A fairly comprehensive overview of Nvidia 3DVision.
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What can we do about this problem? Its seems that many people don't seem to "get" 3D and even the ones that do don't think its worth the money. I have found the same results with people I know. I show them the stereo3d glasses, HMD, or whatever and they think its amazing, but show no interest in actually buying it themselves. Is the gear just too expensive right now? Lets say the 3D vision glasses worked on any LCD screen. Do you think that would mean everyone would have one, or do the people that are into it already have a solution? Interesting questions.Now, I've invited some mates of mine to check out the technology as well, and while they were playing I observed them. All three of them had the initial wow factor as well. They all felt that this is an enjoyable and good working, properly implemented set of shutter glasses. They feel it's much better than everything we have seen in the past. Two out of the three guys however stated that while enjoying this experience, they would probably not buy this kit. It was too complex on their eyes and mind. These two, both after 15-20 minutes, caved in and had had enough. One other guy was really into it. And when I asked him if he'd buy a kit like that he said he'd definitely opt for it.
When I asked the last guy the following question, would you pay 475 EUR for both the monitor and 3D shutter glasses kit? His answer was no without any hesitation. He felt that it's just not worth that kind of money.
Yes, that is what I am getting at. These people will blow like $400 every few months just to get a few extra FPS in their favorite game (or bragging rights on certain forums for the guys that just benchmark), but paying say $400 for an iz3D/Zalman monitor is somehow not worth it. What is it that is missing from current stereo solutions? How can we make them more appealing?yuriythebest wrote:what I find amusing is that most of those same people would gladly pay a lot of money for the best rig/newest graphics card.
Well, that and the fact that there are no big games built with 3d as the main way of playing the game, once this happens people will start changing their mind.BlackShark wrote:I think it's mainly a value/price thing : it's just the nvidia glasses and a stupidly small 22" monitor damn it !
They feel that 475€ for making dumb glasses work on such a small display isn't worth it. Yes i say dumb and i mean it : they're just shutter glasses and a small monitor.
This isn't 2005 anymore : 22" isn't hot : for that kind of money you can get much much better and bigger nowadays.
Things are changing, I saw crysis with a stereo3D optimized engine at Siggraph with Neil. Also present was invincible tiger : legend of Han Tao and Need for Speed : Shift. Also just this past weekend at PAX there was Avatar the Game.Kamus wrote:Well, that and the fact that there are no big games built with 3d as the main way of playing the game, once this happens people will start changing their mind.
Yeah, the price for the glasses is reasonable (even if its on the high-end). However telling gamers they have to chuck their hi-rez 24-30" monitor to play on an overpriced 22" is a losing proposition. The very market that is prime for stereo 3d are the high-end PC gamers who are running large sized 24"+ monitors (maybe even triple monitors) and are not going to downgrade to a measly 22". Personally I think 22" is adequate, but just barely and moving forward the display manufacturers have got to think about giving us some choices here.craylon wrote:The 150€ for the glasses would be no problem for most people i talked to
payen another 300€ to play on a smaller monitor then they have right now (most gamers i know play in high rez on a 24'') might be the no-go argument for them.
but shouldn't they me talk about those other solutions as they are available for a very affordable price (150 EUR for the 22" in some french shops) ?But the fact remains that we doubt a little that there's a large crowd out there that is willing to pay 475 EUR for it, making it once again a product for a very small user base.