Nvidia Announces 3DTV Play for GeForce 3D Vision

[oberst]

I am sorry, but can someone explain to me why we need HDMI 1.4 for these formats mentioned (1080p24, 720p60, and 720p50). At twice those rates (for 3D stereo), they still do not exceed the bandwidth available through HDMI 1.3. It's quite obvious that NVIDIA and the TV/BDplayer manufacturers are taking us all for a ride. Consider that to this day, there is ZERO NATIVE FULL-RES content (meaning 1920x1080p at 120Hz or 60Hz in each eye) available for these TVs. Even 1080p 3D blurays like "Monsters vs. Aliens" are only 24Hz like all movies. HDMI 1.3 could have easily supported that. HDMI 1.4 sounds like just another commercial money-making BS, not a technical requirement. Now also consider that 120Hz 1080 MONITORS (like the 23" ASUS one for about $500) support NATIVE FULL-RES 3D via DVI dual-link, which has been around for years and could easily have been used on these "new" 3D TVs instead of HDMI 1.4!

 

[oberst]

I am sorry, but can someone explain to me why we need HDMI 1.4 for these formats mentioned (1080p24, 720p60, and 720p50). At twice those rates (for 3D stereo), they still do not exceed the bandwidth available through HDMI 1.3. It's quite obvious that NVIDIA and the TV/BDplayer manufacturers are taking us all for a ride. Consider that to this day, there is ZERO NATIVE FULL-RES content (meaning 1920x1080p at 120Hz or 60Hz in each eye) available for these TVs. Even 1080p 3D blurays like "Monsters vs. Aliens" are only 24Hz like all movies. HDMI 1.3 could have easily supported that. HDMI 1.4 sounds like just another commercial money-making BS, not a technical requirement. Now also consider that 120Hz 1080 MONITORS (like the 23" ASUS one for about $500) support NATIVE FULL-RES 3D via DVI dual-link, which has been around for years and could easily have been used on these "new" 3D TVs instead of HDMI 1.4!