3D Monitors ? (+120hz)

[omidelf]

hello guys

i dont have a lot of information about 3D so my question is do we need 3D monitors to watch 3D movies and play 3D games ?
so what if i download a 3D movie and put a 3D glasses on , then what ? can i watch it in 3D mode without a 3D monitor?
or do i have to have a 3D monitor (+120hz) for that ? and Plz explain to me

because i have a 144hz monitor but i have not use it for 3D yet and i want to know how to use it
( i have nvidia vga )

 

[DamonYoules]

Hey
I have an D2343P-BN 23 LED 3D 1920x1080 VGA Black - LG CINEMA 3D Monitor D43 Series, which is a screen that plays both 3d formats, and does the whole 2d to 3d conversion thing. And yeah its pretty good at what it does though i seem to be using it less and less lately.

To play 3d games and watch 3 films you will need a 3d monitor unless you are talkinjg about the red/ blue 3d that children use. There are other programmes such as Tri-Def 3D that will convert games to 3d etc but with this monitor it can do it passively.

Overall, however i would think if you want to watch 3d films etc then you need a big screen for it to be really good. I love my monitor and the picture quality is great, just needed a larger size for the 3d to have even more impact thats all.

Unless your monitor specifies it is 3D then no it wont play 3D films.

Forgot to add, as a general rule, active 3D tends to be better than Passive 3D, the above monitor is passive but is still very good. Active tends to be more expensive.

 

[Starbird0]

I would absolutely recommend the Asus VG278H for 3D gaming. Not horribly expensive, pretty decent quality and it does Lightboost, which makes a big difference darkness wise. Keep in mind that this is an active 3D screen, meaning you will want the Nvidia 3D kit.

 

[omidelf]

I would absolutely recommend the Asus VG278H for 3D gaming. Not horribly expensive, pretty decent quality and it does Lightboost, which makes a big difference darkness wise. Keep in mind that this is an active 3D screen, meaning you will want the Nvidia 3D kit.

well i have a vg278he but what did you mean by active 3d screen ? so i can only use nvidia kit for 3D glasses ? can i use normal and non expensive 3d glasses ?

 

[DamonYoules]

http://www.3dtvtechnology.org.uk/passive-versus-active.

Have a read mate.

And for an active 3d screen you could not use the passive glasses (ie the cheap ones or the ones you can get at the cinema)

 

[omidelf]

http://www.3dtvtechnology.org.uk/passive-versus-active.

Have a read mate.

And for an active 3d screen you could not use the passive glasses (ie the cheap ones or the ones you can get at the cinema)

what about nvidia 3d vision 1 ? can i use that ? or does it have to be nvidia 3d vision 2 ? because i heard the first one doesnt support lightboost either

and is ASus vg278HE an active 3D too ? or only asus vg278H is active 3d ?

 

[DamonYoules]

what about nvidia 3d vision 1 ? can i use that ? or does it have to be nvidia 3d vision 2 ? because i heard the first one doesnt support lightboost either

and is ASus vg278HE an active 3D too ? or only asus vg278H is active 3d ?

Both monitors are active 3D. Looking into it, the 3d Vision 2 is meant to be better as there is much less crosstalk than the vision 1s. While the vision 2s have lightboost, apparently the difference is very little anyway in brightness so i wouldnt worry about that.

However, the larger lense size makes the vision 2s the ones you should get.