3D Vision Blog

Oskav is the name of a new UK-based brand specialized in making passive 3D movie glasses with style and at an affordable price. The Oskav 3D designer glasses offer the perfect combination of classic style, sunglasses-quality frames and high density circular polarized lenses at a price that everyone can easily afford (£19.99 UK pounds or about $31 USD). Currently there are three different models available with worldwide shipping (free shipping in UK) that are intended for use by adults, but a specially designed range for children is also expected to be released soon. The designer 3D movie glasses made by Oskav are intended to be used in movie theaters using RealD 3D projection technology, but they are also compatible with a lot of passive 3D-capable HDTVs and could also work with some passive 3D computer monitors as well…

I’ve already mentioned here that I like more the classic designs for 3D glasses and the Oskav 3D glasses’ style is just ideal for every one else with such preferences, but it is not all about the design. The passive 3D glasses made by Oskav have very good technical specifications as well that ensure optimum quality. The use of thicker polarizing filters with 10 composite layers constructing each of the lenses means that you get no image distortion and the lenses are more durable. The optical characteristics of the lenses have been optimized to better light transmittance and to minimize the negative effects such as crosstalk, so that you can get the best experience watching 3D movies. And you can also soon expect a review of the Oskav 3D glasses…

- For more information about the designer 3D cinema glasses made by Oskav…

One more possible limitation for people with 120Hz 3D-capable monitors using Dual-Link DVI interface has been removed with the announcement of the first 3D Vision-ready KVM switches from ATEN. The new two- and four-port USB Dual-Link DVI KVMP (CS1782A/CS1784A) switches support the transmission of 3D video signals from various sources to a 3D-capable 120Hz LCD monitor and feature a USB 2.0 hub for flexible extension of peripherals. These KVM switches should allow you to easily have from two up to four different 3D-capable computers connected and used with a single 120Hz 3D-capable monitor with the help of a KVM switch, something that you could not do due to the higher bandwidth requirements associated with the use of 1080p resolution with 120Hz refresh rate with previous DVI KVM products. The new 3D-capable KVM switches from ATEN are also HDCP compatible, so you should have no trouble watching Blu-ray 3D movies as well through the KVM. The new ATEN CS1782A ad CS1784A KVM switches also come with support for bigger 2D monitors with a resolution of up to 2560×1600 @ 60Hz, so if you have a 30-inch 2D monitor with such a high resolution then these new KVM switches may be of interest to you as well.

- For more information about the 2-port 3D KVM switch, and for the 4-port 3D model…

The developers of the game Alan Wake have published some interesting photos on the official game’s blog that are hinting at some interesting features about to come in the PC version of the game. On the photo above you can see a three monitor configuration built with 2D-capable only Samsung monitors (probably an Nvidia Surround setup), and there is also a pair of the new 3D Vision 2 glasses lying around…

The PC version of the game Alan Wake itself should be released sometime in February and it should be available trough Steam according to the latest information available. It will apparently work on multi-monitor configurations very well, and although it probably will not be a 3D Vision-ready title it should work very will in stereo 3D mode with 3D Vision setups… hopefully in 3D Vision Surround setups as well. For playing in stereoscopic 3D mode however you should be ready with some quite serious hardware, especially in terms of GPU performance. The game does not feature AMD HD3D native support either, but it might also work well with a middle-ware such as the DDD TriDef 3D software and hopefully by the time the game gets released AMD will also release an official driver supporting Eyefinity 3D configurations as well as Crossfire setups in stereo 3D mode as well.