3D vision surround Delayed

[Skurge]

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2010/05/20/nvidia-surround-gaming-hit-by-delays/1

I read this a while back, different website, but I can't remember the name.

Thought happy_medium would post it, but i guess he didn't

 

[Sylvanas]

Bad news for the 3 people that own 6 monitors and a 3D vision set.

 

[Lonyo]

3 monitors, 3D vision glasses and two GTX470s or GTX480s.

 

[flx89]

interesting , do you need a special video board for this?

 

[WelshBloke]

3 monitors, 3D vision glasses and two GTX470s or GTX480s.

interesting , do you need a special video board for this?

 

[Skurge]

So you need 3 120hz monitors + 3D glasses + twin 480s. wonder what the power bill for all that would be

 

[Attic]

How about just SurroundVision (nvidia's Eyefinity knockoff w/o 3D), is that working yet?

 

[aka1nas]

So you need 3 120hz monitors + 3D glasses + twin 480s. wonder what the power bill for all that would be

It works with the GTX 2xx cards as well.

I'm only interested in the surround part myself.

 

[taltamir]

So you need 3 120hz monitors + 3D glasses + twin 480s. wonder what the power bill for all that would be

and it still has ugly 2 inches of bezel separating each monitor pair

 

[Skurge]

It works with the GTX 2xx cards as well.

I'm only interested in the surround part myself.

I must have missed that

I guess that good thing, although it would suck for 295 owners as there aren't enough outputs.

 

[Skurge]

and it still has ugly 2 inches of bezel separating each monitor pair

Its getting there, by next year bezels should be gone.

 

[aka1nas]

I must have missed that

I guess that good thing, although it would suck for 295 owners as there aren't enough outputs.

IIRC, the 295 has 2xDVIs and an HDMI and all three can be used together. This info is based on a few SoftTH users that were able to get such a setup working. Unfortunately, I don't believe that Nvidia is going to bother supporting such a setup with 3d surround based on what I have heard.

 

[Skurge]

IIRC, the 295 has 2xDVIs and an HDMI and all three can be used together. This info is based on a few SoftTH users that were able to get such a setup working. Unfortunately, I don't believe that Nvidia is going to bother supporting such a setup with 3d surround based on what I have heard.

Oh, I thought it had S-video.

 

[SirPauly]

So you need 3 120hz monitors + 3D glasses + twin 480s. wonder what the power bill for all that would be

I guess that good thing, although it would suck for 295 owners as there aren't enough outputs.

This may offer some data:

Operating System
Microsoft Windows 7 32-bit and 64-bit

GPU support (NVIDIA SLI or multi-GPU cards are required)
SLI configurations
GeForce GTX 480, 470, 285, 280, 275, 260
Single card
GeForce GTX 295

Motherboard
SLI Motherboard is required for SLI configuraitons
The GeForce GTX 295 card works on all motherboards

NVIDIA Surround Modes
NVIDIA Surround
Three displays or projectors synchronized together
Landscape and portrait mode
All displays must have the same resolution, refresh rate, and sync polarity

NVIDIA 3D Vision Surround
Three displays or projectors synchronized together
Landscape mode only for displays, projectors can operate in landscape or portrait mode
All displays must be the same make and model 3D Vision-Ready displays. For a full list of 3D Vision-Ready display devices, please check this website.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/3DV_System_Requirements_Surround_Technology.html

 

[OCGuy]

Really, what percentage of people play with more than 2 monitors?

Tits on a bull.

 

[Lonyo]

Really, what percentage of people play with more than 2 monitors?

Tits on a bull.

Yeah, it's okay to be late with something as long as only a few people use it.

 

[waffleironhead]

and it still has ugly 2 inches of bezel separating each monitor pair

Have you ever tried mutli-monitor gaming?
As someone who has used multiple monitor setups I can say that the bezels disappear from my vision. My eyes just compensate for the bezel area or something, because when I am immersed in the action they disappear.

So for all of those people knocking the bezels, I'd say try it before you say anything against it.

 

[taltamir]

Have you ever tried mutli-monitor gaming?
As someone who has used multiple monitor setups I can say that the bezels disappear from my vision. My eyes just compensate for the bezel area or something, because when I am immersed in the action they disappear.

So for all of those people knocking the bezels, I'd say try it before you say anything against it.

trying it is REALLY expensive.
usually if someone tells me "don't worry, you will never notice it"... well, I notice the hell out of it and it ruins my experience. This has been with every issue I had concerns with and was told "it will not be a problem"... maybe its just my mind justifying my fears by making them real, but the point is, it is what happens.

I cannot justify taking such an expensive plunge with such a scary looking issue. Especially because many people who do own it complain about it.
I am sure it will be solved eventually... and when it is solved (via 1mm thick size bezels) I will buy it...

 

[Lonyo]

Have you ever tried mutli-monitor gaming?
As someone who has used multiple monitor setups I can say that the bezels disappear from my vision. My eyes just compensate for the bezel area or something, because when I am immersed in the action they disappear.

So for all of those people knocking the bezels, I'd say try it before you say anything against it.

When I had my triple setup (using TH2Go) in racing games you just don't care.
When focusing on the actual activity, some black bars don't stand out because everything else is more important.

Sure, not having them would be much nicer, but as it is, it's not as terrible as people might think.

 

[OCGuy]

Yeah, it's okay to be late with something as long as only a few people use it.

Yes, yes it is. I'd rather have them working on features that people will use.

People act like power consumption and value are important and then turn around and claim they will buy and power 3 monitors.

In reality it is a product looking for a market rather then a product responding to a market's needs.

 

[Lonyo]

Yes, yes it is. I'd rather have them working on features that people will use.

People act like power consumption and value are important and then turn around and claim they will buy and power 3 monitors.

In reality it is a product looking for a market rather then a product responding to a market's needs.

Three monitors is better value for money than a $500 graphics card.
In fact, one of the few things that is worth spending a lot of money on is a nice display setup (whether that be 1 or 3).
I am incredibly happy with the £150 per monitor I spent 4.5 years ago getting some 17" LCDs, because while they are £90 now, I am still using the ones I bought said 4.5 years ago.
Other things I am still using: Case, Speakers, Mouse.
Things I am not using anymore: Graphics card (which was £210, more than one monitor).
Things I am now using in addition to said monitors: another monitor, 24" for my main display.

Buying 3 monitors isn't something everyone needs to do, but neither is buying a $500 graphics card. Buying 3 (or two extra) monitors is something which will likely last a lot longer than a new expensive graphics card if you are a reasonably high end user.
Also you don't need to have all the monitors on all the time if you don't desire. In fact, when I am watching a TV show/movie on my 24", I turn off the side monitors because otherwise they are just a bit of a distraction.

 

[Skurge]

Yes, yes it is. I'd rather have them working on features that people will use.

People act like power consumption and value are important and then turn around and claim they will buy and power 3 monitors.

In reality it is a product looking for a market rather then a product responding to a market's needs.

Features like?

 

[cbn]

Its getting there, by next year bezels should be gone.

Does anyone know how difficult it will be for manufacturers to remove those bezels?

Or are we actually at the point where removing bezels is entirely possible, but LCD manufacturers just don't see the demand?

 

[Skurge]

Does anyone know how difficult it will be for manufacturers to remove those bezels?

Or are we actually at the point where removing bezels is entirely possible, but LCD manufacturers just don't see the demand?

Wel I read somewhere that without bezels the display would fall apart release poisonous gases
A turn you into the bloodsuckers from STALKER.

Ok maybe they would just fall apart.

 

[cbn]

Wel I read somewhere that without bezels the display would fall apart release poisonous gases
A turn you into the bloodsuckers from STALKER.

Ok maybe they would just fall apart.

http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/07/31/lg.unveils.new.sl80.sl90/

I'm sure you are right. This is about the closest I have seen to bezel-less. (However, at one point I thought I saw a true bezel-less monitor that used darkened glass (to create the appearance of contrast) at the edges of the screen.