The problem with the iZ3D monitor is its requirement for Windows and its related API DirectX. This rules out alot of the crystallography community becuase of their affinity for Linux and Mac.
On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 11:38 AM, Christopher Bahl <ccp4.b...@gmail.com>wrote: > The 3D LCDs have been out for about a year now. They started at around > $700, but you can find them for about $350 now. > http://computershopper.com/lcd-monitors/reviews/iz3d-lcd-monitor > > It's a different technology than the shutter glasses- If I understand it > correctly, it basically uses the same principle as a 3D movie... > http://iz3d.com/t-3dproductex.aspx > > Does anyone have an idea as to how long it will be until this is supported > by coot/chimera/ccp4mg/VMD, etc.? > > -Chris > > > > > James M. Vergis wrote: > >> I came across an article about Samsung's $400 3D LCD monitor coming out >> in April so I thought I'd pass it on for those who may be interested. >> http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/07/samsung-officially-introduces-2233rz-the-22-inch-3d-panel-for-g/ >> >> I'm pretty sure their 3D implementation is different than the current >> shutter-glasses active 3D. Hopefully it will be supported by coot and other >> 3D programs. >> > -- Jim Fairman Graduate Research Assistant Department of Biochemistry, Cellular, and Molecular Biology (BCMB) University of Tennessee -- Knoxville 216-368-3337 jfair...@utk.edu james.fair...@case.edu
