Whats up with all the different kinds of 3d

[alanwest09872]

From what I have been made to understand theres a whole bunch of different 3d settings and different types for games.

3d Vision
NVIDIA GeForce 3D Stereo Technology for Developers so on and so forth

Right now I have the 3 gtx 280 a
30 inch monitor http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824001098

and a 25 inch monitor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824228016

I dont have any glasses yet because I wanna make sure my stuff works with 3d before I go and get them.

I also have a benq projector
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16889106017

I have a core I7 so I know my computer can handle it. And I know my video card (gtx 280) will work I just dont know if my computer will run it from a monitor stand point.

I am just wondering quality wise which one is better. and how bad is the worst one is it horrible like I would be doing an injustice to my pc if I ran it on it.

I do have hdcp support but I'm not sure what that means. The nvidia control panel said it gives a better picture quality

If there are any other 3d technologys for computers I would love to hear them

And what is up with LED TV. They can go up to 240hz


Sorry I keep adding things on just keep thing of things that dont make any sense.
Now from what I was made to understand the displays had to be 120hz to be 3d Welll what about a projector like
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824219089
Now it states its 3d but doesnt state anything about HZ. And also how could a 1280 x 800 display be 1080p I thought it had to be 1920 x 1080 to be 1080. I am so confused.


Moved from PC Gaming. Video peeps probably know and care more about the specifics on this stuff.

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[ultimahwhat]

I do have hdcp support but I'm not sure what that means. The nvidia control panel said it gives a better picture quality

I apologize in advance for the less than helpful spirit of my post:

You have put together a very expensive triple-SLI system and are not sure what hdcp support means? Thanks for the lulz.

 

[alanwest09872]

I do gaming more then anything all I needed to hear was tri sli was the best for gaming so I bought the most expensive cards out there. This month sometime I am going to be buying 3 gtx 480 and I am going to swap them out. At first I was thinking just getting two to reduce the heat but I say screw it may was well go all out.

 

[OILFIELDTRASH]

Hdcp is just some copy protection bs. Don't worry about it shouldn't affect anything you do.
Neither of those monitors support 3d gaming.
AW2310google that and that is the best LCD monitor for 3d gaming

 

[NoQuarter]

For monitors to be 3d capable using nVidia's shutter glasses they need to be 120hz. There's only a few options here, 22" Samsung, 22" Viewsonic, 23" Alienware, and 23.6" Acer.

For a TV to be 3d capable they need to be true 120hz which will be marketed as '3d ready' or something similar, so if the TV is 120hz but doesn't say 3d ready then it is fake 120hz (uses a 60hz signal and interpolates intermediary frames - ie makes shit up).

For a projector to be 3d capable using nVidia's shutter glasses @120Hz they need to be a DLP 3d ready projector, afaik the 3LCD ones like you have don't run at high enough frequency, only the DLP ones can get up to 120hz.


There are some other solutions, you can use iZ3d driver or Tridef's DDD driver along with the 22" Zalman polarized monitor and polarized glasses, or eDimensional's shutter glasses along with a sub-120hz monitor or projector (expect some flickering). Using iZ3d or DDD drivers you can also use a 2nd normal projector and put a polarizing filter on each projector and use a pair of polarized glasses (this is what theaters use).

You can check iZ3d's and Tridef's web pages as they both have a decent list of what products will work with their drivers if you are interested in the polarized glasses or sub-120hz setups.


If you are going shutter glasses and since you already have nVidia cards I would use their shutter glasses and drivers as I've heard they are a little better than iZ3d and DDD.

You should probably try and find a forum devoted to 3d, I know http://3dvision-blog.com/ and http://www.mtbs3d.com/ have at least some useful info.


One thing about 3 GTX 480's btw is that the 3rd has very minimal returns on increased FPS, I don't think it's worth the heat over 2 GTX 480's.

 

[v8envy]

Currently the most expensive video cards are the 5890 4 gb boards. Your longest e-peen would be achieved by getting a couple or three of those bad boys.

You could also head over to Tomshardware -- they did a very nice writeup of 3D gaming on 100" screen using a dual projector setup. They didn't use the shutter glasses or nv's software, though.

 

[alanwest09872]

Wow guys thanks for all the usefull information.

Just two more question then I will stop buggin you. Which 3d setup is the best and How do you tell which media plays with the different 3d. The movies always say 3d but they dont say which type they are.

 

[busydude]

Well, Nvidia's 3D surround vision has been delayed until the end of June for now.

Source

EDIT: Thanks Lonyo for correcting me

 

[Lonyo]

Well, Nvidia's 3D vision has been delayed until the end of June for now.

Source

That's only 3D Vision Surround (i.e. triple monitors).
If the OP is only looking to use one monitor, it should be fine.

 

[alanwest09872]

What I do for all my fps and stuff is I display it with a projector now if I got this projector I should be covered and Should be able to run nvidia 3d
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ImageG...-in%20Speakers
am I right?

I hook up through dvi to hdmi from my computer. Well into my bose system then into the projector