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    3D external monitors wait for a price drop or buy now?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by TheJoker7030, Nov 30, 2011.

  1. TheJoker7030

    TheJoker7030 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I was looking @ the alienware 23 inch 3d monitor: Alienware OptX? AW2310 23"W 3D-Capable Monitor

    Its priced @ 399.00 plus 100 bucks for the 3d glasses bundle, etc. is it worth buying a 3D monitor now or should I wait for a price drop, similar to how the HDTV's were expensive @ the beginning then dropped significantly. Or do you guys recommended 3D television over monitors?


    Sidenote, any truth to the fact that in a year or two we won't need glasses to see 3D??? Thanks
     
    TheJoker7030, Nov 30, 2011
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  2. Jovan for PREZ

    Jovan for PREZ Notebook Consultant

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    Don't even buy one until there's more support for the technology.
     
    Jovan for PREZ, Nov 30, 2011
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    Jovan for PREZ Notebook Consultant

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    Unless it makes things run in 3D?
     
    Jovan for PREZ, Nov 30, 2011
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  4. sti4thewin

    sti4thewin Notebook Guru

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    i have a 3d tv and i love it. and now almost every game supports 3d and nvidia being the beast they are added 3d to almost everygame out.
    Ive connected my m14x to my tv and trust me witcher 2 3d is completly awesome.
     
    sti4thewin, Nov 30, 2011
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  5. bigtonyman

    bigtonyman Desktop Powa!!!

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    what settings you able to run it on though? doesn't it halve your frame-rate?
     
    bigtonyman, Nov 30, 2011
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    mojorific Notebook Consultant

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    Don't buy a 3D monitor. Get a 3d TV instead. I have an LG 3D TV (5700UE) with the passive 3D glasses. You don't have to deal with the expense of active shutter glasses, and 3D works like a charm. Just install the NVidia 3DTV play software (you can get a 15 day trial), and then hook up your HDMI to it.

    Avatar in 3D was awesome. Just get a decent player and you are good to go. Works great with games too. Movies need to be SBS (side-by-side) formatted.
     
    mojorific, Dec 1, 2011
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  7. sti4thewin

    sti4thewin Notebook Guru

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    my fps drops a decent amount by like 10 fps on witcher or 15 but then i dumb the settings down a bit and it still looks great. and with the 3d effect it has awesome graphics
     
    sti4thewin, Dec 1, 2011
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    sounds pretty legit. Might have to buy a 3d screen for my m17x now :D
     
    bigtonyman, Dec 1, 2011
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