P3D Re: Shuttered Glasses

[wier@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Bob Wier)]

>The only problems I have found with the Vrex shutter glasses are, the
>fact that you can only use them when you set your monitor to 256
>colors, and the other problem is that even on my P2 400mghz computer,
>the drivers won't even load.  I was never able to get it to work, and
>I almost don't even know if I care with the 256 color limitation.
>
>Does anyone know of glasses that are not to pricy that actually work
>properly with as many colors and what ever resolution you want?
>
>Vrex told me that they would send some beta drivers for my system, but
>of course they never did.
>

Actually, in my experiments (using an ATI Rage II card), I find that
if I spec an NEC 3D monitor (ironic, no?) and stick it into 1024*768 mode
(interlaced) that I can use 24 bit color. Looks great! The scan lines are just
barely visible with little or no flicker. I use Depthcharge within Netscape
and it allows me to select whichever format is best (normally "Left First").

Incidentally, does anyone know of a monitor I can specify which will give me
interlaced at 800*600? When using the NEC 3D spec, it goes back to non-interlace
in 800* 600 mode.

THANKS

                   Bob Wier
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   4:37 PM Wednesday, December 2, 1998
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   Rocky Mountain College, Billings MT.
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