Kaldskryke
[H]ard|Gawd
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Anybody who's been following CES this year knows that 3D is the major feature that is being talked about almost-everywhere. I know that not everybody likes the 3D effect and that some feel that this just another 3D revival that will die out soon. Personally I love 3D so far, and would love to see 3D really take hold in the video game industry.
Fortunately for NVIDIA, they're ahead of the game with 3D Vision products already in the market and support in several shipping titles. There are some 'teething' issues, particularly with respect to HUD elements, but they've already got a strong start.
AMD, on the other hand, has nothing. The HD5000 series cards are compelling in a lot of ways, but without 3D support I find myself waiting for GF100, even though I don't really like how NVIDIA has been behaving lately.
Does anyone know if AMD is working on 3D support? Is it even possible, or does NVIDIA have patents that prevent development? I think the ideal solution would be for monitors themselves to provide the 3D glasses and synchronization tech, and only require 120hz input - this way 3D becomes graphics hardware agnostic, right?
Fortunately for NVIDIA, they're ahead of the game with 3D Vision products already in the market and support in several shipping titles. There are some 'teething' issues, particularly with respect to HUD elements, but they've already got a strong start.
AMD, on the other hand, has nothing. The HD5000 series cards are compelling in a lot of ways, but without 3D support I find myself waiting for GF100, even though I don't really like how NVIDIA has been behaving lately.
Does anyone know if AMD is working on 3D support? Is it even possible, or does NVIDIA have patents that prevent development? I think the ideal solution would be for monitors themselves to provide the 3D glasses and synchronization tech, and only require 120hz input - this way 3D becomes graphics hardware agnostic, right?