On 3/25/2015 18:10, Kay Diederichs wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Mar 2015 14:16:55 -0400, David Schuller <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> You could check the nVidia page of officially supported displays. It
>> includes a search tab so you can check for "Built-in Emitter."
>> http://www.nvidia.com/object/3d-vision-displays.html
>>
>> Performing that search brings up 5 contenders. Good luck finding any of
>> these products still for sale.
> Unfortunately, this NVidia page has not been updated for years.
>
> The qualifier "3D-fähig (aktiv)" at http://www.heise.de/preisvergleich/?cat=monlcd19wide&xf=5848_3D-f%E4hig+(aktiv)#xf_top should indicate a built-in emitter, but I looked at some of the descriptions of these 11 monitors and was unable to confirm that they indeed have a built-in emitter. So one has to research every specific case.
>
> I changed the wording on the wiki page.
>
> Kay
>
I went through the specs for the monitors on the Heise list, and none of
them seems to have a built in emitter compatible with Nvidia 3D Vision
2. It looks like it is a bad time to buy a 3D monitor. At this point it
might be easier to just go for a Quadro with 3-pin connector.
Best,
Andreas
>>
>>
>> On 03/25/15 12:00, Andreas Schenk wrote:
>>> Thank you for assembling all that information about NVidia 3D vision 2
>>> on Linux.
>>>
>>> Is there a good list somewhere with monitors that have a built-in
>>> emitter and are confirmed to work under Linux?
>>> I looked at the list at
>>> http://www.heise.de/preisvergleich/?cat=monlcd19wide&xf=5848_3D-f%E4hig+%28aktiv%29#xf_top
>>> and it seems that a lot of manufacturers are marketing their monitors
>>> as 3D Vision2 ready or 3D capable just because they support running at
>>> 120 Hz, even if they don't have a built-in emitter.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Andreas
>>>
>>>
>>> On 25.03.2015 05:16, Kay Diederichs wrote:
>>>> Sorry to come late into the discussion, and just to mention: it would
>>>> be wrong if readers of CCP4BB get the impression that "Quadro cards
>>>> that support quad buffered stereo" have to be high-end. To the
>>>> contrary, an entry-class Quadro K620 together with a €250 Nvidia 3D
>>>> Vision 2 compatible monitor (with built-in emitter) gives you very
>>>> nice stereo on Linux. There is more info at
>>>> http://strucbio.biologie.uni-konstanz.de/ccp4wiki/index.php/Stereo#Nvidia_3D_Vision_2
>>>> .
>>>>
>>>> To have higher resolution than 1920x1080 you may need some
>>>> combination of higher-end monitor and (separate) emitter, and that
>>>> would indeed require a 3-pin DIN connector and an expensive Quadro
>>>> card. Also, an expensive Quadro is of course faster - but entry cards
>>>> are, in contrast to popular belief, fast enough for crystallographic
>>>> electron density + model inspection and modelling.
>>>>
>>>> In summary, the computer gamers have been supporting us
>>>> crystallographers to the point that Stereo is quite affordable.
>>>>
>>>> best,
>>>>
>>>> Kay
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, 24 Mar 2015 18:05:20 +0000, Oganesyan, Vaheh
>>>> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Colleagues,
>>>>>
>>>>> I’d like to thank everyone who took time to answer my question
>>>>> regarding Quadro cards that support quad buffered stereo. I now hope
>>>>> to build a workstation with >Quadro 5000.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>
>>>>> Vaheh Oganesyan
>>>>> www.medimmune.com
>>>>>
>>
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>> David J. Schuller
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