DisplayPort to Dual-link DVI adapter for 3D Vision Poll Please comment here if you would be interest
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Just a quick update on my last post here. In an effort to get 3D on a laptop (preferably), or at least out to a 3D monitor so we didn't have to lug around an 80 pound workstation, we bought a laptop with a Quadro 2000M. The laptop's display was only 60Hz and its 2000M only came with two outputs - DisplayPort (DP) and HDMI. The DP-to-Dual Link DVI-D adapter on Nvidia's web site was unavailable at the time so we bought the similar USB-powered Startech DP2DVID. The DP2DVID would pass the 120Hz signal to an external monitor but 3D was active only when the laptop's display was off. The full-screen "Setup Stereoscopic 3D" Wizard in the Nvidia Control Panel performed flawlessly on the external monitor but quad-buffered (windowed) apps were very unstable and not workable for our purposes.

More searching led us to Eurocom's web site - the only manufacturer I could find offering a laptop with a 120Hz display AND a Quadro card (multiple Quadros, in fact!), among the various build options. We took a chance and purchased the Eurocom Neptune with a 3D Vision-compatible 120Hz display option (emitter built-in and glasses included) and a Quadro 4000M, hoping this combination would allow us to use the 3D Vision glasses to view and classify aerial photos in a 3D window. I'm happy to say this combination works! This laptop also comes with a DL DVI-D out and can output 120Hz/show 3D on both the display and external 3D monitor simultaneously. Those needing a mobile quad-buffered 3D solution may want to consider this configuration.

Larry
Just a quick update on my last post here. In an effort to get 3D on a laptop (preferably), or at least out to a 3D monitor so we didn't have to lug around an 80 pound workstation, we bought a laptop with a Quadro 2000M. The laptop's display was only 60Hz and its 2000M only came with two outputs - DisplayPort (DP) and HDMI. The DP-to-Dual Link DVI-D adapter on Nvidia's web site was unavailable at the time so we bought the similar USB-powered Startech DP2DVID. The DP2DVID would pass the 120Hz signal to an external monitor but 3D was active only when the laptop's display was off. The full-screen "Setup Stereoscopic 3D" Wizard in the Nvidia Control Panel performed flawlessly on the external monitor but quad-buffered (windowed) apps were very unstable and not workable for our purposes.



More searching led us to Eurocom's web site - the only manufacturer I could find offering a laptop with a 120Hz display AND a Quadro card (multiple Quadros, in fact!), among the various build options. We took a chance and purchased the Eurocom Neptune with a 3D Vision-compatible 120Hz display option (emitter built-in and glasses included) and a Quadro 4000M, hoping this combination would allow us to use the 3D Vision glasses to view and classify aerial photos in a 3D window. I'm happy to say this combination works! This laptop also comes with a DL DVI-D out and can output 120Hz/show 3D on both the display and external 3D monitor simultaneously. Those needing a mobile quad-buffered 3D solution may want to consider this configuration.



Larry

Using 3D Vision & Quadro 4000 for GIS apps on 64-bit Windows 7/Dell T7500 Workstation

#31
Posted 12/14/2011 02:43 AM   
I'm down so long as it's under $100. $99.99 is fine, but under $100.
I'm down so long as it's under $100. $99.99 is fine, but under $100.

Done.

#32
Posted 12/14/2011 02:52 AM   
1) Interested in a DisplayPort to Dual-Link adapter (yes/no)

Hell Yes

2) Are you interested mainly for 3D movies/3D games/3D photos?

3D games (Duh)

3) Which laptop make and model do you own?

Alienware M14X

4) Which NVIDIA GPU is in your laptop?

GT 555m /thanks.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':thanks:' />
1) Interested in a DisplayPort to Dual-Link adapter (yes/no)



Hell Yes



2) Are you interested mainly for 3D movies/3D games/3D photos?



3D games (Duh)



3) Which laptop make and model do you own?



Alienware M14X



4) Which NVIDIA GPU is in your laptop?



GT 555m /thanks.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':thanks:' />

#33
Posted 03/31/2012 12:04 AM   
1) Yes 2) 3D games and movies 3) Alienware M18xR2 4) GTX675M SLI
1) Yes
2) 3D games and movies
3) Alienware M18xR2
4) GTX675M SLI

#34
Posted 12/06/2012 07:55 PM   
[quote="andrewf@nvidia"][quote name='LVNeptune' date='11 May 2011 - 12:17 AM' timestamp='1305091035' post='1235865']<br> Why did you disable this? It worked fine until the latest drivers.<br> [/quote]<br> <br> Why did we disable what?[/quote] You locked out the Apple MiniDP to Dual-Link DVI adapters from working. They've been locked out since 2011 now. It's been 4 years. What was the reasoning behind this?
andrewf@nvidia said:[quote name='LVNeptune' date='11 May 2011 - 12:17 AM' timestamp='1305091035' post='1235865']<br>
Why did you disable this? It worked fine until the latest drivers.<br>
<br>
<br>
Why did we disable what?

You locked out the Apple MiniDP to Dual-Link DVI adapters from working. They've been locked out since 2011 now. It's been 4 years. What was the reasoning behind this?

#35
Posted 01/28/2015 05:41 AM   
[quote name='LVNeptune] date='11 May 2011 - 12:17 AM' timestamp='1305091035' post='1235865' Why did you disable this? It worked fine until the latest drivers.[/quote] [quote="andrewf@nvidia"]Why did we disable what?[/quote] [quote="LVNeptune"]You locked out the Apple MiniDP to Dual-Link DVI adapters from working. They've been locked out since 2011 now. It's been 4 years. What was the reasoning behind this?[/quote] lol@ responding to a post 3 1/2 years later. BTW Andrew Fear hasn't been in the 3D Vision department, for over 2 years now. For anyone stumbling upon this thread...Nvidia no longer sells this adapter. You can find it available from Club3D.
LVNeptune said: date='11 May 2011 - 12:17 AM' timestamp='1305091035' post='1235865'
Why did you disable this? It worked fine until the latest drivers.


andrewf@nvidia said:Why did we disable what?


LVNeptune said:You locked out the Apple MiniDP to Dual-Link DVI adapters from working. They've been locked out since 2011 now. It's been 4 years. What was the reasoning behind this?


lol@ responding to a post 3 1/2 years later.
BTW Andrew Fear hasn't been in the 3D Vision department, for over 2 years now.

For anyone stumbling upon this thread...Nvidia no longer sells this adapter. You can find it available from Club3D.

#36
Posted 01/28/2015 07:49 AM   
It was intentional. I was one of the first to reply to this thread when it originally started :P
It was intentional. I was one of the first to reply to this thread when it originally started :P

#37
Posted 01/30/2015 07:28 PM   
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