Yeah, I got it, so here's the deal:
System specs:
Core i7 920 @ 3.5 GHz
Geforce GTX 295
Display:
Acer H5360, DLP 720p, 3000:1 Contrast
200 cm projection diagonal, 3 m distance
Impressions:
General:
- Yes, you can easily use it over prescription glasses. Yes, that does look
supremely nerdy. No, I don't care.
- It's not a product for people that want everything to work out of the box with minimal configuration, for best results you need to fiddle a bit
- It's also not perfectly mature, I needed to switch my display connections for my beamer to be recognized as a 3D display
- I haven't gotten a headache, but after 4 consecutive hours of use my eyes did feel somewhat fatigued
- For my setup I can use a depth setting of ~80% without problems
- Performance wasn't an issue at all for any of the stuff I tested so far (but it better not be with a 295 at 720p!)
Movies:
I just tested some of the clips NV has up for download. Nice 3D effect, including out-of-screen. Still, I prefer games
Games:
Oblivion - Very nice effect after adjusting convergence, going through the grass in the rain feels like I should be wet. Buggy depth for shadows and skybox though, latter is fixed by a mod.
Audiosurf - AMAZING. Flawless, and actually improves the gameplay as well as the visuals.
Mirror's Edge - Good effect during gameplay (though not as great as I expected), story mode 3D cutscenes have annoying issues.
Portal - Great. No noticeable artifacts, depth even works correctly through multiple portals. The latter is very psychedelic. (Presumably other Source engine games work equally well)
F-Zero GX - HOLY SHIT. Nvidia probably doesn't know it, but this is the ultimate 3D Vision killer app. I played F-Zero GX in 3D for 2 hours straight and I can't wait to go back. I hope the Dolphin team fixes the shadow issue soon, then it will be perfect. I wanted to test more games today but the awesomeness of this one stopped me cold :lol
One more thing: In addition to depth, it seemed to me like you notice individual details and objects much more in 3D, and you somehow "see" more of them at the same time. It's a bit hard to explain without using words like "vivid". More game impressions may follow tomorrow. (If anyone wants a particular game tested ask, if I have I'll see what I can do)