From: jlb31348@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Jim Brain)
Subject: Re: TECH: 3D Glasses (for IBM, MAC and VCR)
Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1992 23:33:17 GMT
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana


jew5001@venus.tamu.edu (WILLIAMSON, JOHN EDWARD) writes:



>It appears that a wireless version of the SEGA-like liquid crystal 3D
>glasses are available from 3D TV Corp, PO Box Q San Rafael CA
>94913-4316 (415)-479-3516.

>They also sell complete, ready to run systems for both the IBM PC and
>the Macintosh platforms (and even the Amiga).  Glasses range from
>$75-$350.

>They are primarily in the business of selling 3D movies using the
>liquid crystal glasses on your VCR.  It looks like half the movie
>titles are low-budget sci-fi or foriegn films and half are public
>domain travel/NASA films.  They also have several titles on VR and
>cyber-punk.

>You should be able to use their glasses on both the computer and
>the TV, but I'm not sure.

>John W.

I have been conversing with Michael Starks (owner of 3DTV Corp.) and I found
out a couple weeks ago that the Wireless glasses do work, but they do not
sync completely.  They have some sort of magnetic pickup in the X-mitter that
detects the different fields, but it cannot tel anyhting about odd/even
frames.  I may be using the wrong terms, but they net result is this.  They
work, but you have to pick the box up off the monitor a couple of time
to get it in sync.  Better hold off on purchase for a few months.  I
am trying to get him to make a version that hooks up just like the SEGA glasses


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