NVIDIA’s GeForce 3D Vision

[Regina]

NVIDIA’s GeForce 3D Vision package is loaded up with powered 3D glasses (charged via USB) and an IR emitter to keep everything synced between the display and your glasses. The good news is that you’ll have something to use these with since Left 4 Dead, WoW: WotLK and several other games are already compatible.

GeForce 3D Vision gets you a set of battery-powered, wireless glasses, as well as an infrared emitter that acts as a go-between for your computer and either a 120Hz PC LCD or a DLP HD television. Where iZ3D's glasses are passive, Nvidia's are active, which is to say they require power to perform the appropriate image processing.

[Regina]

Nvidia also gives you a dial on the emitter to increase the perception of depth. Adjusting it can be jarring, especially at very high settings, but we liked having the option, and we're not aware of a similar feature on the iZ3D displays.


Traditionally, stereoscopic 3D has been scoffed at due to clunky hardware, lackluster game support, and a headache-inducing flicker effect. We haven't sat down for a good gaming all-nighter to see if either vendor has eliminated the headaches, but the vastly enhanced visual effects of the games and movies we've seen over the last month with stereo 3D make us think that the technology might finally be ready for consumer success. And you can scoff at the glasses all you like, but, as Nvidia suggested to us when we scoffed ourselves, if you're willing to jump around your living room with a plastic guitar in your hands.

[Reegan]

Minimum system requirements
Microsoft Windows Vista 32-bit or 64-bit
Intel Core2 Duo or AMD Athlon X2 CPU or higher
1GB of system memory. (2GB is recommended)
100 MB free disk space

Compatible GeForce 3D Vision-Ready displays devices

Desktop Monitors
Samsung SyncMaster 2233RZ 120 Hz LCD display
ViewSonic FuHzion VX2265wm 120 Hz LCD display
100 Hz and higher analog CRT

DLP HDTVs
Mitsubishi 1080p DLP Home Theater TV: WD-57833, WD-60735, WD-60C8, WD-65735, WD-65736, WD-65C8, WD-65833, WD-65835, WD-73735, WD-73736, WD-73833, WD-73835, WD-73C8, L65-A90
Generic DLP Home Theater TV supporting 3D checkerboard pattern format

Projectors
DepthQ HD 3D Projector by LightSpeed Design, Inc.

Supported Microsoft DirectX Games:
View the complete list of certified games please vistis the NVIDIA 3DVision website.

Compatible NVIDIA GeForce GPUs:

GeForce GTX 200 Series
GeForce GTX 295, GeForce GTX 285, GeForce GTX 280, GeForce GTX 260

GeForce 9 Series
GeForce 9800 GX2, GeForce 9800 GTX+, GeForce 9800 GTX, GeForce 9800 GT, GeForce 9600 GT

GeForce 8 Series
GeForce 8800 Ultra, GeForce 8800 GTX, GeForce 8800 GTS, GeForce 8800 GT

GeForce 3D Vision Kit includes:
One pair of GeForce 3D Vision glasses with storage pouch, adjustable nose pieces, and microfiber cleaning cloth
GeForce 3D Vision USB controller/IR emitter
Custom 5’ VESA stereo to 2.5 mm stereo audio plug cable
10’ DVI to HDMI cable
10’ USB 2.0 type A to 5-pin mini-B cable
6’ recharge cable (USB Type A to 5-pin mini Type B)
Quick start guide
Installation CD & Demo Disc