I don't think you should get too bogged down in the active-vs-passive debate. The way 2D is converted to 3D is different for each manufacturer (although I bet they're all based on similar algorithms) and I doubt it's got anything to do with active or passive technologies used since presumably the conversion process happens before the actual alternating frame/line process (rather than as part ... More @Wikipedia
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