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So I've decided I want to treat myself to something, around the time of black friday/cybermonday. I'm willing to spend around $800. There are two things that I have in mind right now, the Sony Personal 3D Viewer or a 3D TV.
Personal 3D viewer:
http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&partNumber=HMZT1
So I have been following this thing for months. It looks awesome. Basically it's a wearable, hi-tech 3D TV that can accept input from and HDMI source. There are 2 .7" 1280x720 OLED screens right in front of your eyes that allow you to view what looks like a 750" screen from 20m, or 150" from 12'. Pretty much like you are in a theater. It can display both 2D and 3D(if you have 3D content). For sound, the headphones built into the unit deliver virtual 5.1 surround sound.
I've read ever review I can find on this, both user and editorial/professional, and most have been extremely positive. As you can see if you click on the link, they are back-ordered due to unexpected high demand. So I really want this, but have a few questions about it, and was wondering if anyone here would possible be able to help answer them.
1 - They have stated it works with 3D content like 3D blu-rays and PS3 games, but what I'm really wondering about is PC games. After some browsing of Nvidia forums, I found that Nvidia will be adding support for it very soon in order for it to be compatible with their "3D Vision" Software. Does anyone know about AMD? I know AMD does 3D, but how does it compare to Nvidia's and would it work with this? I am planning to replace my aging 4870 once the HD-7000 series becomes available by 2012(likely get a 7870), but if only Nvidia will support this thing then perhaps I will wait for Kepler(GTX-600 series).
2 - What do you think of this device in general? Has anyone here by any chance tried it? There is no sony store near me, so I would have to wait until it reaches retailers like Best Buy, which could be some time due to low quantities, to try it myself.
3DTV:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/LG-47-47LW5300/16878618
Although I am open to other good quality 3DTV's , this is the best deal I could find. It will be on sale during black friday for $800, for the whole bundle linked above. If I got this instead of the Personal Viewer, my whole family and others could enjoy it, but it doesn't seem like it will be as good/hi-tech for just one person using it. And I've also researched and found out that the 3D is only passive-3D, not active. So, I have some questions about this too.
1 - How is passive 3D compared to active? I read about it in articles, but I've never really compared it myself. I have tried active in stores, and I really liked it. I wear contacts, so the heavy battery-powered glasses are fine with me, and it gave me no headaches. The only time I have tried passive has been in theaters. From my memory, the active effect of the 3D on the TV I tried was better, but this was many months ago. So if anyone has good experience with active vs passive 3D please share if you could.
2 - Once again, I would hope to be able to use this for PC games as well. The TV states that it can convert 2D content to 3D, so does this mean that the PC game doesn't officially have to support 3D? And is this compatible with Nvidia 3D vision? What about AMD's 3D tech? I've read you need a true-120hz monitor/tv for 3D on the PC, this one has 120hz, but some have said no tv can really be 120hz, only monitors can. Is this true?
So, I think that just sums it up. What would you get? Or is there some other suggestion you guys would make? As long as there's no 3D hate(if you don't like it that's cool, but me along with many other like 3D), I'm open to any other suggestions(surround-sound, etc.) I know it's a really long read, but I tried to be detailed so you could understand my questions. I want to make a good purchase if I'm gonna spend $800.
Personal 3D viewer:
http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&partNumber=HMZT1
So I have been following this thing for months. It looks awesome. Basically it's a wearable, hi-tech 3D TV that can accept input from and HDMI source. There are 2 .7" 1280x720 OLED screens right in front of your eyes that allow you to view what looks like a 750" screen from 20m, or 150" from 12'. Pretty much like you are in a theater. It can display both 2D and 3D(if you have 3D content). For sound, the headphones built into the unit deliver virtual 5.1 surround sound.
I've read ever review I can find on this, both user and editorial/professional, and most have been extremely positive. As you can see if you click on the link, they are back-ordered due to unexpected high demand. So I really want this, but have a few questions about it, and was wondering if anyone here would possible be able to help answer them.
1 - They have stated it works with 3D content like 3D blu-rays and PS3 games, but what I'm really wondering about is PC games. After some browsing of Nvidia forums, I found that Nvidia will be adding support for it very soon in order for it to be compatible with their "3D Vision" Software. Does anyone know about AMD? I know AMD does 3D, but how does it compare to Nvidia's and would it work with this? I am planning to replace my aging 4870 once the HD-7000 series becomes available by 2012(likely get a 7870), but if only Nvidia will support this thing then perhaps I will wait for Kepler(GTX-600 series).
2 - What do you think of this device in general? Has anyone here by any chance tried it? There is no sony store near me, so I would have to wait until it reaches retailers like Best Buy, which could be some time due to low quantities, to try it myself.
3DTV:
http://www.walmart.com/ip/LG-47-47LW5300/16878618
Although I am open to other good quality 3DTV's , this is the best deal I could find. It will be on sale during black friday for $800, for the whole bundle linked above. If I got this instead of the Personal Viewer, my whole family and others could enjoy it, but it doesn't seem like it will be as good/hi-tech for just one person using it. And I've also researched and found out that the 3D is only passive-3D, not active. So, I have some questions about this too.
1 - How is passive 3D compared to active? I read about it in articles, but I've never really compared it myself. I have tried active in stores, and I really liked it. I wear contacts, so the heavy battery-powered glasses are fine with me, and it gave me no headaches. The only time I have tried passive has been in theaters. From my memory, the active effect of the 3D on the TV I tried was better, but this was many months ago. So if anyone has good experience with active vs passive 3D please share if you could.
2 - Once again, I would hope to be able to use this for PC games as well. The TV states that it can convert 2D content to 3D, so does this mean that the PC game doesn't officially have to support 3D? And is this compatible with Nvidia 3D vision? What about AMD's 3D tech? I've read you need a true-120hz monitor/tv for 3D on the PC, this one has 120hz, but some have said no tv can really be 120hz, only monitors can. Is this true?
So, I think that just sums it up. What would you get? Or is there some other suggestion you guys would make? As long as there's no 3D hate(if you don't like it that's cool, but me along with many other like 3D), I'm open to any other suggestions(surround-sound, etc.) I know it's a really long read, but I tried to be detailed so you could understand my questions. I want to make a good purchase if I'm gonna spend $800.
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