requirement for long drives on sunny days. The *ONLY* negative I have about polarized lenses is that they wash out LCD dispays. It makes it tough to read the radio display in my truck as well as the trip computer depending on the angle that I look at them.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Originally posted by: SilentZero
Definately get polarized. Dropped ~$300 on a pair of polarized oakleys last year and they are the best pair of sunglasses I have owned yet. I suggest doing the same!

:Q

 

[MazerRackham]

Originally posted by: Night201
I have Maui Jim's. They're great!

Me too. I just bought some polarized Maui Jim's, and they are AWESOME. Glare is nonexistant and optically they are great.

 

[NickelTitanium]

I recommend getting several types of sunglasses if possible. I got one for driving, one for sports, one for casual, and one for formal occasions. All must be polarized.

 

[redgtxdi]

Whew!!! Dunno if I could spend $300 on a pair of shades..........



On a jetskiing trip about 5 years ago, me & 2 buddies all lost these shades as follows........

$50 Raybans (mine.....ate it doin' about 60mph & hit cross-wake)
$200 Oakleys (buddy #1)
$100 Oakleys (buddy #2 while trying to make his nose-stand after laughing at buddy #1 about losing his Oakleys..........yes, it was classic karma!!!!!!!!!!)

 

[redgtxdi]

Which are better???

Arnette Steel

Rayban Olympia

 

[supastar1568]

Originally posted by: redgtxdi
Which are better???

Arnette Steel

Rayban Olympia

i like the arnettes. plus polarized for polarized the arnettes are cheaper too.

 

[Patt]

Polarized for sure. I bought some flexible frames that were upwards of $100 because I'm pretty hard on my frames, and they were most certainly worth it.

 

[TheAdvocate]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
It's pretty much a requirement for long drives on sunny days. The *ONLY* negative I have about polarized lenses is that they wash out LCD dispays. It makes it tough to read the radio display in my truck as well as the trip computer depending on the angle that I look at them.

I was in Best RipOff the other day with my polarized RX Ray Ban's on and I couldn't read the debit card display. I kept tilting it to get a better angle. Same thing happened with my ancient Nokia cell before I got a replacement.

Another weird thing is when you look at factory tint on another car's rear window. You can usually see the circular pattern in it that (at least to me) is completely invisible to the naked eye.

 

[LS20]

i wonder how many people say polarized simply because its something to have

for me, polarized is necessary only if you do watersports... otherwise, it has the downside of washing out displays... phones, gps, cars, mp3 players, etc

 

[anxi80]

i love my polarized sunglasses. they are persol's and i wear them all the time. i paid almost $200 for them, but since i wear sunglasses a lot and because of the price im extra careful with them.

and yes, the tint thing the above post'er mentioned is pretty neat.

 

[Mani]

I'm gonna go against the grain and say I'm not wholly impressed with my polarized Oakleys. I have the non-polarized version and the difference isn't that significant to me - that combined with the fact that polarized SGs can give you rainbow effects with tinted windows and reduce/eliminate LCD visibility (i.e. nav systems in cars) has me using my nonpolarized Square Eyes more.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Polarized is the way to go. They take a lot of strain off your eyes and reduce glare big time. Definitely worth it IMO.

I have a pair of Ray Ban's that are polarized and I love them. I wear them all the time except when I'm cycling primarily because they have a tendancy to slide down my nose when I sweat.

 

[redgtxdi]

UPDATE:



OK, so I talked to that buddy of mine who's hip on QUALITY shades......(oakley, maui jim, etc.).......and he had this tidbit of info for me.............



"I'm not all that impressed with polarized lenses. My $150 maui-jims & my $150 Oakley wires don't really cut glare that well at all!!"

WTF?????????????????????

So now what do I do?????????????????????????????????????????????/

 

[Kroz]

I have a pair of $50 polarized sunglasses and they are the best.
Definately recommended.

 

[screw3d]

Originally posted by: redgtxdi
UPDATE:



OK, so I talked to that buddy of mine who's hip on QUALITY shades......(oakley, maui jim, etc.).......and he had this tidbit of info for me.............



"I'm not all that impressed with polarized lenses. My $150 maui-jims & my $150 Oakley wires don't really cut glare that well at all!!"

WTF?????????????????????

So now what do I do?????????????????????????????????????????????/

You are going to believe his single opinion over 85 people here who voted for polarized?

 

[Schadenfreude]

I worked at Lenscrafters. notice how I said I work"ed" - so I'm not trying to endore anything - but, get polarized.

 

[LongCoolMother]

i have a pair of oakley minutes and oakley half jackets. neither are polarized and both were $100+. The optics are frickn amazing and they stay on like no other. but if i had to make the choice again, i would definately get the polarized ones.

i have a pair of bolle sunglasses, polarized. on sale for $45. Awesome quality and construction, made in france. get something like that.

 

[Looney]

Originally posted by: Mermaidman
Does your wife lose her glasses? Expensive sunglasses are made to be lost . . .

Not for me. I use to buy cheap glasses, and would constantly lose or break them. I was so careless because they were so cheap, easily going through a pair every month or two. Since i got my Oakley's Juliets, i haven't lost them yet... and it's been almost 3 years now.

 

[yosuke188]

Polarized. Other sunglasses just darken your view.

 

[The Stigenator]

i cant use polarized sunglasses, i wear glasses all the time.. but when i did wear contacts i did use a set of revo polarized sunglasses.. they were awesome for driving. I cant wait to get contacts again.

 

[LS20]

Originally posted by: screw3d


You are going to believe his single opinion over 85 people here who voted for polarized?

that means little if those 85 people don't really know much about polarization.

people equate polarization to better optics.. but its not true. like the guy above who said "Other sunglasses just darken your view."... um, thats why people wear sunglasses. (perhaps what hes looking for are clear polarized lenses like a camera filter).

a TV with PIP means it has PIP feature--not that it is better than other TVs without PIP.

get polarized glasses IF YOU NEED IT.... otherwise, it'll do more annoyance than anything.

whatever, its your money


ive had 2 pairs of oakleys non-pol, 1 smith non-pol, 1 rudy project non-pol, 1 smith pol, 1 peppers pol

 

[DrPizza]

Originally posted by: TheGoodGuy
i cant use polarized sunglasses, i wear glasses all the time.. but when i did wear contacts i did use a set of revo polarized sunglasses.. they were awesome for driving. I cant wait to get contacts again.

Why can't you wear polarized sunglasses??

I buy a new pair of polarized sunglasses at least every other year. (Flex plan money to use up at the end of the fiscal year) Mine are prescription polarized sunglasses and I've never loved a pair of glasses more than them. I wear glasses from the moment I'm awake until minutes before I fall asleep. They're good for cutting glare. I fish a lot, and they're exceptional at helping me see by the water (and into the water where glare from the sun would interfere).

fwiw, you can get prescription glasses for all sorts of glasses. I also have prescription swim goggles. This year, I plan on getting a set of prescription polarized glasses that curve more around my eyes for cycling. (I need more eye protection than I get, and at 45+ mph on hills and such, it sucks to have your eyes watering from all the wind blowing into them.)