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windy2851

windy2851

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Hi I want to buy a new 3d tv and at the moment I have my computer connected via hdmi i currently have ati radion hd 4870 x2 Will these output 3d to a tv or would I need to upgrade these
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At the moment - the best implementation of 3D gaming on the PC is done by nvidia.

They offer the whole package, graphics cards, drivers, glasses kits - and they work with pretty much all 120Hz PC monitors and now with 3DTV play - 3DTVs as well.

However, if you are buying a 3DTV mainly for PC gaming - then please be aware that due to the limits of HDMI 1.4 - 3D content can only be viewed at 1080p@24Hz or 720p@60Hz. With the current implementation, 3D 1080p@60Hz is not possible with HDMI - you need dual link DVI (or displayport) to provide this level of bandwidth. Hence if your main reason for buying a 3DTV is gaming, then I would instead suggest going for a 120Hz PC monitor. I believe Acer are releasing a 27in one soon and there are already many good quality 23/24in ones on the market.

However, if you are buying the 3DTV for other reasons (3D Blu-Ray, Sky 3D, 3D camcorder etc.) and gaming will just be something on the side - then the Nvidia 3DTV Play is a good option. Just set it to 3D 720p @60Hz, let the TV scale the image as best as possible and enjoy gaming on it. Obviously, this will require a nvidia graphics card - but one that can handle 3D at 720p is not going to break the bank, personally I would have a look at the GTX 560, which should be out in a few days.
 
or let the tv do the 2d to 3d, which allows u to still game @ 1080p 60hz and no need for graphic card upgrade.

it's similar to what the 3d software does anyway
 
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gareth170 said:
it's similar to what the 3d software does anyway
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Not really, nvidia PC 3D software actually means that games render the images twice- once for each eye (as the perspective from each eye will be subtly different), so you get a realistic feeling of depth.

A TV processing a 2D image and "guessing" to create a 3D image is quite a different thing altogether.
 
gareth170 said:
or let the tv do the 2d to 3d, which allows u to still game @ 1080p 60hz and no need for graphic card upgrade.

it's similar to what the 3d software does anyway
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In no way is the 2d/3d conversion that tv's use comparable in any manner.

A 3d card will render 2 individual views from different positions one for each eye, whilst the tv conversion, will take a 2d image and guess at where everything could be in 3d space, and tottaly fail at doing so.


Edit - beaten. see above.
 
cmndr_andi said:
Not really, nvidia PC 3D software actually means that games render the images twice- once for each eye (as the perspective from each eye will be subtly different), so you get a realistic feeling of depth.

A TV processing a 2D image and "guessing" to create a 3D image is quite a different thing altogether.
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i've tried iZ3D which i think it does a similar job to nvidia 3d software but tbh i didn't find it much differece from the tv 2d to 3d

i admit 3d blu-ray movies is a lot better than the tv 2d to 3d...
 
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