I run the Alienware OptX AW2310 on two of our 3D Linux workstations and it looks spectacular. Make sure that you have a Quadro FX Nvidia video card that is on the approved list ( http://www.nvidia.com/object/quadro_pro_graphics_boards_linux.html) with 3-pin stereo (3-pin stereo connector required for Linux, it will work without one in Windows through USB) output and not just a normal GeForce Nvidia card or you won't be able to run stereoscopic 3D in Linux.
One option that supports both Mac and Linux are the "Zalman" brand 3D monitors. Some people like them, some people don't. Unless Zalman significantly improved the technology on their monitors (ie: the right eye can see odd numbered rows of pixels and the left eye can see even numbered rows of pixels) you lose a significant amount of resolution from displaying 3D on these. Due to half the pixels being drawn to each eye, the display on the 3D Vision system using a 120 Hz monitor will look crisper and higher quality than the equivalent Zalman monitor when displaying stereoscopic 3D. That being said, this solution is significantly cheaper than the Nvidia system. I've used and seen both and prefer the quality of the Nvidia 3D Vision, but some people are happy with the Zalman setup. It's really up to personal preference as to which you will choose. Cheers, Jim On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 10:48 AM, Hena Dutta <hdutt...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Members, > > Is any one using NVidia NVision 3D Setup with active stereo in linux > distribution for crystallographic work? Which one would be the best choice > to set up, an active stereo or a passive stereo for crystallographic work? > Can anyone shade some details on this? I am planning to buy or build a new > workstation with stereo set up. It would be great if someone can give some > estimate on this. > Many thanks, > > Hena > -- Jim Fairman, Ph D. Post-Doctoral Fellow National Institutes of Health - NIDDK The Buchanan Lab <http://www-mslmb.niddk.nih.gov/buchanan/index.html> Lab: 1-301-594-9229 E-mail: fairman....@gmail.com james.fair...@nih.gov
