3DTV Play on Samsung UN55HU8550
I am thinking of buying the Samsung UN55HU8550 3D 4K TV. Does anyone know if it works with the 3DTV play drivers? Also, will I have to pay for the drivers? I currently have the BenQ XL2420TX with the built in emmiter, so I am guessing that would make 3DTV play free. Here's the link to the TV. http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-UN55HU8550-55-Inch-Ultra-120Hz/dp/B00ID2HI8O
I am thinking of buying the Samsung UN55HU8550 3D 4K TV. Does anyone know if it works with the 3DTV play drivers? Also, will I have to pay for the drivers? I currently have the BenQ XL2420TX with the built in emmiter, so I am guessing that would make 3DTV play free.

Here's the link to the TV.


http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-UN55HU8550-55-Inch-Ultra-120Hz/dp/B00ID2HI8O

#1
Posted 11/23/2014 06:08 PM   
As the emitter is built into the monitor, 3D TV Play will be free as long as the monitor is connected at the same time. This may or may not be inconvenient, depending on your setup. I would expect it to work fine on that TV, though you'll have to play at 720p/60hz, which might not look great on a TV. If you have room for a projector, I can really recommend taking that path instead.
As the emitter is built into the monitor, 3D TV Play will be free as long as the monitor is connected at the same time. This may or may not be inconvenient, depending on your setup.

I would expect it to work fine on that TV, though you'll have to play at 720p/60hz, which might not look great on a TV. If you have room for a projector, I can really recommend taking that path instead.

#2
Posted 11/24/2014 03:05 AM   
[quote="Pirateguybrush"]I would expect it to work fine on that TV, though you'll have to play at 720p/60hz...[/quote] Could you expand on this? This TV has HDMI 2.0 ports and is an active 3D display. Is 720p/60Hz a limitation of the drivers, or is that your guess? I'm thinking of buying this TV to play at 1080p/120Hz, non-3D.
Pirateguybrush said:I would expect it to work fine on that TV, though you'll have to play at 720p/60hz...


Could you expand on this? This TV has HDMI 2.0 ports and is an active 3D display. Is 720p/60Hz a limitation of the drivers, or is that your guess? I'm thinking of buying this TV to play at 1080p/120Hz, non-3D.

#3
Posted 11/30/2014 05:22 AM   
A limitation of the drivers with Nvidia, as per usual, not keeping up with progress.
A limitation of the drivers with Nvidia, as per usual, not keeping up with progress.

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#4
Posted 11/30/2014 06:07 AM   
Also worth reading this thread. https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/780352/3d-vision/gtx-970-980-hdmi-2-0-1080p-60hz-3d/1/

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#5
Posted 11/30/2014 06:09 AM   
Driver limitation. It's possible nVidia may update their drivers to take advantage of HDMI 2 (on cards that can support it), but we've heard nothing to suggest that it's in the pipeline. To clarify though, that's 60hz framepacked, so you will get 60fps per eye.
Driver limitation. It's possible nVidia may update their drivers to take advantage of HDMI 2 (on cards that can support it), but we've heard nothing to suggest that it's in the pipeline.

To clarify though, that's 60hz framepacked, so you will get 60fps per eye.

#6
Posted 11/30/2014 08:43 AM   
So, 3D aside, could I play games at 1080p/120Hz? If HDMI (GPU) to HDMI (TV) doesn't work because of drivers, maybe I could use a DL-DVI to HDMI cable?
So, 3D aside, could I play games at 1080p/120Hz? If HDMI (GPU) to HDMI (TV) doesn't work because of drivers, maybe I could use a DL-DVI to HDMI cable?

#7
Posted 11/30/2014 06:37 PM   
If you could get a dual-link DVI to HDMI 2.0 cable? Maybe. But that's a big, uncertain maybe. You'd need an EDID override to get it to recognise the display as a 3D Vision display, and the TV would need to be capable of processing that signal and outputting it in 3D. It's unlikely to work.
If you could get a dual-link DVI to HDMI 2.0 cable? Maybe. But that's a big, uncertain maybe. You'd need an EDID override to get it to recognise the display as a 3D Vision display, and the TV would need to be capable of processing that signal and outputting it in 3D.

It's unlikely to work.

#8
Posted 11/30/2014 06:53 PM   
Sorry, I didn't mean to derail, but I was speaking strictly 2D. I just want to use the TV to operate at 120fps, vsync, NO 3D. Could I just set it to 120Hz and play at high framerate?
Sorry, I didn't mean to derail, but I was speaking strictly 2D. I just want to use the TV to operate at 120fps, vsync, NO 3D. Could I just set it to 120Hz and play at high framerate?

#9
Posted 11/30/2014 06:52 PM   
Oh right. Sorry, I don't really know. Depends on whether or not the TV can take a 120hz input signal, and whether the GPU would be able to output that. You might be able to do it with the method you suggested (plus possibly an edid override). You'd lose sound if you did it that way though, as DVI won't transmit sound.
Oh right. Sorry, I don't really know. Depends on whether or not the TV can take a 120hz input signal, and whether the GPU would be able to output that. You might be able to do it with the method you suggested (plus possibly an edid override). You'd lose sound if you did it that way though, as DVI won't transmit sound.

#10
Posted 11/30/2014 07:01 PM   
Well I know my hardware can output since I've been using a BenQ XL2420TE for most of the year at 144Hz over DVI. I've contacted Samsung twice about this TV and have had 2 different reps say it will be able to run at 1080p/120Hz, 2D. Of course, I can never be sure until I test it myself. I know active 3D displays have a better chance of accepting that kind of input, and 4K even more so. Sound won't be an issue since I can pass it over the optical channel. Thanks for replying.
Well I know my hardware can output since I've been using a BenQ XL2420TE for most of the year at 144Hz over DVI. I've contacted Samsung twice about this TV and have had 2 different reps say it will be able to run at 1080p/120Hz, 2D. Of course, I can never be sure until I test it myself. I know active 3D displays have a better chance of accepting that kind of input, and 4K even more so. Sound won't be an issue since I can pass it over the optical channel.

Thanks for replying.

#11
Posted 11/30/2014 07:14 PM   
Well you could try bringing it to a store and testing it, if you can find a cooperative store.
Well you could try bringing it to a store and testing it, if you can find a cooperative store.

#12
Posted 12/01/2014 03:50 AM   
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