News - Xbox 360 set for official 3D update

[HEXUS]

Xbox 360 to add stereoscopic 3D support "in the coming days".

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[directhex]

So long as it works on old non-HDMI consoles.

[s_kinton]

So long as it works on old non-HDMI consoles.

I thought you need a HDMI 1.4 cable? At least thats what the PS3 states. Not sure whether other connection types will have the bandwidth for it...hmmm

[Terbinator]

I thought you need a HDMI 1.4 cable? At least thats what the PS3 states. Not sure whether other connection types will have the bandwidth for it...hmmm

The PS3 doesn't have 1.4 HDMI spec though

[Irien]

I believe HDMI 1.4 is only needed for the "best" 3D formats (ie. highest resolutions for each of the two frames). Some of the 3D formats (possibly side-by-side, although it is a while since I checked) use the standard bandwidth etc but composite the stereoscopic frames into one frame, resulting in loss of resolution. However, some say this loss is much less noticable than one would think...

These "lesser" formats are possible on older HDMI interfaces, since essentially the output is the same as normal - the TV just has to recognise the format and handle it appropriately.

As for non-HDMI support... I don't believe any TVs support 3D over anything else. I suspect it could be achieved over the non-digital connections (in a similar lossy way as described above) but the TV would need to support that, and I don't *think* any TVs support 3D over analogue. About the only 3D effects possible for analogue inputs are the artificial ones that some TVs support to "3D-ise" 2D content.

[directhex]

I thought you need a HDMI 1.4 cable? At least thats what the PS3 states. Not sure whether other connection types will have the bandwidth for it...hmmm

Declaring 3D support requires HDMI. Buy you can just send side-by-side images (halving the resolution) down the wire, and set the TV to manual 3D mode. As long as the console can transmit SxS 3D, it'll work over Component. In theory.

[crossy]

Everyone's talking about using TV's with this, anyone got any ideas on whether "3D capable" monitors would work with this. I'm not that bothered for 3D myself, but my curiosity was piqued as to whether this monitor would work http://www.scan.co.uk/products/23-lg...2-50000001-5ms. Pretty much all the others seem to be reliant on "NVidia Vision", so I'm guessing that they're PC only, plus LG uses passive glasses, which strikes me as more comfortable than the active ones that Viewsonic etc use.

[directhex]

Everyone's talking about using TV's with this, anyone got any ideas on whether "3D capable" monitors would work with this. I'm not that bothered for 3D myself, but my curiosity was piqued as to whether this monitor would work http://www.scan.co.uk/products/23-lg...2-50000001-5ms. Pretty much all the others seem to be reliant on "NVidia Vision", so I'm guessing that they're PC only, plus LG uses passive glasses, which strikes me as more comfortable than the active ones that Viewsonic etc use.

Good guess. It'll work with this model, but not any NVIDIA Vision models.

[FixedELVIS]

In order to receive 3D signals, you'll need a 3D capable HDTV, 3D glasses, and a high speed 1.4 HDMI cable. If you use an audio/video receiver, it will have to be able to pass 3D signals. I had to stop using my Pioneer Elite THX receiver because it wouldn't pass 3D signals to my 65 inch Mitsubishi 3D HDTV.I use an Onkyo 3D THX receiver now. Thanks,

[Terbinator]

In order to receive 3D signals, you'll need a 3D capable HDTV, 3D glasses, and a high speed 1.4 HDMI cable. If you use an audio/video receiver, it will have to be able to pass 3D signals. I had to stop using my Pioneer Elite THX receiver because it wouldn't pass 3D signals to my 65 inch Mitsubishi 3D HDTV.I use an Onkyo 3D THX receiver now. Thanks,

[shaithis]

GDI....I swore I would never play another XBox game and then they announce GoW3 in 3D...

Arrrgghh