A 3D Monitor (With Glasses)

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So apparently there was some wacky 3D computer monitor at BlizzCon, and I missed it. Assuming you've got an nVidia video card with two DVI connectors--apparently only nVidia cards have the requisite stereo drivers--you'll be able to use a Neurok Optics iz3D monitor that creates the impression of actual 3D graphics.
Inside the game adapter is a hardware neural network that processes depth queues such as differences in color, brightness, shadows and size of objects. Chechelashvili says, "It's more complicated than just saying what is in front and what is in back. The neural network performs many calculations and to make sure there is no delay, we had to build it into hardware."

The drawback? You'll need to wear a pair of included polarized glasses. The device goes on sale this December. A 17" version will run $1499, with 19" and 23" versions forthcoming.

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    November 4, 2005 2:34 PM

    That's just dumb. You can get 3D with the right software drivers and a pair of LCD glasses without buying a new monitor. The Nvidia driver splits the image into a right eye image and a left eye image, then drives the screen so that left and right eye images are shown alternatively, frame by frame. The LCD glasses cover your left eye when the image for the right eye is shown, and vice versa.

    Some NVidia cards used to have these things bundled with them.

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      November 4, 2005 2:42 PM

      Polarized stereo is 10X better than shutter glasses. No comparison.

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      November 4, 2005 2:43 PM

      i still have my glasses

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      November 4, 2005 2:50 PM

      yeah, and why do people need 24" widescreen monitors if a 12" greyscale monitor will show a picture too? hrmpf

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