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3D-Ready HDTV's Versus 3D DLP Projectors
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To summarize: Cabling for installing a 3D-Ready HDTV is similar to the cabling for installing a DLP projector for your "home 3D IMAX" theater.
And since you probably have a cable or satellite box, you can easily use a DLP projector as a high definition TV monitor. (With a HDTV card in your PC
you don't even need a cable box with the projector.)
Both systems use a PC to play special 3D-DVD movies.
Both systems use 3D glasses to view 3D video. How do these two types of system compare?
The following table summarizing my experience with these two systems. |
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3D-HDTV Comparisions
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3D-Ready HDTV |
DLP Projector as 3D-HDTV |
Stereoscopic
Refresh rate |
120 Hz: A++
Outstanding performance! |
85 Hz: B
Good performance |
| Brightness - Normal TV or DVD viewing |
A++
Viewable even in brightly lit room. |
B +
Best viewed if room is not brightly lit. Most projectors are still very bright, however, and can be viewed when the ambient light level is fairly high. |
Brightness - Viewing
3D-DVD movies with 3D glasses. |
A++
3D video is excellent even in fairly bright ambient light. |
C
Best viewed with little or no ambient lighting
(as tested with 2000 lumen projectors). |
| Cost |
Same price as other big screen HDTV's
(which means pricey!) |
Less $$$$
Good projectors are available for as little as $700 and provide a display as large
as 70 inches or more. |
| Ease of installation / Room layout |
A
Placement can be anywhere you would normally install
your HDTV. Typically in a large home entertainment cabinet
or on a TV stand. |
B minus
You must provide a place for a projection screen, or provide a blank wall (painted white).
A stand (or ceiling mount) is also needed for the projector. (Some users will not consider
this effort a disadvantage. The projector / screen setup produces the feel of an authentic
home cinema.) |
Playing Video Games
with 3D Glasses |
B +
You need to run a patch for the NVidia stereo driver to produce the special
3D-DLP format video. It is a bit clumsy because the patch needs to be run each time you
start your PC video game. But once running, the 3D video is excellent. |
A +
A hugh selection of popular PC video games work with
good to excellent 3D performance. |
In conclusion: if you are mainly interested in watching 3D movies selecting a 3D-Ready HDTV may be the better choice. If you have a dedicated
home theater room set up with a projector screen a DLP projector is a good choice. If you are a dedicated video gamer either choice is a good choice.
It is likely that future software will eliminate the need to run a patch to play games in 3D on the HDTV's.
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