How to play 3D from blu-ray laptop

Rybo89

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Hello guys,

I have a MSI GX660R laptop with a Bluray player and trying to play a 3D Bluray (Hotel Transylvania 3D) on my LG 50PM670T and having no luck.

Tried all kinds of different programs and i have come down to the conclusion that my laptop and tv are not recognizing each other when it comes to the 3D part.

Works fine from my PS3 but that is in are gaming room and i don't fancy shifting that up and down stairs every time one of us wants to watch a 3D Blu-ray.

Basically my question is, does my ATI Radeon HD5870 even support 3D? If so is there any drivers i need? programs etc etc?

Thanks :)
 
Well that clears that one up then.

Thought if my PS3's blu-ray would play it, my laptops blu-ray would also play it. would have saved plenty of messing about if it did.

Thanks anyway :)
 
Rybo89 said:
Well that clears that one up then.

Thought if my PS3's blu-ray would play it, my laptops blu-ray would also play it. would have saved plenty of messing about if it did.

Thanks anyway :)
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The software was updated in the PS3 due to 3D games like killzone.

Missed the model mo in you op sorry.
 
Russinating said:
It doesn't have a 3D Blu-ray drive so I'm not sure what makes you think it can play 3D Blu-rays?
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The fact that he says has a blu ray drive (assuming that it is fast enough and it is part of his laptop)?

How to play 3D from blu-ray laptop
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It doesn't have to say 3d as long as he uses the appropriate software like power dvd 12 or Total Media Theatre. Mine is the same and it works fine.
I think the 5850 supports 3d judging by some of the comments on Toms hardware so I would imagine the 5870 would as well.
 
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Had another look before bed last night and read that I need drivers better than 10.10 and I know I am on original drivers from from MSI which I am guessing is older.

Read something about HDMI 1.4a and I am sure my laptop should have it, it cost enough so I should hope so.

I don't think the laptop recognises my TV is 3D or the TV doesn't recognise my laptop is sending a 3D signal.

Will look again after work.
 
VLC player as it works great with Blu-rays.

I 'borrowed' a copy of Power dvd 12 last night and had no luck with that. Switched it to 3D but the TV would not auto detect it.
 
If you have the BD image mount it and play with Total Media Theatre. Gives a variety of 3d options to match tv. Not sure about vlc - thought it only did sbs
 
Security? Guys this is not something i have downloaded. I have the actual Blu-ray disk.

I have tried PowerDVD 12, TotalMedia Theatre 5, VLC, TriDef 3D and other shizzle that AMD recommend. My LG TV just will not recongnise the 3D signal from my laptop when playing a 3D Bluray (or maybe other way round, i dunno).

I have come to the conclusion that it is just easier fetching the PS3 and bringing downstairs when i want to watch something 3D. Would leave it it down stairs but i don't fancy sitting watching my lad on his Little Big Planet all night, almost as bad as having to sit through one of the mrs's soaps.
 
if you haven't already just google for somebody with a similar issue. I'm assuming it's ok with 2d?
 
I wish then i could just put SBS 3D mode on my TV, then job done. Watched a few SBS stuff and they all work stunningly perfect.

Blu-ray isn't that easy though. Think my laptop/blu-ray drive and program have to do the 3D work and my TV just has to recongnise that a 3D signal is being sent to it.

Figured my TV's HDMI port 1 is 1.4a so i know the TV is capable. My GoogleFu is weak though when it comes to finding out if my laptops 5870 has 1.4a HDMI output, though found plenty of sites that suggest my GFX card can do 3D.
 
Laptop is plugged into the 3DTV and the laptop display is disabled so the display is only showing on the 3DTV. Put Blu-ray in the laptop and open it up in TotalMedia Theatre and TotalMedia Theatre recognises it is a 3D Blu-ray and goes into 3D mode.

The 3D effect (the blur) shows on the 3DTV but the TV does not pick up on it. I can manually turn on 3D on the 3DTV but it doesn't match up with the 3D effect that is coming from the laptop (TMT). so I get no 3D effect, if anything it turns it back into a perfect 2D picture when putting 3D shades on.

I can play SBS files fine from the laptop onto the TV as it is a simple SBS 3D view. 3D Blu-rays don't work like this though and there is no media players out there what can decode a Blu-ray to make it SBS view in Full SBS 3D mode (3840x1080p).

To me it seems the HD5870 on my laptop and my TV ain't recognising each other. This is needed when it comes to 3D Blurays, unlike SBS files that don't send a 3D signal as the TV does all the work for these files.

Hope this doesn't sound patronising, just trying to be as clear as I can about it all.
 
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