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Screen Grab: Woz hacks Kathy Griffin's iPhone... on TV {Engadget}
Jun 13th 2008 6:22AM there's a time delay between reality TV being filmed and being shown
MEDIVista won't ease your pain, but will kill boredom {Engadget}
Feb 22nd 2008 2:03AM I have no idea why it's so hard to make GUI's that don't look and feel like crap. But yes, this one does look like crap.
Samsung's 3D plasmas powered by DDD TriDef {Engadget}
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.
Samsung's 3D plasmas powered by DDD TriDef {Engadget}
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.
Samsung's 3D plasmas powered by DDD TriDef {Engadget}
Feb 11th 2008 1:03AM 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.
Samsung's 3D-capable PN42A450P plasma display hitting the States in March {Engadget}
Feb 11th 2008 12:40AM OK, one last comment before I chill for a few. The TriDef 3D software from the DDD Group is very good, but it only supports a few select titles. They cost an extra $5 per game and they are:
World of Warcraft
Command & Conquer 3
Madden NFL 07 and 08
The Sims 1 and 2
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07
Need for Speed Carbon CE
Battlefield 2142
Tomb Raider Anniversary
If NVIDIA would ever get around to updating their 3D stereo drivers to support the new 3D displays from Samsung, then all OpenGL and DirectX games would work, but they're dragging their feet and DDD isn't releasing any new title support anytime soon.
Samsung's 3D-capable PN42A450P plasma display hitting the States in March {Engadget}
Feb 11th 2008 12:25AM You heard wrong, the glasses haven't changed, it's the refresh rate and display tech that has improved. CRTs have been 120Hz capable for a long time, but the phosphors resonate too long, causing the ghosting that plagues CRT based 3D.
My Samsung 56" DLP however has no phosphors to resonate, resulting in the cleanest looking 3D to hit the consumer market ever. At 120Hz it is not only flicker free, but also no ghosting at all.
Samsung's 3D-capable PN42A450P plasma display hitting the States in March {Engadget}
Feb 10th 2008 11:53PM People who make "I can't see 3D" comments on 3D video threads should have their good eye gouged out so that they can move over to the HDTV threads and tell people "I can't see HDTV"
Samsung's 3D-capable PN42A450P plasma display hitting the States in March {Engadget}
Feb 10th 2008 11:50PM The TriDef 3D software does a good job of converting 2D to 3D for video, and I've done extensive testing. It seems to work best if there is only one light source or the the scene is outside during the day. When the scene gets too complicated it just tilts the top of the image back and the bottom of the image forward.
The system requirements are steep and it requires Media Center, but if you have a core2duo and a geforce 8 series card, you should be good.
Samsung's 3D-capable PN42A450P plasma display hitting the States in March {Engadget}
Feb 10th 2008 11:39PM I saw the U2 one in IMAX 3D and I should still be saying "Awesome" to myself, but the IMAX theater by my house (Cinemark 17 IMAX in Dallas) doesn't know how to collaborate their projectors for 3D so the separation of the left and right was just off enough for there so be Ghosting in about 70% of the scenes.
