ELSA
3D REVELATOR Glasses review
Posted
by Tom
Jensen on August 18, 1999 - Page 2/2
Tech
Specs
Using
an age-old technology that was discovered in 1884, stereo
viewing has revolutionized 3D. When I say stereo 3d glasses,
it isn't stereo as in music, but stereo as in stereoscopic. By fixing a problem with the LCD shutter that caused flicker
due to the lack of speed.
Even then, you could not reasonably sell these glasses
to a casual gamer for up to 500 dollars for a good pair.
With the price tag of 50 dollars for the cable version
and 80 dollars for the cordless infrared version you just
can't go wrong.
Versions
Infrared version and cable version
Refresh
Rates
Refresh rates 100-140 Hz some individuals may experience
screen flicker at lower refresh rates
Power
Supply
-
Infrared
version: batteries, type CR2032, life cycle ca.200hours
-
Cable
version: via connector cable
Shutter
Dimensions: Width 29.5mm x height 23mm
Connector:
VESA stereo standard, 3 pin Mini-Din Infrared version:
individually adjustable, 5.5-6.5 cm
Elsa
even had the great idea of making these glasses compatible
with other graphics cards.
So now you don't have to buy an Elsa card to get the
full benefits from the Revelator's 3D Stereo vision.
The glasses should work with any graphics card
supporting the Direct3D API.
You just need to download the right drivers.
 Testing
I
didn't even look at the other screenshots and I just went
straight to my "Games" folder to open up Halflife.
I started up a new game and watched in amazement, just
like Disney World.... I
quickly ran upstairs to tell my family about my awesome
discovery, but nobody was too enthusiastic, I grabbed my
little sister and dragged her into my room and shoved the
glasses on her face.
I
pointed at the screen and she sat there and drooled. She said, "This is just like a movie" and
"What is this test that everybody says that I am late
for?" After
causing an enomilee in the testing chamber we journeyed
through the giant underground laboratory for a good hour with
her screaming as "face suckers" leapt at the screen.
Blood guts and other body parts looked so much groovier
when flying at you.
My
dad came downstairs to see what all the screaming was about
and I just slapped the 3D glasses on his face... He watched
for a good ten to fifteen minutes saying he just came down to
say good night which would have taken about thirty seconds
under any other circumstance.
His reaction was, "Now this looks real!", and
"What was that thing that just jumped at your face?" These glasses made a big impression on a computer illiterate
girl and a penny-pinching father.
I got the Revelator to work on these games:
Halflife
Need For Speed III
Mechwarrior 3 (Only a little bit)
Rainbow 6
Mortal Kombat 4
Thief: The Dark Project
That
is the great thing about these glasses.
If the game uses Direct3D then you are business.
Conclusion
It
took me a while to realize that it was my monitor messing the
glasses up, so long that this review could have been written a
couple of weeks ago, but the problem was solved and the wrongs
were righted...righted. Is that a word?
Anywho, the glasses performed beautifully in all of my
Direct3D games and made the biggest impact on me with Halflife.
They
couldn't have chosen a better API to make these glasses for.
So if you are capable of depth perception and you have 50
dollars for the cable version or 80 dollars for the infrared
version you have got to get a pair of these glasses.
3D
Spotlight review score
8.5/10
Go
to 3D Spotlight !
|
