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Well when E&S brought out their 3-D stations (PS300/PS390_they cost more than that I believe in late eighties/early 90's -older people who actually purchased them could confirm... M -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Philippe BENAS Sent: mardi 31 janvier 2006 15:16 To: Stuart McKay Cc: CCP4 Board; pymolbb; ono *** For details on how to be removed from this list visit the *** *** CCP4 home page http://www.ccp4.ac.uk *** Hi Stuart, Well, 20,000 £ (ex VAT) for a 20" UXGA is probably not something a lab can afford as easily as a CRT + graphic board... unless you would like to ship some free for advertisement (-; Best regards, Philippe Le 31 janv. 06, à 14:25, Stuart McKay a écrit : > Anastassis, > > Interesting to read about the demise of the CRT and your problems with > flickering screens. > > You (and the other BB members) may be interested to learn of an > alternative technology from IRIS-3D in the UK. Historically > targeted at the Oil and Gas Sector for subsurface imaging, it is now > being evaluated in the Life Sciences. This product does not suffer > from the flickering issues mentioned in this thread, being based > around dual projection LCD technology and not requiring special > glasses to view: > > The IRIS solution is a glasses-free 3D display system that enables you > to work at up to UXGA resolution in stereo mode, is 2D/3D compatible, > can be used in a normal office environment, does not suffer from > stereo cross-talk (this means no more ghosting, eye-strain or > headaches - enabling you to concentrate on your data rather than be > distracted by the display technology) and is compatible with all > stereo enabled software on a wide range of SW/HW platforms. > > More information is available from the company website or by > contacting me directly. > > Regards, > > Stuart > ........................... > Stuart McKay, PhD > CEO > IRIS-3D Ltd > James Weir Building > 75 Montrose St > Glasgow G1 1XJ > Scotland, UK > > (T) +44-141-548-2423 > (F) +44-141-552-5105 > (M) +44 7786 073663 > > http://www.iris3d.com > > >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Anastassis Perrakis >> To: Warren DeLano >> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; CCP4 Board ; ono ; Albert Pauw >> Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 11:08 AM >> Subject: Re: [ccp4bb]: Current Stereo 3D Display Info >> >> Hi all - >> >> While on the subject and after thanking Warren for providing the >> excellent resource ...: >> >> We have some nice 3D monitors and Nvidia cards in Linux PC's we do >> stereo with. >> >> Warren correctly points out that you need: >> >> 1280x960 @ 120 Hz requires H-sync of 123 kHz >> 1344x1008 @ 120 Hz requires H-sync of 130 kHz >> 1400x1050 @ 120 Hz requires H-sync of 136 kHz >> >> (In fact you need your monitor to switch to these refresh rates only >> when in stereo, but thats a detail) >> >> However, I am totally unable to convince the NVidia drivers we have >> for Linux to >> operate at the sync rates I want them to and Warren advices! Thus, we >> have noticeable flicker at stereo >> mode (in the non-stereo windows only) which is a shame, given our >> excellent monitors. >> Is that expected or can be corrected ? >> >> Could anyone please advice me how to set the Nvidia Linux drivers to >> operate at the proper sync rates then ? >> >> Tassos >> >> PS - Iiyama Vision Master Pro 514 / HM204DT (H-sync: 142 kHz) is >> still available by some European vendors new and is great, we have >> two, plus an old trusty EIZO T966 which is also cool. (Warren, I >> could not find that on your list,its a good machine, does 136 and you >> might be able to find one still) >> >> >> On Jan 28, 2006, at 20:59, Warren DeLano wrote: >> >>> *** For details on how to be removed from this list visit the *** >>> *** CCP4 home page http://www.ccp4.ac.uk *** >>> >>> >>> Folks, >>> >>> Whether you favor Macintosh, Linux, or Windows for stereo 3D >>> visualization, you're going to need some specific (and increasingly >>> rare) hardware. >>> >>> To help you find it, we've just updated our information page on >>> stereo-3D-capable displays, cards, emitters, and glasses: >>> >>> http://pymol.sf.net/stereo3d.html >>> >>> Remarkably, we can now only find one company selling a brand new CRT >>> monitor suitable for stereo 3D. If you find any others, please do >>> let >>> us know! >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Warren >>> >>> -- >>> Warren L. DeLano, Ph.D. >>> Principal Scientist >>> >>> . DeLano Scientific LLC >>> . 400 Oyster Point Blvd., Suite 213 >>> . South San Francisco, CA 94080 USA >>> . Biz:(650)-872-0942 Tech:(650)-872-0834 >>> . Fax:(650)-872-0273 Cell:(650)-346-1154 >>> . mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>>
