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We Test Drive the First 3D Plasma Screen Ever, From Samsung

Wwhat — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:48:08 EST

Seems there's still issues with where in 3d space the HUD/GUI ends up. Same as there are where and how the HUD looks on wide and superwide screens.
I think MS should put something in DX to make the GUI/HUD more separate from the gaming graphics itself in a way that allows some more tweaking. Get it all defined and accessible already, that's handy for so many things and not just 3D.

Wwhat

We Test Drive the First 3D Plasma Screen Ever, From Samsung

bu11etman — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 05:21:32 EST

I dont know if it's lcd or plasma screens but there has been 3D flatscreens in a shopping mall in Bangkok (Siam Paragon) for a couple years now. And you dont need stupid-glasses to see that its 3D. The objects are kinda just coming out of the screen.

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We Test Drive the First 3D Plasma Screen Ever, From Samsung

sublimnl — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:07:27 EST

holy incorrect aspect ratio, batman!

sublimnl

We Test Drive the First 3D Plasma Screen Ever, From Samsung

MitchellNYC3 — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:34:03 EST

Did a focus group on this in NYC a few weeks ago for a different brand. The goggles made the effect way too intense and the flickering of the lenses gave me a migraine in minutes. Another girl said it made her queasy. Their googles were also wireless.

MitchellNYC3

We Test Drive the First 3D Plasma Screen Ever, From Samsung

P3nnst8r — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:50:12 EST

TBH, i was more impressed by the Johnny Chung Lee wiimote thing than by this. Hell, you didn't even need wires for that, and sure as hell beats watching other people playing games with ghost images on it.

Not to mention how cheap those infrared cameras are if you can put them in Wiimotes.

THINK MANUFACTURERS!!!

P3nnst8r

We Test Drive the First 3D Plasma Screen Ever, From Samsung

BMErdin — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:35:39 EST

@Beven: You are correct. World Runner also had a crappy 3D effect.

BMErdin

We Test Drive the First 3D Plasma Screen Ever, From Samsung

Noobs-R-Us — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:18:24 EST

I hope they allow people to calibrate their goggles. Some people are cock-eyed you know! Others have fish heads with eyes set wide apart.

Noobs-R-Us

We Test Drive the First 3D Plasma Screen Ever, From Samsung

RandallG — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:49:04 EST

I saw this at CES and thought it was pretty bad 3D. Made me dizzy and lots of double images. DLP showed better 3D and dual view gaming, which was great, and Mitsubishi showed really cool 3D from RealD. All of 'em were with goggles.
Also, I don't think this 3D is done with color filtering, so it's not the same as the red and green glasses crap.

RandallG

We Test Drive the First 3D Plasma Screen Ever, From Samsung

Beven — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:31:05 EST

Wow - flashback after seeing that. Remember the old school, original Nintendo game Rad Racer? If I remember right, they had some 3d glasses to go along with that!

Beven

We Test Drive the First 3D Plasma Screen Ever, From Samsung

dragonphyre — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:24:55 EST

This has been around forever. Nothing new here.

dragonphyre

We Test Drive the First 3D Plasma Screen Ever, From Samsung

Buji — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:24:28 EST

Why not just have the game put out a bi-chromic (I think that's the name of the red/blue 3d type images) image and use those glasses? Is color calibration that hard to do?

Buji

We Test Drive the First 3D Plasma Screen Ever, From Samsung

Rye — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:51:09 EST

I was there yesterday... here is how it works.

got to www.ddd.com (get it, 3d)

For $200 you get software and 2 sets of glasses (which actually alternate opening and closing to stay synced with the flicker)

So that means you need a PC with an HDMI or DVI out.

The cool part is that it can supposedly turn any content 3D. from games (need for speed and madden shown at the show) to your wedding video. I've put it on my short list for something to buy... I've already made the investment on one of the 3D LED DLPs.

Rye

We Test Drive the First 3D Plasma Screen Ever, From Samsung

MagnoliaBoy — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:48:24 EST

The goggles need to go. It's been 60 years of 3D via red and blue specks, it's time to let it go fellas. The only 3D display that will ever take off, is one that you can just look at, and is in 3D.

MagnoliaBoy

We Test Drive the First 3D Plasma Screen Ever, From Samsung

Out2gtcha — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:45:01 EST

Whoah buddy............Ease up on the yeagermeister shots before hittin the console racing games!

Out2gtcha

We Test Drive the First 3D Plasma Screen Ever, From Samsung

Death — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:32:47 EST

Does this technology require stereo vision to work?

Death

We Test Drive the First 3D Plasma Screen Ever, From Samsung

D_Zarster — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:13:01 EST

Thats awesome.. well.. not the video.. but the product.. but dont you like need two console systems or two pcs to run that setup??

D_Zarster

We Test Drive the First 3D Plasma Screen Ever, From Samsung

Grifter — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:12:53 EST

Dude... you are the worst driver ev-ah! Please stay off of the virtual and real roads. Nice concept but I cannot think this would actually fly.

I can see the dialouge now... "Sorry bro, if you want to watch Monday Night football, you will have to watch it upstairs in the office because I only have 6 goggles and and you are the odd man out. No 3D for you. You better get here earlier next time or bring better booze!"

Grifter