Graphics How do you get 3D?

How can I get 3D on my 24 inch LG using ATI 6870 card? Do I need buy additional glasses or something? I am really lost in that subject. Is my card even capable? I heard its really kick ass playing CD black op in 3dD. I wan it lol

 

I'm not really sure tbh, I think its a fad that really should end soon. Then again, they thought sound and color were fads too.

There are special screens designed for 3D display, but you could get '3D' with certain pairs of glasses - nVidia tech requires glasses, I dont know how AMD's stuff works.

 

I didn't realise AMD were going down the 3d route, I thought they were off for Eye-finity rather than 3d?

And as for getting 3d on a 6870, I think you'll only be able to do it on programs that do it the old fashioned stereoscopic vision way, like two images on screen, one blue, one red. Then you'd need the glasses as well. You lose visual quality doing it this way though, obviously because yoiu're adding tints to the frames. Street view on Google maps currently does this if you right click and select 3d lol

I think nVidia use the newer polarized method, which needs a 120Hz monitor. Two images separately, one after the other, one being polarized in the vertical plane, the other polarized in the horizontal plane. Again needs glasses, different ones to the ones I mentioned above though lol Don't quote me on this nVidia bit though, it could, and probably is completely wrong lol

 

3D implementations might be rubbish right now, but the concept is certainly here to stay.

You already get 3D, just represented on a moving 2D picture

Most 'depth' 3D implementations right now require special panels (monitor/TV) that run at 120Hz. The high refresh rate is needed to create a 60Hz image for each eye, and the images for the left and right eye alternate. The glasses sit in synch with this, and block light to the relevant eye in each cycle.

I vaguely remember hearing something about AMD cards potentially supporting the 3D capabilities that are built into TVs and monitors, but you'd need a special TV or monitor with that function built in. AMD doesn't have any 3D tech (glasses etc.) directly.

 

Correct.. alternatively you can use a program that supports the crappy red/blue 3D glasses, that thing supports any displays, as the image is rendered bu the GPU. It just look like crap without these blue/red glasses which block each image. I know that Nvidia drivers has support for that, but never looked into on how to make it work, and if you need supported content.

They are other methods as well. You can read more about all techniques that exists here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereoscopy

 

Yah I don't want crappy pice of crap glasses & messed up quality. I am talking aobut sony 3d tvs quality in pcs. Is that possible?

 

Of course it is.. but all this 3D gimmick is on Nvidia side, AND you need a special computer monitor. These special computer monitors are known to be abysmal in image quality to compensate for the glasses. My brother has that setup.. he initially thought of using the 3D 120Hz monitor as a main monitor, as a programmer himself, he complains that it's impossible to use this monitor without the glasses. The screen is overly bright, the image is ridiculously saturated (to compensate for the sun-glasses effect the special glasses does), and text is very difficult to read after a prologue usage of the screen. He now uses 2 monitors, where the second one (the 3D special screen) is set to clone and off while not playing the few compatible games.
And uses the other screen for everything.

The 3D monitor is expensive, and so is the glasses (and fragile too). Buying both cost just as much, if not more, than Dell U2410, one of the best monitor you can buy for your money, feature a wide arrange of inputs, packed with features such as side-by-side picture in picture, IPS panel, 10-bit LUT color processor, true 8-bit colors per channel panel (and not 6-bit colors), fully adjustable, metal stand and mechanical system, and offer a wide view angle, light scratch resistant screen (but I never dared to try), and beautiful colors that most likely never saw before coming our from a computer monitor.

Now add the Nvidia GPU to all that.

NOT WORTH IT!

 

Thay use active shutters built into the glasses, not polarization, as for the latter you need a different display...

 

Assuming that someone had all the hardware required can you play black ops in 3d?

 

ofc... asumming you have a 120hz panel, nVidia 3D vision and a nVidia video card obviously... you can play black Ops in 3D

 

Im using a GTX 460, and no special glasses, or TV and I can play in 3D.

You need a pair of red and blue glasses and a compatible gfx card and it runs in 3D. The colour is a bit off, but its playable.

It only works really well with a some games (dawn of war II, just cause 2) and fails with games like dirt 2, lagging my computer and messing up the image.

Here is some gameplay from Dawn of war II. You can watch it with any type of 3d glasses (except the cinema ones).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pB-UIxMVg8

 

I have the Nvidia steroscopic 3D setup with a 120hz alienware monitor and all I can say is...

Don't waste your money!

Don't get me wrong it's a great feature and it looks amazing in new titles like Bad Company 2, Black Ops, Borderlands and more than a few others, but it's way too expensive as it stands. 400 pounds for the monitor, and 120 for the glasses... And I don't really use it that much as it hinders you in multiplayer games.

The best thing about it is the 120hz on the montor. Refreshing at 120 fps is awesome, but apart from that it's way way too expensive... Wait until it comes down in price.

Edit: Just so people know. You can play EVERY game in 3D, it's just that some games don't render in 3D as well as others. A lot of new games now are designed with 3D in mind and look fantastic... But older ones especially RTS look horrible.