Well, lookie here.
ASUS has just jumped in on the
3D bandwagon. Just a few weeks after the
5738DG was unveiled, two
more 3D laptops are now said to be on tap. Yeah -- as if the planet really needs another duo of laptops that require glasses to fully enjoy. All misplaced bitterness aside, the 15.6-inch
G51J3D and 17.3-inch G72GX both tout a fairly respectable NVIDIA GPU (the 1GB GeForce GTX 160M was specifically mentioned in the former), and while the tester was indeed stuck looking like the dude above (
exactly like that dude, in fact), he felt that the 3D playback was nothing short of incredible. Both machines will also be equipped with a Core i7 processor, oodles of HDD space and the ability to show off 3D content to up to 15 people who circle around it. We're told that the G51J3D will ship out next month, while the G72GX won't land until Q2 2010 (at least in the UK).
posted November 6th 2009 7:51AM
Will these things have a regular 2D mode, or will the glasses always be required?
If it's the former, then maybe I'm in. If the latter then I think they'll sell about as well as peanut butter bear repellent.
yeah dude it's like a normal laptop but you can enable the 3d by using hotkeys and disable it as well. if the 3d drivers aren't installed you won't even be able to enable it.
Yeah I'm not too excited about these 3D-things with glasses aswell. It seems too difficult, especially when there's not anything wrong with the old one. Sure they will be reality some day but with these glasses I'm not seeing any future.
But if this could be set to both 3D and 2D I guess it would be worth trying..
It seems to many this new thing called 3D that's being implemented on the next generation laptops and computers is a bit unclear on how it actually works. Correct me if i'm wrong but at least in terms of NVIDIA's support for 3D, it jacks up the refresh rate to 120hz(normally 60), and alternates the frame to cause a 3d effect when viewed by a corresponding shutter or polarized glasses. Therefor the 3D effect is something that must be implemented in the game itself, the monitor doesn't know it's displaying "3d" content, it's just displaying 120 frames a second still. When in "2D" mode(in non supporting games/applications i.e just at the desktop) it could still be at 120hz, just that it's displaying more frames than normal. The great effect of this is you can force 3d off but still use 120hz and have really great reproduction of fluidity instead of 3d effects....
I really don't find 3D all that amazing (though i haven't seen it myself), but what it indirectly brings is official support for high refresh rate, something I've been advocating for for years(especially when the general consensus was that refresh rate doesn't exist for LCD's...)
When will this gimmicky 3D nonsense stop?
Depending on how good it is I don't think it ever will!?
If done well these things can be truly amazing and of course if it's relatively cheap to produce then it's another thing that manufactures can use to hook you in.
I have watched some old school 3D films on my projector and at 80" plus even that stuff is great so as screens get bigger and better I can't see this technology disappearing any time soon.
Leaps in technology don't just happen in one day. This is one step up.
If companies don't innovate or risk with new products like these we would remain stationary.
Good going for ASUS as it's always quick in integrating new tech.
And those complaining when they see new products coming out, just don't buy them!
What's the point of 3D in laptops if the monitor doesn't span over all your field of vision?
guess what, neither to HMD's
guess what, neither do HMD's
How the hell did we end up with more 3D laptops than desktop monitors (1 from samsung)
I'm not so sure 3D televisions or computer screens will ever be popular until they are autostereoscopic (i.e. without the need for glasses, but rather using lenticular lenses on the display or some other technology). With the exception of polarised glasses, every other glasses-based 3D technology has given me serious headaches.
All I can think is that the glasses approach is "popular" because it is cheap to implement and it's being pushed because it's the fastest and cheapest way to release a new gimmick.
This seems, in my limited knowledged, not that usefull for the average user(can't really think to who exactly this can be usefull)..
AND
I know you are going to agree with me...he is kind of cute.
"Yeah -- as if the planet really needs another duo of laptops that require glasses to fully enjoy." -- Er, for some of us, *all* screens require glasses. ;-)
Wow, well done actually...
*Full disclosure* Has perfect 20/20.
Is that guy in the picture the actor who played Dade Murphy in the movie Hackers?
Macaulay Culkin You stay away from my 3D!!!!!!!
the dude in the pic looks like that dude from the old "hackers" movie with angelina jolie.. don't u think ?
@Abe: right.. Dade Murphy.. good to have a good memory ;-)