Nvidia 3d Vision Kit

3D is coming. It’s coming fast, whether you like it or not. Nice thing to know if you’re a gamer is, Nvidia has you covered. Not to mention that these are the cheapest wireless 3d shutter glasses (of descent decent quality) that I have found to date.

The Nvidia 3d vision kit comes with everything you need to get your compatible system up and running, but there are a few requirements that even the most powerful systems in the world typically won’t even meet, so read carefully, or you may waste $200, and have hours of frustration.

• First, and Foremost: You need a 120hz monitor or a 3D compatible DLP tv or a 3D projector.
• Second: You need an Nvidia video card that is a 9800 or above.
• Third: You should have at least a Dual-Core Processor or better.

For a full list of requirements, please, look here, and download the system checker to see if your system can run 3D.

Now that I’ve given you a full disclaimer, lets get to the reviewing.

First, the glasses. No complaints about the glasses. Well made, long charge, and great fit for anybody, even for those people that have prescription glasses. One thing to note: When the glasses have been inactive for 10min, the left eye will flash on and off. This isn’t a bad thing, but I thought you should know that this does not mean that your glasses are broken.

The emitter: Works well, but the drivers can be a little testy. You should be fine if you follow the instructions in the software.

The accessories: The kit comes with the following accessories:

• 2 usb cables
• 1 cleaning cloth
• 1 carrying pouch
• 3 nose pieces

These accessories are also very nice. You get the general feeling that Nvidia didn’t cut any corners in making these glasses, which is a nice, but rare, occurrence these days.

Last but not least, we have the software. The software is the one side that I feel could use a little improvement, which I feel is coming because of the constant updates. The only thing I’ve noticed is that you have to reinstall the software every time you want to update it. It doesn’t take that long, but it feels a little bit too much like itunes. This was minor, but I felt it needed to be mentioned. Another thing that is worth noting is the support for games. It just uses a modified Direct3d driver, so pretty much every single game you play will support 3d. The degree of support is completely dependant upon the game,  but it seems to work pretty well for most major games. Check here for a full list of Nvidia supported games. There are plenty of games which work that are not on that list, but that list demonstrates all of the major games.

Last but certainly not least: The effect. This 3D is amazing. Absolutely amazing. I was not expecting the kind of results that I got from the 3D vision kit. I was expecting slightly mediocre 3d, because that was the only 3d I had seen before (I hadn’t yet seen avatar). This blew past those expectations, and then some. The only real way to understand the effect is to see it for yourself. Nvidia’s website has a list of 3D vision demoing stations, so if you can, get yourself down there and check them out. Then decide if you want to buy them or not.

I really enjoy the Nvidia 3d vision kit. I feel like this time around, the Television (and computer) industry will finally get 3D right.

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