G74Sx-1A ASUS deception an 3D
[attachment=23723:ASUSTeK Computer Inc_ - Notebooks- ASUS G74SX.htm]From the ASUS site:
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[*]Specifications G74
[*]Processor
[*]Intel® Core™ i7 2630QM Processor
[*]Operating System
[*]Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64bit
[*]Chipset
[*]Intel® HM65 Express Chipset
[*]Memory
[*]DDR3 1333 MHz SDRAM, 4 x SO-DIMM socket for expansion up to 16 G SDRAM (Quad Core), 2 x SO-DIMM socket for expansion up to 8 G SDRAM (Dual Core)
[*]Display
[*][u][b]17.3" 16:9 HD+ (1600x900)/Full HD (1920x1080)/Full HD 3D(1920x1080 120Hz) LED Backlight [/b][/u]
[*]Graphic
[*]NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 560M with 3GB GDDR5 VRAM

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The thing is after getting 2 from best Buy and calling ASUS twice not all G74 come with 3D capable displays. There is no special code that list what you get. NVIDA did a review on the model I got and it had 3D.

I went to Best Buy twice on this and they did not know why I only had a 2D display. Best Buy spent a couple hours one day trying to understand why the display driver was wrong, they thought they were selling a 3D Laptop. The first time I called ASUS they told me to take it back to Best Buy to see if they could fix it.

I think they are miss representinging the G74Sx to the public. I think NVIDIA should look at how they represent this product in their review.
[attachment=23723:ASUSTeK Computer Inc_ - Notebooks- ASUS G74SX.htm]From the ASUS site:




  • Specifications G74
  • Processor
  • Intel® Coreâ„¢ i7 2630QM Processor
  • Operating System
  • Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64bit
  • Chipset
  • Intel® HM65 Express Chipset
  • Memory
  • DDR3 1333 MHz SDRAM, 4 x SO-DIMM socket for expansion up to 16 G SDRAM (Quad Core), 2 x SO-DIMM socket for expansion up to 8 G SDRAM (Dual Core)
  • Display
  • 17.3" 16:9 HD+ (1600x900)/Full HD (1920x1080)/Full HD 3D(1920x1080 120Hz) LED Backlight
  • Graphic
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 560M with 3GB GDDR5 VRAM



The thing is after getting 2 from best Buy and calling ASUS twice not all G74 come with 3D capable displays. There is no special code that list what you get. NVIDA did a review on the model I got and it had 3D.



I went to Best Buy twice on this and they did not know why I only had a 2D display. Best Buy spent a couple hours one day trying to understand why the display driver was wrong, they thought they were selling a 3D Laptop. The first time I called ASUS they told me to take it back to Best Buy to see if they could fix it.



I think they are miss representinging the G74Sx to the public. I think NVIDIA should look at how they represent this product in their review.

#1
Posted 01/02/2012 04:50 PM   
I'm not sure the G74 is shipping with different displays, it may be shipping with different driver versions with some that disable 3D Vision by default. At some point about a year ago, Nvidia was told to disable 3D Vision in their Verde drivers by the various notebook OEMs. If a notebook ships with 3D Vision you'll need to get driver updates from that OEM or use a modified INF file with the public releases.

Quick Google search seems to indicate you need to grab some files from Asus, like the Nvidia stereoscopic driver under "Utilities":

http://support.asus.com/Download.aspx?SLanguage=en&m=G74Sx&p=3&s=336

Here's a few more threads that may give you better support leads:

http://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?1150-G73-74-53-Series-Driver-and-Application-Reference
http://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?5368-Problem-with-dowloading-drivers-for-G74-3D
I'm not sure the G74 is shipping with different displays, it may be shipping with different driver versions with some that disable 3D Vision by default. At some point about a year ago, Nvidia was told to disable 3D Vision in their Verde drivers by the various notebook OEMs. If a notebook ships with 3D Vision you'll need to get driver updates from that OEM or use a modified INF file with the public releases.



Quick Google search seems to indicate you need to grab some files from Asus, like the Nvidia stereoscopic driver under "Utilities":



http://support.asus.com/Download.aspx?SLanguage=en&m=G74Sx&p=3&s=336



Here's a few more threads that may give you better support leads:



http://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?1150-G73-74-53-Series-Driver-and-Application-Reference

http://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?5368-Problem-with-dowloading-drivers-for-G74-3D

-=HeliX=- Mod 3DV Game Fixes
My 3D Vision Games List Ratings

Intel Core i7 5930K @4.5GHz | Gigabyte X99 Gaming 5 | Win10 x64 Pro | Corsair H105
Nvidia GeForce Titan X SLI Hybrid | ROG Swift PG278Q 144Hz + 3D Vision/G-Sync | 32GB Adata DDR4 2666
Intel Samsung 950Pro SSD | Samsung EVO 4x1 RAID 0 |
Yamaha VX-677 A/V Receiver | Polk Audio RM6880 7.1 | LG Blu-Ray
Auzen X-Fi HT HD | Logitech G710/G502/G27 | Corsair Air 540 | EVGA P2-1200W

#2
Posted 01/02/2012 04:59 PM   
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