I looked into this when I was choosing the parts to build my computer. (Got my entire computer 3D ready everything except the monitor. Couldn't find one I liked.) Personally, I liked the passive 3D technology, but at this point, I think I'll wait until the 3D projectors come down to a more affordable price range rather than buying a monitor with 3D capabilities. With the active technology, most of the monitors I saw listed used 120Hz because it was the minimum that gave a somewhat decent picture. Higher speeds would be more pricey. Am not sure how well they'd work with the glasses either since with the active techologies, it's the glasses that are showing and hiding the pictures and their rates won't change. There are mentions on the web of users looking into 240 Hz monitors for 3D use with active technologies ( http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.aspx?m=992767&mpage=1&print=true )
There are some other technologies that might be worth looking into. I saw a really interesting stereoscopic solution (similar to the viewmaster or stereoscopic viewers) that uses two monitors. There are also some technologies that require no glasses. http://www.planar3d.com/3d-technology/3d-technologies/ http://miracube3d.com/m1/sub1.php One forum I ran across that looked like it had good information on 3D was: http://www.mtbs3d.com/phpbb/viewforum.php?f=124 http://www.mtbs3d.com/phpbb/viewforum.php?f=116 I also found this a useful site since it had some Linux specific information along with other options: http://pymolwiki.org/index.php/Stereo_3D_Display_Options Another 3D related link: http://www.wired.com/gadgets/mods/magazine/16-09/pl_screen If there was one technology that worked well for everyone, I think it would be dominating the market by now. The better technologies (the ones that might not need glasses, etc.) are expensive. The more inexpensive technologies, only work for part of the population. They can cause eye strain or seizures in some people. Sincerely, Laura http://www.distasis.com/cpp -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-chat FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
