Future of 3D gaming and media *spawn

Samsung Series 9 3D LED monitor arrives (27")
http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/samsung-series-9-3d-led-monitor-arrives-968793

The unit looks very nice. Not in US yet, but it seems to be on sale in European and Asia already. Grrr.... my office PS3 monitor died today. Need to get hold of this SKU fast.

 

Really? Europe's normally last on TV tech AFAIK.

Gosh Googling, turns out it's available only from Harrods and Selfridges, for £650. Looks an excellent gaming monitor for those who can afford it, although I dislike the off-centre stand. Seems like design for design's sake sacrificing functionality in tilt/rotate.

 

According to reviews, it can be tilted. You can rotate it by simply shifting the entire unit like an iMac.

 

Report: 3DTV Active Usage On The Decline:
http://gamasutra.com/view/news/35430/Report_3DTV_Active_Usage_On_The_Decline.php

Meanwhile, this early adopter can't find the 3D monitor he wants.

 

3d on a small screen at a large distance is fail ... duh.

The killer app for 3D will be cheap HMDs ... with PC gamers probably being the only large group of early and enthusiastic adopters of shutter based screens.

 

What's HMD ? I'm only sitting 2 feet away from the monitor. ^_^

 

Head Mounted Display.

As for the 2 feet thing ... that's why PC gamers are different.

 

The monitor is connected to a PS3. ^_^
I don't have a gaming PC.

 

Well you're on the wrong platform

 

How does it compare to HD content usage on HDTVs? Im not sure if the figures should be taken as a positive or negative. There was always going to be a significant decline in active usage im not sure anyone could reasonably expect otherwise.

 

IMO , with a good DLP rig, don't really play in 2D . I rather not watch 3d movies (usually shot bad), but playing always 3D.

Look for rear projection rigs on youtube, you can also see smaller sized dark RP foils among those.

 

Pretty much this. I've seen about 4 or 5 3d movies in theaters at this point. The first time around the gimmick was pretty impressive (Beowulf), but with each subsequent overpriced visit to another 3d presentation I got more and more disappointed (I prefer Avatar in good old 2d because that movie is just so vibrant and colorful). Usually movies don't really go a for a lot of depth anyway, and even stuff that is actually real on-screen often looks like a plastic toy or a cheap special effect in 3d. The huge loss of luminance is another big detriment. Everything looks dark and dull in with the stupid glasses.
For me it's pretty much like this: if the 3d works properly I hardly even notice it, in the many cases where it does not it's nothing more than an unpleasant distraction that comes at a premium price point.

It can be a lot of fun in games though. They look fake one way or the other anyway.

 

Bah... treat it as a data point. Proper interpretation can come later with more numbers and news.

I am more fed up with them not releasing 3D monitors. It seems that Acer's and ASUS's 27" monitors are extremely limited in supply. Many people on the net can't find them. My only hope now is the Samsung one.



Not impressed by 3D movies ? You haven't watched the underwater documentaries have you ?

 

News on Passive 3D TV...


Sub $1,000 47-inch 3DTV From Westinghouse Announced:
http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/High-Def_Retailing/Industry_Trends/3D/Sub_$1,000_47-inch_3DTV_From_Westinghouse_Announced/7156

 

LG Study: 80% Of Consumers Pick Passive 3D:
http://www.twice.com/article/470409-LG_Study_80_Of_Consumers_Pick_Passive_3D.php

 

Of course, it's preferable to have a whole bunch of 30cent polarized lens glasses for people coming over than being only able to use one or two expensive glasses.

 

Where are these cheap 3D HMD ? I seriously want to get one. So far HMD that I like are from Sensics, too bad their entry level HMD is over 20 grand. I want something around 3-4 grand with wide horizontal fov like Sensics one.

 

Sony share a list of stereoscopic 3D titles and movies on the official blog:
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011...-ps3-updated-list-of-all-3d-games-and-movies/

Didn't know some of them (e.g., Lights Out, EyePet) already support 3D. In total...
* 35 3D Blu-ray and PSN games (8 more coming soon)
* 18 3D digital movies
* 36 3D Blu-ray movies


... and 0 3D monitor. -_-

 

How can EyePet work in 3D with a 2D camera?!

 

I'll tell you when I find a 3D monitor !