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The 3DTV Play software works if you have both a compatible NVIDIA Graphics card and a HDMI 1.4 based 3D TV from the list that the company provides on their website.The software doesn't just allow you to play 3D games, but also enables 3D Blu-Ray movie playback, and the ability to view 3D photos on your PC if you have a compatible 3D camera. However, the 3DTV Play pack does come with a number of 3D photos for you to try out even if you haven’t gotten around to buying a 3D camera yet. From our early tests with 3D films, the 3DTV Play software does a perfectly good job with films such as Alice in Wonderland and Monster House in 3D.
The software has been a long time coming to the consumer -- with numerous delays along the way -- and still has issues today, especially with some games. Neowin tried the technology, in an early play through, and we have had issues with a number of “3D Vision Ready” titles such as Dead Rising 2 and Civilization 5. Both games showed low, unplayable frame rates despite running at 720p @ 60hz and 1080 @ 24hz.Not everything is bad news, though. With a list of over 500 3D compatible games showing up on the NVIDIA website, some titles such as StarCraft 2, Borderlands, Just Cause 2, Darksiders and Batman: Arkham Asylum look and play great in 3D on our test system (an NVIDIA GTX 295), although many titles do have trouble running in 1080p at 24hz, though this is more likely due to our dated hardware than the 3DTV Play software itself.Running a game in 3D at 1080p means that the graphics card is doing twice the work that it normally does, this can bring down even the most recent top end cards.When running a 3D title, a small information bar will show up in the bottom right of your TV for any titles which have specific 3DTV play issues. These can be simple things such as icons rendering in 2D or missing textures.3D photography via 3DTV Play is pretty good too; thanks to some example photos that NVIDIA provided us with we were able to test out around 10 3D photos. The ones that really showed up well were nature based, especially macro flower photos, they added a depth that really makes a difference when viewing them.
It is however, very hard to judge if 3D photography will take off in any shape or form. The first consumer 3D cameras on the market from Fuji were overpriced and sold in very low numbers. So unless companies such as Sony and Samsung get 3D cameras out in the near future, this may end up just being an unused feature for many consumers.Hands down the best example of 3D on a TV is via 3D Blu-Ray content. As we mentioned earlier in our article, Avatar in 3D on a Panasonic 3D TV is superb and easily the best show off title out at the moment. The issue here is that unless you are rich and want to pay over the odds for it on eBay, you will have to wait until December to get your hands on it.To begin with the main 3D movies on Blu-Ray were nature titles, but more recently things have got a lot better on the 3D front. All of these titles were run at 1080p/24hz.Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs looks great, the colors and the depth of the picture really stand out. It also has some great 3D effects on show and a lot of them are very subtle and don’t distract you from the story.Alice in Wonderland in 3D is also surprisingly good, it has very little crosstalk and despite the fact that the movie was not filmed in 3D originally, the effects are very good, especially the butterfly at the end of the film, which really feels like it is coming out of the screen at you.Bolt 3D – one of the poorest examples of 3D so far, the picture was dull and the 3D effects we very hard to notice at all. A shame as many animated movies are perfect for 3D.A downside of many 3D glasses is that they make the picture much darker than normal viewing, but with our Sony 3D TV we were able to maintain a good level of brightness when adjusting the settings.Final Thoughts We hope this has helped some of you decide on whether 3D technology is worth delving into right now. Although at the end of 2010 it was hard to know if 3D technology would take off, it seems that after the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this month, many more companies see 3D TV as the future. Sony seems to have decided to bring 3D to not just their TV’s but to their camcorders and cameras, which is another good sign.
It won't be long before 3D TV's that require no glasses will be released, a select few from Toshiba were on show at CES. At the moment they will need a lot more work before they can do the same job as the 3D glasses do as there are too many variable places to sit in a room that interfere with the 3D picture. This is the way forward however, even if it will take a couple of years or more to get right.If you do decide to go for a 3D TV, make sure you give each set a really good testing as each one has its plus and minus points and with what many people see as the second generation of 3D TV sets just a few months away, it may well be worth waiting.
The software has been a long time coming to the consumer -- with numerous delays along the way -- and still has issues today, especially with some games. Neowin tried the technology, in an early play through, and we have had issues with a number of “3D Vision Ready” titles such as Dead Rising 2 and Civilization 5. Both games showed low, unplayable frame rates despite running at 720p @ 60hz and 1080 @ 24hz.Not everything is bad news, though. With a list of over 500 3D compatible games showing up on the NVIDIA website, some titles such as StarCraft 2, Borderlands, Just Cause 2, Darksiders and Batman: Arkham Asylum look and play great in 3D on our test system (an NVIDIA GTX 295), although many titles do have trouble running in 1080p at 24hz, though this is more likely due to our dated hardware than the 3DTV Play software itself.Running a game in 3D at 1080p means that the graphics card is doing twice the work that it normally does, this can bring down even the most recent top end cards.When running a 3D title, a small information bar will show up in the bottom right of your TV for any titles which have specific 3DTV play issues. These can be simple things such as icons rendering in 2D or missing textures.3D photography via 3DTV Play is pretty good too; thanks to some example photos that NVIDIA provided us with we were able to test out around 10 3D photos. The ones that really showed up well were nature based, especially macro flower photos, they added a depth that really makes a difference when viewing them.
It is however, very hard to judge if 3D photography will take off in any shape or form. The first consumer 3D cameras on the market from Fuji were overpriced and sold in very low numbers. So unless companies such as Sony and Samsung get 3D cameras out in the near future, this may end up just being an unused feature for many consumers.Hands down the best example of 3D on a TV is via 3D Blu-Ray content. As we mentioned earlier in our article, Avatar in 3D on a Panasonic 3D TV is superb and easily the best show off title out at the moment. The issue here is that unless you are rich and want to pay over the odds for it on eBay, you will have to wait until December to get your hands on it.To begin with the main 3D movies on Blu-Ray were nature titles, but more recently things have got a lot better on the 3D front. All of these titles were run at 1080p/24hz.Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs looks great, the colors and the depth of the picture really stand out. It also has some great 3D effects on show and a lot of them are very subtle and don’t distract you from the story.Alice in Wonderland in 3D is also surprisingly good, it has very little crosstalk and despite the fact that the movie was not filmed in 3D originally, the effects are very good, especially the butterfly at the end of the film, which really feels like it is coming out of the screen at you.Bolt 3D – one of the poorest examples of 3D so far, the picture was dull and the 3D effects we very hard to notice at all. A shame as many animated movies are perfect for 3D.A downside of many 3D glasses is that they make the picture much darker than normal viewing, but with our Sony 3D TV we were able to maintain a good level of brightness when adjusting the settings.Final Thoughts We hope this has helped some of you decide on whether 3D technology is worth delving into right now. Although at the end of 2010 it was hard to know if 3D technology would take off, it seems that after the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this month, many more companies see 3D TV as the future. Sony seems to have decided to bring 3D to not just their TV’s but to their camcorders and cameras, which is another good sign.
It won't be long before 3D TV's that require no glasses will be released, a select few from Toshiba were on show at CES. At the moment they will need a lot more work before they can do the same job as the 3D glasses do as there are too many variable places to sit in a room that interfere with the 3D picture. This is the way forward however, even if it will take a couple of years or more to get right.If you do decide to go for a 3D TV, make sure you give each set a really good testing as each one has its plus and minus points and with what many people see as the second generation of 3D TV sets just a few months away, it may well be worth waiting.
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