Just got a new pair of ED wired glasses + dongle cheap. Mine apparently has given up the ghost and won't sync the glasses anymore, and hell it's been 12 years since I bought them so it was about time.
I thought I'd list what software and hardware is included for those that may be curious what Edimensional is packaging with their glasses these days.
First of all the dongle looks exactly like my old one, even has the same ED logo on it. The new one has a black VGA connector but as far as aesthetics that appears to be it. It's VGA on both ends, has a mini-DIN sync port on it, and the regular microphone jack where the glasses plug in. It has no activation button like the wireless model. It also appears to be functionally the exact same as the old dongle.
The glasses are basically the same as the old ED wired glasses. It's the same mold but the plastic appears to be thinner and cheaper. The plastic on the old ones was also slightly transparent black, these are just straight black and you cannot see through them. This is probably better because I had to put black electrical tape on mine to limit my FOV. There is a tiny hole at the top where I assume the Infrared receiver would go if this were that model.
Now for the good part, what exactly is ED putting on their software CD's these days.
For one the old ED activator is included on the CD. This is a tiny program that lets you activate the glasses in page flip, over\under, or interlaced mode. It says R3D Controller v.2.7.0.0, Author: Vince Robinson, Copyright Razor3D, LLC, Created by Stratasim, Inc. for Razor3D, LLC. It is in appearance and functionality exactly the same as the activator I have been using for my old glasses for at least a decade. This doesn't surprise me, because it works. The requisite LCD mode 1 and 2 is also available through the activator although it did not work then and I have little faith that it will work now.
Tridef 3D 4.2 is included on the disc along with activation instructions. I won't go into it until later when I can test its functionality vs 3D Vision vs IZ3D.
There is a folder called Old Software included on the CD also, inside is...
3-D Combine(3-D Photoshop)
ED software 5.0, which appears to be a more advanced version of the same software that came on my original CD. There is a file called Test_DX7.exe which launches a 320x240 TRON-esque test video of some kind of poorly rendered triangles flying around a grid. It reminds me of spacewar or asteroids. It is in 3D when you use EDController.exe to activate the glasses in interlaced mode. There is no activation in Over\Under or Pageflip and the LCD display type is, once again, available for you to click even though its usefulness is doubtful. There are customizable hotkeys and profiles and a key to swap left\right. The software about page says 4.0 even though it is listed as 5.0. There is a DLL here for DX7, DX8 and DX9. I will test this software later and report back.
The Nvidia forceware + stereo drivers are included here at version 91.31. Also included is 162.50 for both quadro and geforce. There is a folder called Win98ME which appears to contain the files that came with my original Edimensional CD, even the drivers for ATI when they were being packaged with the glasses. They were not very good then so I'm not even going to mess with them. They also only supported interlaced. Nvidia driver version 61.76 for Win98 is included here.
Other files on the CD include forceware 78.01 along with its accompanying 3D driver, the Tri-def installer. There is another ED installer here for XP\2000 drivers. Not sure which version this even is, setup looks similar to their abandoned CORE3D drivers suite.
There is a glasses manual in PDF format and an Nvidia help guide. Yet more Nvidia XP drivers and a support and help text file.
A set of extra ear pieces came in the package for people that don't fit the standard ones and that's it. Sorry if this was longer than it should have been, I can take screenshots of any of the software if anyone is interested or if someone wants a copy of any of these files. It seems like quite a good repository of the last eleven years of my life wasted on this stuff.
Just got a new pair of ED wired glasses + dongle cheap. Mine apparently has given up the ghost and won't sync the glasses anymore, and hell it's been 12 years since I bought them so it was about time.
I thought I'd list what software and hardware is included for those that may be curious what Edimensional is packaging with their glasses these days.
First of all the dongle looks exactly like my old one, even has the same ED logo on it. The new one has a black VGA connector but as far as aesthetics that appears to be it. It's VGA on both ends, has a mini-DIN sync port on it, and the regular microphone jack where the glasses plug in. It has no activation button like the wireless model. It also appears to be functionally the exact same as the old dongle.
The glasses are basically the same as the old ED wired glasses. It's the same mold but the plastic appears to be thinner and cheaper. The plastic on the old ones was also slightly transparent black, these are just straight black and you cannot see through them. This is probably better because I had to put black electrical tape on mine to limit my FOV. There is a tiny hole at the top where I assume the Infrared receiver would go if this were that model.
Now for the good part, what exactly is ED putting on their software CD's these days.
For one the old ED activator is included on the CD. This is a tiny program that lets you activate the glasses in page flip, over\under, or interlaced mode. It says R3D Controller v.2.7.0.0, Author: Vince Robinson, Copyright Razor3D, LLC, Created by Stratasim, Inc. for Razor3D, LLC. It is in appearance and functionality exactly the same as the activator I have been using for my old glasses for at least a decade. This doesn't surprise me, because it works. The requisite LCD mode 1 and 2 is also available through the activator although it did not work then and I have little faith that it will work now.
Tridef 3D 4.2 is included on the disc along with activation instructions. I won't go into it until later when I can test its functionality vs 3D Vision vs IZ3D.
There is a folder called Old Software included on the CD also, inside is...
3-D Combine(3-D Photoshop)
ED software 5.0, which appears to be a more advanced version of the same software that came on my original CD. There is a file called Test_DX7.exe which launches a 320x240 TRON-esque test video of some kind of poorly rendered triangles flying around a grid. It reminds me of spacewar or asteroids. It is in 3D when you use EDController.exe to activate the glasses in interlaced mode. There is no activation in Over\Under or Pageflip and the LCD display type is, once again, available for you to click even though its usefulness is doubtful. There are customizable hotkeys and profiles and a key to swap left\right. The software about page says 4.0 even though it is listed as 5.0. There is a DLL here for DX7, DX8 and DX9. I will test this software later and report back.
The Nvidia forceware + stereo drivers are included here at version 91.31. Also included is 162.50 for both quadro and geforce. There is a folder called Win98ME which appears to contain the files that came with my original Edimensional CD, even the drivers for ATI when they were being packaged with the glasses. They were not very good then so I'm not even going to mess with them. They also only supported interlaced. Nvidia driver version 61.76 for Win98 is included here.
Other files on the CD include forceware 78.01 along with its accompanying 3D driver, the Tri-def installer. There is another ED installer here for XP\2000 drivers. Not sure which version this even is, setup looks similar to their abandoned CORE3D drivers suite.
There is a glasses manual in PDF format and an Nvidia help guide. Yet more Nvidia XP drivers and a support and help text file.
A set of extra ear pieces came in the package for people that don't fit the standard ones and that's it. Sorry if this was longer than it should have been, I can take screenshots of any of the software if anyone is interested or if someone wants a copy of any of these files. It seems like quite a good repository of the last eleven years of my life wasted on this stuff.
AMD Phenom II X3 720 @ 2.8GHZ
8GB RAM
Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 2070sb @ 2048x1536 @ 85hz
Edimensional glasses and Nvidia 3D Vision
Hi oracletriplex.I have the old X3D glasses which are very similar to the old ED glasses(I think they are the same)but I am very interested in this new model.Can you test It with an LCD monitor and post the results?.Where did you buy It?.Thanks.
Hi oracletriplex.I have the old X3D glasses which are very similar to the old ED glasses(I think they are the same)but I am very interested in this new model.Can you test It with an LCD monitor and post the results?.Where did you buy It?.Thanks.
[quote name='ricardokung' date='02 March 2012 - 11:42 PM' timestamp='1330749725' post='1377877']
Hi oracletriplex.I have the old X3D glasses which are very similar to the old ED glasses(I think they are the same)but I am very interested in this new model.Can you test It with an LCD monitor and post the results?.Where did you buy It?.Thanks.
[/quote]
I bought them at a second hand store. The box was new.
As soon as I get an LCD screen I will test them. I am interested in what happens to them on a regular Non-3D screen since ED claims they work with them now. A rather dubious claim as some other people have said. The most likely scenario being that they don't work at all because of the latency on a regular LCD monitor.
In the meantime I am testing them with a CRT screen. There is a 90 percent reduction with these compared to my 3D Vision glasses and probably fifty percent from my old ED glasses. Playing Mass Effect 1 and I can hardly see any ghosting at all. I wonder if the timing of the dongle has been tweaked or if my old dongle was just worn out.
[quote name='ricardokung' date='02 March 2012 - 11:42 PM' timestamp='1330749725' post='1377877']
Hi oracletriplex.I have the old X3D glasses which are very similar to the old ED glasses(I think they are the same)but I am very interested in this new model.Can you test It with an LCD monitor and post the results?.Where did you buy It?.Thanks.
I bought them at a second hand store. The box was new.
As soon as I get an LCD screen I will test them. I am interested in what happens to them on a regular Non-3D screen since ED claims they work with them now. A rather dubious claim as some other people have said. The most likely scenario being that they don't work at all because of the latency on a regular LCD monitor.
In the meantime I am testing them with a CRT screen. There is a 90 percent reduction with these compared to my 3D Vision glasses and probably fifty percent from my old ED glasses. Playing Mass Effect 1 and I can hardly see any ghosting at all. I wonder if the timing of the dongle has been tweaked or if my old dongle was just worn out.
AMD Phenom II X3 720 @ 2.8GHZ
8GB RAM
Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 2070sb @ 2048x1536 @ 85hz
Edimensional glasses and Nvidia 3D Vision
This guy managed to make a device for x3d glases work with the samsung 3d 2233rz monitor(I posted in the forum but got no answer):
http://mtbs3d.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=13495&hilit=2233rz
Windows 7 x64
Intel core2duo E8400 3,6hz
Geforce GTX 460 1gb(I also have a gt 720 256mb)
4 gb ram Kingstom
monitor samsung 3d 2233rz
2011 samsung 3DTV pn51D49
I thought I'd list what software and hardware is included for those that may be curious what Edimensional is packaging with their glasses these days.
First of all the dongle looks exactly like my old one, even has the same ED logo on it. The new one has a black VGA connector but as far as aesthetics that appears to be it. It's VGA on both ends, has a mini-DIN sync port on it, and the regular microphone jack where the glasses plug in. It has no activation button like the wireless model. It also appears to be functionally the exact same as the old dongle.
The glasses are basically the same as the old ED wired glasses. It's the same mold but the plastic appears to be thinner and cheaper. The plastic on the old ones was also slightly transparent black, these are just straight black and you cannot see through them. This is probably better because I had to put black electrical tape on mine to limit my FOV. There is a tiny hole at the top where I assume the Infrared receiver would go if this were that model.
Now for the good part, what exactly is ED putting on their software CD's these days.
For one the old ED activator is included on the CD. This is a tiny program that lets you activate the glasses in page flip, over\under, or interlaced mode. It says R3D Controller v.2.7.0.0, Author: Vince Robinson, Copyright Razor3D, LLC, Created by Stratasim, Inc. for Razor3D, LLC. It is in appearance and functionality exactly the same as the activator I have been using for my old glasses for at least a decade. This doesn't surprise me, because it works. The requisite LCD mode 1 and 2 is also available through the activator although it did not work then and I have little faith that it will work now.
Tridef 3D 4.2 is included on the disc along with activation instructions. I won't go into it until later when I can test its functionality vs 3D Vision vs IZ3D.
There is a folder called Old Software included on the CD also, inside is...
3-D Combine(3-D Photoshop)
ED software 5.0, which appears to be a more advanced version of the same software that came on my original CD. There is a file called Test_DX7.exe which launches a 320x240 TRON-esque test video of some kind of poorly rendered triangles flying around a grid. It reminds me of spacewar or asteroids. It is in 3D when you use EDController.exe to activate the glasses in interlaced mode. There is no activation in Over\Under or Pageflip and the LCD display type is, once again, available for you to click even though its usefulness is doubtful. There are customizable hotkeys and profiles and a key to swap left\right. The software about page says 4.0 even though it is listed as 5.0. There is a DLL here for DX7, DX8 and DX9. I will test this software later and report back.
The Nvidia forceware + stereo drivers are included here at version 91.31. Also included is 162.50 for both quadro and geforce. There is a folder called Win98ME which appears to contain the files that came with my original Edimensional CD, even the drivers for ATI when they were being packaged with the glasses. They were not very good then so I'm not even going to mess with them. They also only supported interlaced. Nvidia driver version 61.76 for Win98 is included here.
Other files on the CD include forceware 78.01 along with its accompanying 3D driver, the Tri-def installer. There is another ED installer here for XP\2000 drivers. Not sure which version this even is, setup looks similar to their abandoned CORE3D drivers suite.
There is a glasses manual in PDF format and an Nvidia help guide. Yet more Nvidia XP drivers and a support and help text file.
A set of extra ear pieces came in the package for people that don't fit the standard ones and that's it. Sorry if this was longer than it should have been, I can take screenshots of any of the software if anyone is interested or if someone wants a copy of any of these files. It seems like quite a good repository of the last eleven years of my life wasted on this stuff.
I thought I'd list what software and hardware is included for those that may be curious what Edimensional is packaging with their glasses these days.
First of all the dongle looks exactly like my old one, even has the same ED logo on it. The new one has a black VGA connector but as far as aesthetics that appears to be it. It's VGA on both ends, has a mini-DIN sync port on it, and the regular microphone jack where the glasses plug in. It has no activation button like the wireless model. It also appears to be functionally the exact same as the old dongle.
The glasses are basically the same as the old ED wired glasses. It's the same mold but the plastic appears to be thinner and cheaper. The plastic on the old ones was also slightly transparent black, these are just straight black and you cannot see through them. This is probably better because I had to put black electrical tape on mine to limit my FOV. There is a tiny hole at the top where I assume the Infrared receiver would go if this were that model.
Now for the good part, what exactly is ED putting on their software CD's these days.
For one the old ED activator is included on the CD. This is a tiny program that lets you activate the glasses in page flip, over\under, or interlaced mode. It says R3D Controller v.2.7.0.0, Author: Vince Robinson, Copyright Razor3D, LLC, Created by Stratasim, Inc. for Razor3D, LLC. It is in appearance and functionality exactly the same as the activator I have been using for my old glasses for at least a decade. This doesn't surprise me, because it works. The requisite LCD mode 1 and 2 is also available through the activator although it did not work then and I have little faith that it will work now.
Tridef 3D 4.2 is included on the disc along with activation instructions. I won't go into it until later when I can test its functionality vs 3D Vision vs IZ3D.
There is a folder called Old Software included on the CD also, inside is...
3-D Combine(3-D Photoshop)
ED software 5.0, which appears to be a more advanced version of the same software that came on my original CD. There is a file called Test_DX7.exe which launches a 320x240 TRON-esque test video of some kind of poorly rendered triangles flying around a grid. It reminds me of spacewar or asteroids. It is in 3D when you use EDController.exe to activate the glasses in interlaced mode. There is no activation in Over\Under or Pageflip and the LCD display type is, once again, available for you to click even though its usefulness is doubtful. There are customizable hotkeys and profiles and a key to swap left\right. The software about page says 4.0 even though it is listed as 5.0. There is a DLL here for DX7, DX8 and DX9. I will test this software later and report back.
The Nvidia forceware + stereo drivers are included here at version 91.31. Also included is 162.50 for both quadro and geforce. There is a folder called Win98ME which appears to contain the files that came with my original Edimensional CD, even the drivers for ATI when they were being packaged with the glasses. They were not very good then so I'm not even going to mess with them. They also only supported interlaced. Nvidia driver version 61.76 for Win98 is included here.
Other files on the CD include forceware 78.01 along with its accompanying 3D driver, the Tri-def installer. There is another ED installer here for XP\2000 drivers. Not sure which version this even is, setup looks similar to their abandoned CORE3D drivers suite.
There is a glasses manual in PDF format and an Nvidia help guide. Yet more Nvidia XP drivers and a support and help text file.
A set of extra ear pieces came in the package for people that don't fit the standard ones and that's it. Sorry if this was longer than it should have been, I can take screenshots of any of the software if anyone is interested or if someone wants a copy of any of these files. It seems like quite a good repository of the last eleven years of my life wasted on this stuff.
AMD Phenom II X3 720 @ 2.8GHZ
8GB RAM
Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 2070sb @ 2048x1536 @ 85hz
Edimensional glasses and Nvidia 3D Vision
Hi oracletriplex.I have the old X3D glasses which are very similar to the old ED glasses(I think they are the same)but I am very interested in this new model.Can you test It with an LCD monitor and post the results?.Where did you buy It?.Thanks.
[/quote]
I bought them at a second hand store. The box was new.
As soon as I get an LCD screen I will test them. I am interested in what happens to them on a regular Non-3D screen since ED claims they work with them now. A rather dubious claim as some other people have said. The most likely scenario being that they don't work at all because of the latency on a regular LCD monitor.
In the meantime I am testing them with a CRT screen. There is a 90 percent reduction with these compared to my 3D Vision glasses and probably fifty percent from my old ED glasses. Playing Mass Effect 1 and I can hardly see any ghosting at all. I wonder if the timing of the dongle has been tweaked or if my old dongle was just worn out.
Hi oracletriplex.I have the old X3D glasses which are very similar to the old ED glasses(I think they are the same)but I am very interested in this new model.Can you test It with an LCD monitor and post the results?.Where did you buy It?.Thanks.
I bought them at a second hand store. The box was new.
As soon as I get an LCD screen I will test them. I am interested in what happens to them on a regular Non-3D screen since ED claims they work with them now. A rather dubious claim as some other people have said. The most likely scenario being that they don't work at all because of the latency on a regular LCD monitor.
In the meantime I am testing them with a CRT screen. There is a 90 percent reduction with these compared to my 3D Vision glasses and probably fifty percent from my old ED glasses. Playing Mass Effect 1 and I can hardly see any ghosting at all. I wonder if the timing of the dongle has been tweaked or if my old dongle was just worn out.
AMD Phenom II X3 720 @ 2.8GHZ
8GB RAM
Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 2070sb @ 2048x1536 @ 85hz
Edimensional glasses and Nvidia 3D Vision
http://mtbs3d.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=13495&hilit=2233rz
Windows 7 x64
Intel core2duo E8400 3,6hz
Geforce GTX 460 1gb(I also have a gt 720 256mb)
4 gb ram Kingstom
monitor samsung 3d 2233rz
2011 samsung 3DTV pn51D49
http://mtbs3d.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=13495&hilit=2233rz
Windows 7 x64
Intel core2duo E8400 3,6hz
Geforce GTX 460 1gb(I also have a gt 720 256mb)
4 gb ram Kingstom
monitor samsung 3d 2233rz
2011 samsung 3DTV pn51D49