Wimbledon 3D in Media Center

[alfresco]

If you didn't already know, the Wimbledon mens' and womens' finals will be broadcast in 3D on BBC HD. Apparently they will be broadcasting in side-by-side format, so people watching it through their TVs would just need to set up their TV to view in 3D.

However, I'm running Windows 7 Media Center on my PC, with a 3D monitor rather than a 3D TV.

Does anyone know what I'll have to do to set up Media Center to output a 3D signal to my monitor? I'm using the latest NVIDIA drivers, have the NVIDIA 3D Player and of course have the 3D glasses already!

Thanks for any help!

 

[jimbo45]

Hi there
The only way (as of Sat 25 June 2011) as far as I know is that you will have to use the HDMI output from an HD receiver to get your monitor to work.

This means that for example in the UK / W. Europe the only practicable solution is a SKY HD Box (or Virgin or equivalent) which receives 3-D signals from a SATELLITE OR THIR OWN CABLE BOX.

A Freesat HD Box might also work if the BBC are transmitting 3-D HD from the FREESAT satellite - but I don't think there's any (at least in Europe) way you can receive 3-D terrestial signals via an antenna .

I Could be wrong but it seems you DO need some sort of special receiver to get 3-D signals so using Media Centre unless you can find some way of inputting HDMI signals from a Box won't work.

Media Centre seems only to accept component composite input (Aux video, Left audio right audio --both analog) and even here you need a stupid remote for this too.

I don't know if any experimental signals are being transmitted via the Internet -- I'm not sure of how this technology would work --but it would certainly screw your Bandwidth BIG time.


For the moment you are stuck with plugging in a BOX via HDMI if you want to view 3-D.

Cheers
jimbo

 

[alfresco]

Thanks for your detailed reply!

Seems I won't be watching it in 3D then - I just receive Freesat HD through a tuner in my PC - I don't have a set top box, and my monitor only has VGA and DVI inputs! Shame.

Have had a look at watching it in 3D in the local Odeon, but it'll be about £15!

 

[jimbo45]

Thanks for your detailed reply!

Seems I won't be watching it in 3D then - I just receive Freesat HD through a tuner in my PC - I don't have a set top box, and my monitor only has VGA and DVI inputs! Shame.

Have had a look at watching it in 3D in the local Odeon, but it'll be about £15!

Hi there
Don't give up too easily -- I can't believe the BBC will spend all the money on 3-D without SOMEONE being able to watch WITHOUT paying SKY / VIRGIN etc. --After all the BBC is meant to be paid for by the license payers in the UK (although I like the content myself a lot of times even OUTSIDE the UK --the BBC is definitely one of the better TV / RADIO / INTERNET providers on this planet).

I suspect FREESAT (not not quite the same as FREEVIEW -- it gives a load more channels also in HD WITHOUT a subscription) supplies 3-D when available via HDMI but you do need a DISH and a BOX which can be had quite cheaply in the UK or FRANCE/ BELGIUM, NL, DE etc for around 50 EUR.

Note that it's a Given that 3-D needs at least an HD capable receiver which means effectively HDMI protocol output to the monitor / tv device..

I'm surprised that a 3-D monitor doesn't have HDMI input -- especially if it also servers as a TV. I don't think any 3-D stuff will be broadcast in DVI type format --you will certainly need HDMI which the FREESAT and other boxes already have.


BTW --forget the Odeon --go to the pub -- a lot more fun and when you get drunk enough the 3-D doesn't even need you to wear the'specs. !!

Cheers
jimbo