Cliffs of Dover in 3D

[Gribbers]

You HAVE to upload video of that set up!!!

[Shtopor]

It is not me on that video, but I have a similar setup. I just don't understand when people buy 3d TVs for 2 grand (50") of inferior qulity, when you can get much better stuff for peanuts and enjoy it. I have 2 monitors, 24" and 28" and believe me this Acer
is just handsdown a winner. Besides you can play games in 2D in 120Hz mode which means you can see all 120 fps (of course if your videocard can pump that many FPSs).

[Strike]

Not trying to burst any bubbles here, but have you actually tried 3D over prolonged time?

Even if you can adjust the "depth" or "focus" of the 3D experience, it's a complete headache! The human brain is not designed to view things in this "created 3D" that we experience on our monitors/screens. I personally thought it was cool, like a gadget is cool. But I think 3D is a lot of "hype".

It seems everyone I know who has tried 3D, but doesn't actually own it can't stand it. Of course the guys who bought it defend it as if it were their own child, but those who were thinking about getting it or wondering what it's like have the same complaints:

-You feel fatigued after less than an hour (much like the normal fatigue of 12 hours straight looking at a normal screen without 3D)
-Eye irritation
-Unnatural
-Not fully supported by all games and various graphic effects (cause certain graphics like heat blurs etc to appear 2D, which makes it double)

Most "experts" or scientists already seem to be labeling 3D as "not the future" for tv/games.

Just wanted to add some balance to the pro/con and also to warn you. But remember; it's just MY personal (and friends) opinion.

It may be for you though, and even though I thought it was cool, it just wasn't "practical" to me.

[Shtopor]

I don't know what fatique you are talking about. I watched quite a few movies and never did I feel any fatique. Btw, most "experts" wear prescription glasses and yes 2 glasses on is a bit too much I guess. I do understand that everything new takes time to
accept, but keep in mind nature has made us see thing in stereo for a reason, and that is creatures who see in stereo and color have an advantage of survival higher then otherwise. Anyway to each his own. I do undertand that many do feel discomfort and apparently thouse are the ones who doesn't accept 3D. Luckily I am not one of them.
Each milage varies though.

[julian265]

Originally Posted by Shtopor

Btw, most "experts" wear prescription glasses <snip>

Off topic
and lab coats too according to the stereotype!

On topic
I've seen about 4 hours of 3d in total, one movie at imax, one at home (just the red/cyan method), and didn't feel uncomfortable at all. That said, the clarity has to be better for a flight sim, and I'm not sure how I'd go with a 4+ hour session.

[Les]

This is interesting, I've been waiting for years for decent projectors to become affordable. I'm not fussed about the 3D features, but I would like to be able to project big enough to fill at least half a wall with a good sharp high resolution image.

In the past I've tested out IL-2 projected onto a wall and it was great, but the resolution wasn't there, and come to think of it, I'm not sure the in-game textures would have held up to being shown that big even if the projector didn't blur them. The way I had it set up, the widest in-cockpit view was life-size 1:1 scale and I was sitting as far away from the instrument panel as you would be in real life. It was the first time I realized how huge the clouds are in IL-2, flying through them and looking at them in external view like that.

The only other thing is that projectors are notorious for the short life-span of their ridiculously expensive globes. Any info on price and life-expectancy of the globes your projector uses?

[Thee_oddball]

Originally Posted by Les

This is interesting, I've been waiting for years for decent projectors to become affordable. I'm not fussed about the 3D features, but I would like to be able to project big enough to fill at least half a wall with a good sharp high resolution image.

In the past I've tested out IL-2 projected onto a wall and it was great, but the resolution wasn't there, and come to think of it, I'm not sure the in-game textures would have held up to being shown that big even if the projector didn't blur them. The way I had it set up, the widest in-cockpit view was life-size 1:1 scale and I was sitting as far away from the instrument panel as you would be in real life. It was the first time I realized how huge the clouds are in IL-2, flying through them and looking at them in external view like that.

The only other thing is that projectors are notorious for the short life-span of their ridiculously expensive globes. Any info on price and life-expectancy of the globes your projector uses?

or if you want to have some real fun...build your own
http://lumenlab.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15796

[Les]

Originally Posted by Thee_oddball

or if you want to have some real fun...build your own
http://lumenlab.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=15796

lol, that's what I did.

Thanks for the info Shtopor. Depending on your usage, the price of those globes over time could be quite reasonable.