Showing posts with label stereoscopic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label stereoscopic. Show all posts

9/03/2011

nVidia GeForce 3D Vision Kit Review

nVidia GeForce 3D Vision Kit
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I'll try to be brief, as to not simply reiterate too much of the other reviewers.
1) These nVidia glasses work very well, and the glasses have wider field of view than the eDimensions 3D glasses (which I bought 2 years ago). The 3D effect is fully adjustable in the two key dimensions: separation (amount of 3D effect) and convergence (how far away the objects appear). Having a 60 Hz refresh rate for each eye is critical; my eDimension glasses with an older 60 Hz LCD monitor could only give 30 Hz per eye and lots of flicker. I haven't tried the eDimension with the new 120 Hz monitor.
2) My computer set up is not excessive, but not wimpy either: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6000+ 3.0GHz; nVidia 8800GTS; 2 Gb DDR2-800 RAM; ViewSonic VX2265wm 120Hz LCD monitor; Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit. This is about the bare minimum set up for good 3D.
3) Make sure you uninstall your current GeForce drivers before loading the new GeForce + 3D Vision drivers (collectively downloadable as the "Full Driver CD" from nVidia's website). I had mismatched drivers at first (from Windows 7), and got excessive ghosting and got the right-eye signal going to the left eye. Reinstalling with fresh drivers from nVidia solved the problem. Now I have no ghosting, no flicker, great 3D effect.
4) I've only tested one game so far, World of Warcraft, which looks beautiful. There's a setting in WoW to allow the cursor to adjust its depth to match the interacting object - nice! Takes 15-30 minutes to get used to, but then it's fantastic. Setting the convergence (or "screen depth") to a low value makes the objects appear far away and is easier on the eyes.
5) Caveats: (a) you need Windows Vista or 7; XP will not work. (b) There are only two LCD monitors at the moment that offer true 120 Hz refresh rates: ViewSonic VX2265wm FuHzion 3D/120Hz LCD Display (Black) and Samsung Syncmaster 2233RZ 22" 3D Gaming LCD Monito; many LCD TVs claim 120 Hz, but this is upscaled, and none currently take 120 Hz input; some DLP TVs will work - check nVidia's website.

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Tired of living in a 2D world? Upgrade your PC to a fully immersive stereoscopic 3D gaming experience with NVIDIA GeForce 3D Vision. A combination of high-tech wireless glasses and advanced software, the GeForce 3D Vision kit transforms hundreds of PC games, 3D movies, and digital photographs into an eye popping, interactive experience. Adjust 3D depth adjustment from the IR emitter Fully supports 3D video players such as 3dtv Stereoscopic Player Easily take in-game screenshots and view them in stereoscopic 3D with NVIDIA's free photo viewer Infrared receiver - Receive signal between 1.5 and 15 feet Infrared transmitter - Transmit signal between 1.5 and 15 feet Battery Life - up to 40 hours of stereoscopic 3D Rechargeable battery connector - USB 2.0 mini-B power connector USB 2.0 mini-B - Connect to the PC for enabling GeForce 3D Vision VESA Stereo Cable Port - For use with DLP HDTV only In the box - One pair of GeForce 3D Vision active shutter glasses with storage pouch, adjustable nose pieces, and microfiber cleaning cloth GeForce 3D Vision USB controller/IR emitter Custom 5' VESA stereo to 2.5mm stereo audio plug cable 10' DVI to HDMI cable 10' USB 2.0 type A to 5-pin mini-B cable 6' recharge cable (USB Type A to 5-pin mini Type B) Quick star guide Installation CD System Requirements - Windows Vista 32-bit or 64-bit Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon X2 CPU 1GB of system memory 100 MB free disk space Unit Dimensions - 20.3 x 16.6 x 8.2, Weight - 1.76 oz. GeForce 3D Vision currently supports 2-way NVIDIA SLI

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8/22/2011

TriDef HD 3D experience Pro Pack for 3D-ready DLP HDTVs Review

TriDef HD 3D experience Pro Pack for 3D-ready DLP HDTVs
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I have always been the type to not really like 3D movies -they cross my eyes and I don't see the effect half the time. I checked out the new glasses at Sams Club and was not all that impressed. Even in the theaters I did not like it that much. Now, I had some reb/blue paper glasses that came with a movie and tried the Tridef software on my laptop with a PC game because I read that a bunch of games were going to have 3D support for the consoles and it was looking pretty good. It was a totally different experience. With just the red/blue glasses, the world had incredible depth and the perception of every object was well defined. I thought to myself, if this looks THAT good with the red/blue glasses, I have to see if I can find something for my 3D DLP... right? Well, I guess the 3D DLPs were designed to use a "checkerboard" type of 3D and to my dismay, all of the consoles would not support it. I was pretty ticked off. I read some good and bad things about the 3D effect on DLPs and decided to take the risk and buy these things. Now you have to use a PC for DLP / Tridef use and I was OK with that because months ago I turned off cable and hooked my desktop PC to the TV so we could watch HULU and Netflix for a fraction of the price.
So, I got the package in the mail 4 days later. I hooked up the sync device and followed their instructions. Five minutes later I was up and running. I turned on Batman: Arkahm Asylum and was very happy with that. I tired Fallout 3 and Half Life 2 and the game look absolutely AMAZING!!!! When you are in a fight and the enemy shoots lasers your way, it comes right out of the screen.
Result, I am very happy and this was worth every penny. I can't wait to play through Fallout: New Vegas with these glasses on. I hope my wife doesn't mind me using the TV for a while... haha.
**Note: make sure you follow the instructions. If it doesn't work at first, you are doing something wrong.
3 things to remember:
video card scaling
native resolutions
mode1/mode2


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This is everything you need to start enjoying full color 3D content on your 3D-ready Mitsubishi or Samsung DLP HDTV! Simply plug in your computer to the TV, hook up the transmitter and glasses and play your 3D content using the included software. Also play games or view google earth in TRUE 3D!This 3D pack includes:-2 pair of DLP 3D wireless shutter glasses (these run at 120 Hz for flicker free viewing)-1 wireless transmitter-TriDef Software and product keyCompatible with the following Samsung DLP monitors (& any other 3D Ready televisions not listed):HL-50A650HL-56A650HL-61A650HL-61A750HL-67A750HL-72A650HL-T4675SHL-T5075SHL-T5076SHL-T5087SHL-T5089SHL-T5675SHL-T5676SHL-T5687SHL-T5689SHL-T6176SHL-T6187SHL-T6189SHL-T7288WCompatible with the following Samsung Plasma monitors(& any other 3D Ready televisions not listed):PN42A450PPN50A450PPS42A450PS42A450P1PS50A450PS50A450P1PS50A476Compatible with the following Mitsubishi DLP monitors (& any other 3D Ready televisions not listed):WD-60C9WD-65C9WD-73C9WD-57833WD-60735WD-60737WD-65735WD-65736WD-65737WD-65833WD-65835WD-65837WD-73735WD-73736WD-73737WD-73833WD-73835WD-73837WD-82737WD-82837Minimum PC System RequirementsIntel® Pentium 4 1.6GHz or AthlonTM XP 512MB RAM DirectX 9.0c compatible graphics card * 100MB free disk space Windows® XP, Vista (32Bit) DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card Internet connection DVD-ROM drive Network card* Please Note: You must have a graphics card with DVI output. If your video card or computer does not have a HDMI output, a DVI to HDMI cable or DVI to HDMI adaptor is required to connect to a Samsung 3-D DLP® HDTV

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