On 01/09/2015 12:11 AM, Jens Kaiser wrote:
In addition to what others have -- correctly -- stated I want to add one
more thing:
Yes, you are right, if you do not get your hands on a monitor with
built-in emitter, you'll need ad least a K4000 and in many cases the
VESA din bracket (~$50). You do not have to buy the expensive ($800+) 3D
Vision pro emitter, though, for about $150 you can get the 3D Vision 2
(the "2" is important!) kit, that includes the DIN-to-Phone jack cable
(officially for connection to DLP) you'll need to connect the graphics
card to the emitter. Don't use the DP-DVI adapter, there's not enough
bandwidth - go straight out of the DVI and you'll be fine (this
realization cost me a day....).
This is getting rather distant from the central topic, but here is
clarification on a couple points mentioned above:
1)
"3D Vision Pro" uses a wireless signal to communicate between the
emitter and the glasses. It costs more. The glasses must also be "Pro"
compatible, and the intended purpose is for a roomful of viewers at a time.
"3D Vision 2" is probably what you want; it uses infrared to communicate
between the emitter and the glasses. Line of sight is necessary.
"NVidia 3D Vision 2 Wireless Glasses Kit" includes emitter, one pair of
glasses, cables and accessories. Model number is 942-11431-0007-001
Extra "3D Vision 2" glasses: model number 942-11431-0003-001
2)
"DP" as mentioned above is Displayport. The issue you had with the
DP-DVI adapter is probably that you were dealing with a Displayport to
single link DVI adapter. It is the single link DVI, not the Displayport
that does not have adequate bandwidth for a 1920x1080x120Hz display. The
same problem would probably occur if you used the DVI port with a single
link DVI cable. I would expect a stereo-ready monitor to come with a
dual link DVI cable. DP-dual link DVI adapters are available, if you
look hard enough.
You can distinguish between single link and dual link DVI by the number
of pins; see Wikipedia for details.
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Current specifications for Displayport (1.2+) and HDMI(2.0+) have enough
bandwidth for 1920x1080x120Hz, but there don't seem to be any
Displayport stereo monitors on the market. I would guess this is due to
a lack of consumer demand, with 3D television and gaming not having
caught on.
The introduction of organic LED (OLED) screens, which is expected in the
next few years, should also benefit stereo technology, but once again we
are at the mercy of the gaming market.
3D headsets (e.g. Oculus Rift) are due for introduction in the next year
or so, which should be fine for one person but not so much for sharing.
Cheers,
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