Current 3D requirements?
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I have been looking at various ads, reviews, etc. and I cannot come up with a straight answer, especially in light of how I notice the scarcity of the Nvidia 3D Vision kits, which comes with a transmitter, cables, software and a single set of 3D glasses. My question is this: Do we still need the kit to view 3D movies or to enable 3D mode in games or do we just need the glasses and the current generation of GeForce cards? I am currently using an Nvidia 750Ti and I recently got a 1050Ti for my wife last year. Do either of these cards still need the kits or do we just need the cards, a 3D Vision read monitor (check, we are both rocking Acer GN246HL Bbid 24-Inch 3D Gaming Display <144Hz Refresh Rate>) and the glasses? Thank you.
I have been looking at various ads, reviews, etc. and I cannot come up with a straight answer, especially in light of how I notice the scarcity of the Nvidia 3D Vision kits, which comes with a transmitter, cables, software and a single set of 3D glasses.

My question is this: Do we still need the kit to view 3D movies or to enable 3D mode in games or do we just need the glasses and the current generation of GeForce cards? I am currently using an Nvidia 750Ti and I recently got a 1050Ti for my wife last year. Do either of these cards still need the kits or do we just need the cards, a 3D Vision read monitor (check, we are both rocking Acer GN246HL Bbid 24-Inch 3D Gaming Display <144Hz Refresh Rate>) and the glasses?

Thank you.

#1
Posted 09/17/2018 01:54 PM   
You seem to be a bit confused :) My first 3D setup was me buying a 120hz gaming screen. To bring it to 3D I picked up a 3D Vision kit with emitter and a single pair of glasses. This was a long time ago and I quickly realized I needed two glasses to share the experience with anyone. A few more years and lightboost came. Got a ASUS VG278H which has builtin emitter and a pair of V2 version of the glasses. I finally got another pair of V2 glasses a couple years later. I think they are harder to buy normally now and think I got my latest pair of glasses on ebay. I have tried 3DTV Play recently using my separate emitter to unlock 3DTV Play but my experience was pretty bad. I have terrible ghosting on the 55" passive 4K panel. Back to 3D Vision: You need Nvidia glasses, Nvidia emitter and a compatible screen, Geforce card still supported by driver updates is not required but recommended so 600+ graphics card. Don't be suprised if you have to reduce graphical settings.
You seem to be a bit confused :)

My first 3D setup was me buying a 120hz gaming screen.
To bring it to 3D I picked up a 3D Vision kit with emitter and a single pair of glasses.
This was a long time ago and I quickly realized I needed two glasses to share the experience with anyone.
A few more years and lightboost came.
Got a ASUS VG278H which has builtin emitter and a pair of V2 version of the glasses.
I finally got another pair of V2 glasses a couple years later.

I think they are harder to buy normally now and think I got my latest pair of glasses on ebay.

I have tried 3DTV Play recently using my separate emitter to unlock 3DTV Play but my experience was pretty bad. I have terrible ghosting on the 55" passive 4K panel.

Back to 3D Vision:
You need Nvidia glasses, Nvidia emitter and a compatible screen, Geforce card still supported by driver updates is not required but recommended so 600+ graphics card. Don't be suprised if you have to reduce graphical settings.

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#2
Posted 09/17/2018 03:10 PM   
I miss my ASUS VG278H so much
I miss my ASUS VG278H so much

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#3
Posted 09/17/2018 03:19 PM   
Hi Sean, as far as I can see yes. You still need the kit. Unless you use nVidia 3dTV Play or when the emitter is built into your display. 3dTVP is more for TV's and projectors, as the name states. It doesn't seem like your monitors have emitters integrated into them. (like Flugan mentioned) You might want to buy the kit and see whether you like it or not. If you still like it buy another kit for her. These kits are quite expensive but might be one of the best gaming investments you could make. Some love it. Others don't. It takes a while to get used to active shutter glasses. But many guys here like me never looked back. We would rather stop gaming than go back to 2D. You know, its like Jake Sully from Avatar. Every time he leaves his avatar its back to his paralyzed state. That's how we feel about 2D Gaming =) Your monitor is 3D Vision ready. You just need the kit.
Hi Sean, as far as I can see yes. You still need the kit. Unless you use nVidia 3dTV Play or when the emitter is built into your display. 3dTVP is more for TV's and projectors, as the name states. It doesn't seem like your monitors have emitters integrated into them. (like Flugan mentioned) You might want to buy the kit and see whether you like it or not. If you still like it buy another kit for her. These kits are quite expensive but might be one of the best gaming investments you could make. Some love it. Others don't. It takes a while to get used to active shutter glasses. But many guys here like me never looked back. We would rather stop gaming than go back to 2D. You know, its like Jake Sully from Avatar. Every time he leaves his avatar its back to his paralyzed state. That's how we feel about 2D Gaming =)

Your monitor is 3D Vision ready. You just need the kit.

#4
Posted 09/17/2018 03:27 PM   
Ok, next silly question: Is scarcity a reflection of vendors slacking off or is this an indication of the dreaded "End of Life" and Nvidia is planning to discard the kit?
Ok, next silly question: Is scarcity a reflection of vendors slacking off or is this an indication of the dreaded "End of Life" and Nvidia is planning to discard the kit?

#5
Posted 09/17/2018 05:04 PM   
[quote="sean.mohrhoff"]Ok, next silly question: Is scarcity a reflection of vendors slacking off or is this an indication of the dreaded "End of Life" and Nvidia is planning to discard the kit?[/quote] Members here are in contact with a 3D Vision team member to try and address our issues and possibly and hopefully one day get them to rebuild the software properly. So no I wouldn't call it abandoned tech on either Nvidia nor game company's side...since as you can see the devs of the new 2018 Tomb Raider implemented 3D Vision option ingame. Along with Devolver Digital's Shadow Warrior 1(Even though they left us hanging in part 2) Rockstar's GTAV 4A Game's Metro Last Light (Hoping for next Metro also) Nvidia still carries the 3D Vision software in every driver update. Asus still makes 3D Vision Ready Monitors. So there you have it Monitor,Game and GPU companies still keep 3D Vision in mind.
sean.mohrhoff said:Ok, next silly question: Is scarcity a reflection of vendors slacking off or is this an indication of the dreaded "End of Life" and Nvidia is planning to discard the kit?


Members here are in contact with a 3D Vision team member to try and address our issues and possibly and hopefully one day get them to rebuild the software properly.

So no I wouldn't call it abandoned tech on either Nvidia nor game company's side...since as you can see the devs of the new 2018 Tomb Raider implemented 3D Vision option ingame.

Along with
Devolver Digital's Shadow Warrior 1(Even though they left us hanging in part 2)
Rockstar's GTAV
4A Game's Metro Last Light (Hoping for next Metro also)

Nvidia still carries the 3D Vision software in every driver update.
Asus still makes 3D Vision Ready Monitors.

So there you have it Monitor,Game and GPU companies still keep 3D Vision in mind.

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#6
Posted 09/17/2018 06:34 PM   
I have never had any issues sourcing a kit. Ebay usually has quite a number brand new.
I have never had any issues sourcing a kit. Ebay usually has quite a number brand new.

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ASUS Z97-WS
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Obutto R3volution.
Windows 10 pro 64x (Windows 7 Dual boot)

#7
Posted 09/18/2018 03:50 AM   
Amazon always has them in stock https://www.amazon.com/Nvidia-942-11431-0007-001-Vision2-Wireless-Glasses/dp/B005XULTG6/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1537243255&sr=8-3&keywords=3d+vision

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8700k (4.7ghz OC Watercooled)
16gb DDR4 3000 Ram
500GB SAMSUNG 860 EVO SERIES SSD M.2

#8
Posted 09/18/2018 04:01 AM   
You only need the emitter and glasses if you are using a 3D Vision monitor or a HDMI 1.3 projector that supports Frame Sequential. For HDMI 1.4 3D compliant TVs and Projectors, you need to purchase a 3DTV Play license if gaming. For 3D Blu-rays only (no gaming), a 3DTV Play license is not required. But you would need either Corel's WinDVD Pro or Cyberlink's PowerDVD Ultra. For gaming, be sure to use the fixes made by members of this forum http://helixmod.blogspot.com/2013/10/game-list-automatically-updated.html Also, the Nvidia emitter can be used as a product key to unlock 3DTV Play for free, it will be inactive and the Nvidia glasses can not be used. So you would need to use the display manufacturer's glasses or compatible 3rd party glasses. There's also Optomized for Nvidia GeForce for Passive Line Interlaced displays.
You only need the emitter and glasses if you are using a 3D Vision monitor or a HDMI 1.3 projector that supports Frame Sequential.

For HDMI 1.4 3D compliant TVs and Projectors, you need to purchase a 3DTV Play license if gaming.

For 3D Blu-rays only (no gaming), a 3DTV Play license is not required. But you would need either Corel's WinDVD Pro or Cyberlink's PowerDVD Ultra.

For gaming, be sure to use the fixes made by members of this forum

http://helixmod.blogspot.com/2013/10/game-list-automatically-updated.html

Also, the Nvidia emitter can be used as a product key to unlock 3DTV Play for free, it will be inactive and the Nvidia glasses can not be used. So you would need to use the display manufacturer's glasses or compatible 3rd party glasses.

There's also Optomized for Nvidia GeForce for Passive Line Interlaced displays.

#9
Posted 09/22/2018 12:49 AM   
What current (27"-35") monitors on the market are still 3d vision ready? Any recommendations?
What current (27"-35") monitors on the market are still 3d vision ready? Any recommendations?

#10
Posted 09/23/2018 01:55 PM   
Hi guys, I've just seen an Nvidia 3D Vision Pro glasses on Ebay. Each eye of the glasses can shutter at 120Hz, so does this mean my monitor's refresh rate has to be 240Hz for this to work? Also, is the Pro even compatible with consumer hardware, does anyone know or tried it before?
Hi guys, I've just seen an Nvidia 3D Vision Pro glasses on Ebay. Each eye of the glasses can shutter at 120Hz, so does this mean my monitor's refresh rate has to be 240Hz for this to work? Also, is the Pro even compatible with consumer hardware, does anyone know or tried it before?

#11
Posted 10/02/2018 06:53 PM   
[quote="wickedscav"]What current (27"-35") monitors on the market are still 3d vision ready? Any recommendations?[/quote] From ASUS: - ROG SWIFT PG27VQ (1440p) - ROG SWIFT PG278QR (1440p) - ROG Swift PG248Q (1080p) From Acer: - Predator XB271Hbmiprz (1080p) - Predator XB240HBbmjdpr (1080p) - GN246HLBbid (1080p) By "current" I hope you meant monitors that haven't disappeared from the shelf already. Also, there was one guy here that used an ultrawide monitor from Acer for 3D, can't remember the model name though.
wickedscav said:What current (27"-35") monitors on the market are still 3d vision ready? Any recommendations?


From ASUS:

- ROG SWIFT PG27VQ (1440p)

- ROG SWIFT PG278QR (1440p)

- ROG Swift PG248Q (1080p)

From Acer:

- Predator XB271Hbmiprz (1080p)

- Predator XB240HBbmjdpr (1080p)

- GN246HLBbid (1080p)


By "current" I hope you meant monitors that haven't disappeared from the shelf already. Also, there was one guy here that used an ultrawide monitor from Acer for 3D, can't remember the model name though.

#12
Posted 10/02/2018 07:02 PM   
I Currently using 2xGTX1070 (overclocked to maximum sability +100 MHZ core and +200 ram --- but depends on your vendor.....) and a I5-4690K OC @ 4300 MHz Without SLI its too low in performance and with SLI in current games!!! You can reach up to 30-40 FPS in the newest games depending on the engine and its performance and of cause of the game...with my setup. HENCE: For me my settings are currently the minimum to get OK performance in current games (using 3D-V)..... (PS FUCK OF the CPU, raise up the GUP :-) )
I Currently using 2xGTX1070 (overclocked to maximum sability +100 MHZ core and +200 ram --- but depends on your vendor.....) and a I5-4690K OC @ 4300 MHz

Without SLI its too low in performance and with SLI in current games!!! You can reach up to 30-40 FPS in the newest games depending on the engine and its performance and of cause of the game...with my setup.

HENCE: For me my settings are currently the minimum to get OK performance in current games (using 3D-V).....
(PS FUCK OF the CPU, raise up the GUP :-) )

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#13
Posted 10/02/2018 08:11 PM   
[quote="CyberpunkEnthusiast"][quote="wickedscav"]What current (27"-35") monitors on the market are still 3d vision ready? Any recommendations?[/quote] From ASUS: - ROG SWIFT PG27VQ (1440p) - ROG SWIFT PG278QR (1440p) - ROG Swift PG248Q (1080p) From Acer: - Predator XB271Hbmiprz (1080p) - Predator XB240HBbmjdpr (1080p) - GN246HLBbid (1080p) By "current" I hope you meant monitors that haven't disappeared from the shelf already. Also, there was one guy here that used an ultrawide monitor from Acer for 3D, can't remember the model name though. [/quote] Wow I had no idea the pickings were that slim for 1440p 3D Vision
CyberpunkEnthusiast said:
wickedscav said:What current (27"-35") monitors on the market are still 3d vision ready? Any recommendations?


From ASUS:

- ROG SWIFT PG27VQ (1440p)

- ROG SWIFT PG278QR (1440p)

- ROG Swift PG248Q (1080p)

From Acer:

- Predator XB271Hbmiprz (1080p)

- Predator XB240HBbmjdpr (1080p)

- GN246HLBbid (1080p)


By "current" I hope you meant monitors that haven't disappeared from the shelf already. Also, there was one guy here that used an ultrawide monitor from Acer for 3D, can't remember the model name though.






Wow I had no idea the pickings were that slim for 1440p 3D Vision

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#14
Posted 10/02/2018 08:31 PM   
@Losti those are but only highest detailed settings!? I am still on GTX 980 and can play any game I like still with mostly high settings @3D with 50+ fps. CyberpunkEnthusiast/lou4612: Those are just the certified monitors tough? Nearly any 120Hz+ monitor should work. Some are also playing @4k using 3D Vision.
@Losti those are but only highest detailed settings!? I am still on GTX 980 and can play any game I like still with mostly high settings @3D with 50+ fps.

CyberpunkEnthusiast/lou4612: Those are just the certified monitors tough? Nearly any 120Hz+ monitor should work. Some are also playing @4k using 3D Vision.

#15
Posted 10/02/2018 08:59 PM   
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