Stereo 3D first-timer...

Post by **shiufai** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:20 pm

Hi everyone,

I am completely new to stereoscopic viewing and I wonder what would be the best possible (if any) setup to go for with my current computer configuration:

GeForce 9800 gx2
Windows XP
Standard 60Hz Dell LCD Monitor

First and foremost, I am aware that nVidia does not provide a stereo 3D driver for the GeForce 9 series in XP, nor there is a XP-compatible driver that supports the 9 series... so...

- is there a driver I can use to enable stereo in my card?
- the card only has two DVI-I and a HDMI output, are there proper shutter glasses that I can get?

Thanks so much for helping!

Post by **Neil** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:27 pm

Hi Shiufai!

Welcome to the community.

The iZ3D driver may work for you. I'm a bit concerned that your GPU is a GX2 rather than a GX. Is it a dual core GPU? Ask the iZ3D team if this works with their software.

The monitor is a different matter. You won't get LCD shutter glasses support with what you have, and even if you wanted to get LCD shutter glasses to work, you would need a higher refresh rate monitor like Viewsonic's - and that hasn't been released yet. This would be the NVIDIA path - and that also requires upgrading to Vista too.

Regards,
Neil

Post by **shiufai** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:36 pm

Thanks for the quick reply Neil!

yeah it is a dual core GPU, I will give iZ3D a try and see if it would work at all...

Hmmm... if I am unable to get stereo working using shutter glasses. Would enabling anaglyph work with a standard anaglyph glasses?

Thanks again.

Post by **Neil** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:38 pm

Anaglyph will work no problem. That goes for the iZ3D and NVIDIA driver options. Your GX2 is the random element here.

If you haven't already, check this guide out:

http://www.mtbs3d.com/cgi-bin/newslette ... ews_id=49/

Regards,
Neil

Post by **shiufai** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 6:25 pm

Wow nice guide =) Thanks!

one more question is...:

how painful is it to set up stereoscopic viewing on multiple screens?

Post by **Neil** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 6:48 pm

Very painful. Your eyes will be pointing 180 degrees apart.

Just kidding!

Get one screen right, first. Our members can share their experiences with multiple screens.

Regards,
Neil

Post by **CarlKenner** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:38 pm

I'm guessing the iZ3D drivers would work OK for anaglyph with the monitors in span mode. But I don't know for sure.

Post by **shiufai** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:09 pm

I got the iZ3D driver installed.

well both iZ3D and anaglyph outputs seemed to work in the control center's software dynamic test... except i don't have the proper glasses for them.

good start =) thanks for helping![/list]