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Dear all, as a suggestion have a look at the following technology: http://www.opticalitycorp.com/company/about_technology.html It might be the same as mentioned below. We are using it with PyMol and experience quite impressive 3D-views and this with more than a single user. It is also fine for lectures with 10-12 students. In total 8 images are generated and you can view two of them from your viewing angle. Several "transition zones/angles" exist, were you jump to the next pair of images. The core of the technology is a filter with well defined/calculated wholes, placed in front of a classic LCD and allowing you to see two images at once (except: the "transition zones"). Second generation of this technology (increased resolution) might become an alternative to stereo eyes. For Sharp, the filter/device is placed behind the LCD. http://www.sharp3d.com/technology/howsharp3dworks/ No idea what the allowed viewing angles are. Kurt Institute of Molecular Biology RWTH Aachen University -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von [EMAIL PROTECTED] Gesendet: Montag, 31. Oktober 2005 16:14 An: Yuequan Shen Cc: [email protected] Betreff: Re: [ccp4bb]: stereo eye on LCD monitor *** For details on how to be removed from this list visit the *** *** CCP4 home page http://www.ccp4.ac.uk *** [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 10/30/2005 02:06:28 PM: > > Hello, everyone, > > Our lab is trying to replace all heavy CRT monitors with light LCD > monitors. But we can not find a good solution for stereo eye on LCD > monitor. Recently, there is a 3D switchable LCD monitors (cost $550) > and 3D notebook produced by SHARP company on the market. We are > wondering if anyone currently use this kind of 3D monitor to built > protein structure model using programs coot or O or other softwares. > From the website of SHARP company, it looks like Pymol runs very > well using this kind of 3D monitors. > > thanks a lot. > > yuequan Hi Yuequan - I haven't tried one of the notebooks yet, but I have seen a large version of this display in action (in Times Square!). The main drawback is that your head has to be in the sweet spot for the stereo to work; the display sends out a fan of "left eye" and "right eye" images, and you have to position your head correctly to get the right image in the right eye. If you're not perfectly centered, you can lose the stereo effect (both eyes get the same image) or, more distractingly, the same eye gets parts of two different images from different regions of the display, with a distinct transition line that moves around as you move your head. When your head is in the sweet spot, the stereo effect is noticeable, but not nearly as pronounced as what I'm used to with CrystalEyes. What I saw didn't make me want to run out and buy one of these laptops. Holding your head (and your lap!) in the right position to get the stereo effect could be quite difficult. DISCLAIMER: This wasn't the actual laptop, but an LCD display intended for passersby on the sidewalk. (If any New Yorkers want to go check it out, it was on Broadway south of Times Square, around 41st St if I remember correctly. It's part of a Lexus window display.) Sharp may have improved things drastically for the notebook, but I'm rather dubious. I've seen another version of the same technology in action for still images ( http://www.artn.com/about_us_more.cfm?ID=12) and it had the same flaws, although the 3D effect was quite pronounced once you were in the right spot. Hope this was useful, Matt -- Matthew Franklin phone:(917)606-4116 Senior Scientist, ImClone Systems fax:(212)645-2054 180 Varick Street, 6th floor New York, NY 10014 Confidentiality Note: This e-mail, and any attachment to it, contains privileged and confidential information intended only for the use of the individual(s) or entity named on the e-mail. If the reader of this e-mail is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that reading it is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately return it to the sender and delete it from your system. Thank you.
