Blu-ray 3D Supported GPUs (no 250, only 240?) Why is the 240 supported and not the 250?
I was torn between getting a 240 or a 250 for my new system I was building. I eventually decided to spend the extra money and go with the 250. Now I'm looking at getting a 3D-ready 73" TV, only I find out that only the cheaper GPU supports playing Blu-rays in 3D Vision.
Is this correct? Does the 240 really support this, and the 250 not? Can anyone explain why this might be so?
I was torn between getting a 240 or a 250 for my new system I was building. I eventually decided to spend the extra money and go with the 250. Now I'm looking at getting a 3D-ready 73" TV, only I find out that only the cheaper GPU supports playing Blu-rays in 3D Vision.
Is this correct? Does the 240 really support this, and the 250 not? Can anyone explain why this might be so?
[quote name='JoshAlto' post='1039358' date='Apr 14 2010, 07:36 AM']I was torn between getting a 240 or a 250 for my new system I was building. I eventually decided to spend the extra money and go with the 250. Now I'm looking at getting a 3D-ready 73" TV, only I find out that only the cheaper GPU supports playing Blu-rays in 3D Vision.
Is this correct? Does the 240 really support this, and the 250 not? Can anyone explain why this might be so?
Thanks,
Josh[/quote]
I hope not as i just purchased as 250.
I think you may be picking up on a colum about 3d blu-ray on nvidia cards and stated the 240 would only support it. I think this was cleared up and what they meant to say 240 minimum on the 200 series.
[quote name='JoshAlto' post='1039358' date='Apr 14 2010, 07:36 AM']I was torn between getting a 240 or a 250 for my new system I was building. I eventually decided to spend the extra money and go with the 250. Now I'm looking at getting a 3D-ready 73" TV, only I find out that only the cheaper GPU supports playing Blu-rays in 3D Vision.
Is this correct? Does the 240 really support this, and the 250 not? Can anyone explain why this might be so?
Thanks,
Josh
I hope not as i just purchased as 250.
I think you may be picking up on a colum about 3d blu-ray on nvidia cards and stated the 240 would only support it. I think this was cleared up and what they meant to say 240 minimum on the 200 series.
The 240 is not the only card that will be able to play Blu-ray 3D content, it is more to be considered as a minimum level in terms of performance that will be needed for the GPU-accelerated decoding of the 3D video data. So you actually need a GeForce 240 or faster card in terms of performance for the acceleration. Intel for example said that their new integrated GPU (the ones in the CPU) can also handle Blu-ray 3D, but there the load goes to the fast Core processor and not to the video card...
The 240 is not the only card that will be able to play Blu-ray 3D content, it is more to be considered as a minimum level in terms of performance that will be needed for the GPU-accelerated decoding of the 3D video data. So you actually need a GeForce 240 or faster card in terms of performance for the acceleration. Intel for example said that their new integrated GPU (the ones in the CPU) can also handle Blu-ray 3D, but there the load goes to the fast Core processor and not to the video card...
Is this correct? Does the 240 really support this, and the 250 not? Can anyone explain why this might be so?
Thanks,
Josh
Is this correct? Does the 240 really support this, and the 250 not? Can anyone explain why this might be so?
Thanks,
Josh
Is this correct? Does the 240 really support this, and the 250 not? Can anyone explain why this might be so?
Thanks,
Josh[/quote]
I hope not as i just purchased as 250.
I think you may be picking up on a colum about 3d blu-ray on nvidia cards and stated the 240 would only support it. I think this was cleared up and what they meant to say 240 minimum on the 200 series.
Is this correct? Does the 240 really support this, and the 250 not? Can anyone explain why this might be so?
Thanks,
Josh
I hope not as i just purchased as 250.
I think you may be picking up on a colum about 3d blu-ray on nvidia cards and stated the 240 would only support it. I think this was cleared up and what they meant to say 240 minimum on the 200 series.
Doesn't need one, DVI is HDMI, just use a DVI-HDMI cable and ensure the GPU and display support HDCP.
Doesn't need one, DVI is HDMI, just use a DVI-HDMI cable and ensure the GPU and display support HDCP.
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