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3D Gaming And Me.....So Dizzeeee !
By: jinn366 Date: September 8, 2011, 10:00 pm
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So we got a new 55" Samsung LED 3D 1080p 240hz TV on Labor Day.
Obviously, we took advantage of a holiday sale. I am a huge
videophile and was totally stoked to get this TV.
So we get it home and I set it up, hook up the cable box, my
Sony Network Media player, The Blu-ray player and of course, my
Playstation 3. I figured, since I already owned Killzone 3,
which was designed for 3D play, I would test it out first chance
I got. Here are my impressions .
The TV actually converts 2D to 3D as well as playing back 3D
coded content. I booted up Need For Speed:Hot Pursuit on the PS3
and turned on the 2D-3D feature on the TV. It immediately gained
an amazing level of depth and looked awesome. Played it for a
couple of races and then took a break. So far, so good.
After making dinner and eating the aforementioned dinner, I
popped in Killzone 3 and sat down, prepared to put in some
serious game time. As soon as the game booted up, a prompt came
up on the TV informing me that the game supported 3D and asked
if I wanted to activate it. I did so and popped on my 3D
glasses.
Initially, I was blown away by the level of depth created by the
3D and basically couldn't stop staring at the environments. I
did notice that the graphics degraded a little bit, along with
the frame rate. There was a little bit of screen tearing but
overall, everything looked really nice and 3 dimensional. The
game still played great, and the change in depth perception did
not affect my ability to pull off headshots. :D
Unfortunately, and this also seems to happen with Blu-ray movies
and video in general, when there is a heavy amount of action on
screen, the image appears to flatten a bit. I noticed this also
happening while I watched Doomsday on Blu-ray. I did a bit of
research and this seems to be the norm. It also happened when I
played the Motorstorm Apocalypse 3D demo and the God Of War
Origins 3D demo. The heavier the action on screen, the flatter
the 3D image.
On to the physical reactions to the 3D.
I got nauseous after about 10 minutes of play. My vision was
fine. No headaches. No blurriness. But my stomach got queasy.
Not enough to make it unbearable to play, but enough so that
there was some discomfort and nausea. This has happened every
single time I used the 3D feature while either playing a game or
watching a movie. Again, not enough to put me off, but it is
noticeable.
To close, I don't find 3D gaming all that compelling but I
certainly don't mind it. Movies, having pre-rendered video,
look absolutely beautiful. Just be prepared for the physical
side effects. I have heard that nausea, blurriness of vision and
headaches are common side effects of 3D viewing. I can vouch for
the nausea. Fortunately, the others haven't affected me. Yet.
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Re: 3D Gaming And Me.....So Dizzeeee !
By: ChipRawks Date: September 9, 2011, 6:18 am
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Is the 3D option for Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit only on the
PS3? I have it on Xbox, but I never did see if that was in fact
an option for either consoles.
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Re: 3D Gaming And Me.....So Dizzeeee !
By: jinn366 Date: September 9, 2011, 10:21 am
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It's not for either. My TV can convert 2D-3D so I tried it with
Need For Speed. The game itself has NO 3D settings on either
console. The TV did the 3D conversion.
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Re: 3D Gaming And Me.....So Dizzeeee !
By: ChipRawks Date: September 9, 2011, 10:28 am
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Yeah, for a second there, I thought you had gotten the Willy
Wonka Edition. You know, only 5 of them were made with 3D
capabilities. ;D
#Post#: 1537--------------------------------------------------
Re: 3D Gaming And Me.....So Dizzeeee !
By: jinn366 Date: September 9, 2011, 10:51 am
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Okay.
Willy Wonka was a stupid movie.
Both versions.
*****Always has hated movies starring little kids****** :P
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Re: 3D Gaming And Me.....So Dizzeeee !
By: ChipRawks Date: September 9, 2011, 10:54 am
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Never saw the Depp version. Not planning on it anytime soon
either.
Derailed.
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Re: 3D Gaming And Me.....So Dizzeeee !
By: jinn366 Date: September 9, 2011, 10:56 am
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Never saw Derailed.
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: 3D Gaming And Me.....So Dizzeeee !
By: ChipRawks Date: September 9, 2011, 10:57 am
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Touché. Well played, Sir. Well played.
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Re: 3D Gaming And Me.....So Dizzeeee !
By: jinn366 Date: September 9, 2011, 10:59 am
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Modified my review to address your initial question. I realized
I wasn't clear on that point.
I'm so prahfeshinall .
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Re: 3D Gaming And Me.....So Dizzeeee !
By: Umainebearman Date: September 10, 2011, 8:29 am
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3D movies and gaming more so I feel is a gimmick and is
completely and utterly useless. If a game features 3d
functionality and that functionality doesn't add to the gameplay
in anyway then its worthless. Games are about game play 1st,
story 2nd and graphical/sonic prowess 3rd. One of the greatest
games I've played, Bioshock and its predecessor System Shock 2
didn't have 3d and can't see how graphical depth of something
flying at the screen would have made those better. Its a waste
of the consumers money.
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