3D Gaming on a Budget : LG 3D monitor + AMD Graphic card.

[crazzy.heartz]

Hi all,

My friend has recently purchased a LG 3D monitor : D2342P (http://reviews.cnet.com/lcd-monitors/lg-d2342p/4507-3174_7-34752919.html?tag=mncolBtm;rnav)

Monitor has the functionality to (with 3d engine turned on):

1. Play any movie in 3D via Bundled Player.
2. Play any Game in 3D when launching the games .exe file from LG software.

So far, results has been Great and according to him, if playing games on a normal LCD is 100, playing games in 3D is 100-150%, depending on the game... (Avatar was almost complete 3D and additional effects are significant in games like Crysis2 & NFS hot pursuit.)

Everything is 3D pretty much out of the box and there is no need to convert existing media as it plays without conversion.

Glasses and LCD are cheap as well. @ $349.99 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...254&Tpk=D2342P)


Anyone else here has similar 3D experience with AMD cards ?

Also is it possible with to play games in 3D with 5800/4800 series cards.

Please share your thoughts.

 

[SirPauly]

It is possible to play games with ATI hardware but have to purchase a third party software package from IZ3d or DDD.

http://www.iz3d.com/

http://www.ddd.com/

 

[crazzy.heartz]

Hi, thanks for your response.

That makes the LG monitor an even better deal with Free Bundled 3D software.

I searched on AMD website and 3D gaming is supported on 5/6 series only. my 4850 wont' do

Have you had 3D gaming /Movie experience? Any comparisons b/w Red and Green camps ??

 

[Dribble]

While the other solutions do exist I don't think I've ever heard of anyone much actually using them much in anger - right now if you want to do 3d buy an nvidia card and get 3d vision. That's the only solution that really works well.

That LG monitor is still a good deal just for the 120hz gaming it gives, even if you don't bother with 3D for now.

 

[toyota]

While the other solutions do exist I don't think I've ever heard of anyone much actually using them much in anger - right now if you want to do 3d buy an nvidia card and get 3d vision. That's the only solution that really works well.

That LG monitor is still a good deal just for the 120hz gaming it gives, even if you don't bother with 3D for now.

you do not get 120hz except in 3d for that monitor.

 

[Dribble]

you do not get 120hz except in 3d for that monitor.

Ah quite right, I was thinking of the LG W2363D

 

[ieatdonuts]

I have AMD HD3D. It works fine. What the heck are you guys talking about?

AMD's model is superior to Nvidia's IMO, no proprietary junk, open so you can use whatever software you want. Nvidia's might work better however, but give HD3D some time.

 

[SirPauly]

Just because something is proprietary doesn't necessarily mean it is junk. Even though proprietary may cause chaos, division and fragmentation, it also may bring choice, innovation and competition, which hopefully creates awareness so the important players may forge standards to mature, imho.

 

[InfoTiger]

Hurry, LG on ebay via beach camera is on sale for $249 with free shipping.
http://cgi.ebay.com/LG-D2342P-23in-Widescreen-3D-LED-Monitor/290599044321