Samsung's 3D plasmas powered by DDD TriDef
by Richard Lawler 
posted Jan 8th 2008 at 4:45PM
Samsung's product lineup for 2008 includes 3D-capable plasmas, powered by DDD Group's TriDef 3D. It's about time, as we've been expecting the TriDef 3D box since 2005, and it only recently hit as a product for some of Samsung's DLPs. Hopefully we don't need to wait two more years to get this hooked to one of our flat panel sets, but it is here at CES, or available from DDD's website for $199.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Bill @ Jan 8th 2008 5:26PM
D-D-D-Dombo Breaker!
Ricardo @ Jan 8th 2008 5:45PM
That doesn't make sense at all, and yet I laughed at it. =/
rat_bastard @ Jan 8th 2008 6:52PM
I'm not *powered* by DDDs, but they certainly do motivate me.
Wwhat @ Jan 8th 2008 7:45PM
LCD glasses? those just don't work that well because they never go completely black.
Outdated and superseded.
del_usion @ Jan 8th 2008 9:38PM
Actually, the shutter glasses work suprisingly well. I've been waiting on more details for this since I got my 3D capable DLP a few months back. The dunny thing is that I have a pair of glasses that will interface just fine with the TV from an old Geforce 2 Ultra video card that I've dug out. I'm pretty disappointed with the cost of the software though. $199 is pretty steep for software that also *requires* you to have a game specific driver that only has a limited pool of games to choose from, plus also runs an additional $5 bucks a pop per driver. I'm just wondering why we need game specific drivers when, back in 2000, my old Geforce 2 was able to do 3D with any Direct 3D input.
Wwhat @ Jan 9th 2008 7:24AM
Indeed that seems a bit exploitive :/
Still, nice to hear they do work.
TestSubject86 @ Feb 11th 2008 1:04AM
Wwhat: You are very, very wrong. Until you see a 3D DLP in action, you should keep your speculation to yourself. I have the 56" and the glasses/software and it is glorious.
del_usion: They have a working patch/hack for the nVidia stereo drivers (for 3D DLP's checker pattern output) that is discussed and linked at the bottom of:
http://forums.nvidia.com/lofiversion/index.php?t44139.html
The main reason they do special drivers for each game is the now extensive use of pixel and vertex shaders in new games. These will cause anomalies in the stereo display if not addressed directly on a per title basis.
Wwhat @ Feb 11th 2008 4:46AM
Well I tried 3D shutter glasses in the past, and read some reviews, and more than one system suffered from the phenomena that the LCD's didn't go completely black (also a known issue with LCD monitors and their blacklevels), so it was an informed speculation, and it's good I brought it up else the world would not know from you guys that they fixed that issue then it seems :)
del_usion @ Jan 8th 2008 9:40PM
WOW, if I could type, I meant the "FUNNY thing is..." not dunny. I blame it on not being medicated... enough.
James Anderson @ Jan 8th 2008 9:41PM
Beowolf!!
TestSubject86 @ Feb 11th 2008 1:07AM
I really hope they release Beowolf for 3D Blu-Ray. My PS3 already has HDMI, the 3D support could be added with a small firmware patch.
TestSubject86 @ Feb 11th 2008 2:08AM
oh, Beowulf is a Paramount title, so since there's no plans for a 3D HD-DVD format, looks like this won't happen until after Paramount goes Blu.
Not that they couldn't make a 3D HD-DVD format, I just don't think they ever will.