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I'm looking to replace my aging Sanyo Z2 projector after years of good service. I'm looking to get a 3D capable display, but the information regarding them is precious little, I've found. Right now, one of the best values I've found for "3D Ready" displays seems to be Acer's H5360 projector. There are two ways to display 3D content with this projector. The first way is through Nvidia's 3D Vision Kit. This requires the $200 kit (which includes 1 pair of glasses), and a computer with a current Nvidia GPU (which I have). With this setup, I'd be able to play games in 3D and watch Blu-ray movies in 3D. However, it will end up costing an additional 300+ over the cost of the projector and I'd need to lug my gaming PC into the living room any time I wanted to watch 3D content. So, this wouldn't be the ideal situation, but it would still be one of the cheaper ways of getting 3D on a big screen.
The second technique, called DLP link, seems to be a lot more convenient and a lot cheaper. With DLP link, I'd just need to get DLP link glasses (which start at around $70 a pair) and they're supposed to automatically synch with the projector to provide a 3D image. This is where things get very confusing for me. I'd love to be able to just pick up the projector and a couple pairs of glasses and have that be the end of it. However, I have NO IDEA what type of content is supported by this "DLP Link" technology. I've got a Comcast Cable box and just recently they started putting 3D programming in their On-Demand section, but these 3D shows are in frame packed format (over/under or side-by-side). As far as I know, DLP Link won't work with 3D shows in frame packed format.
So my question is this: Just what good is this DLP Link technology? Is there any cheap and easy way of viewing 3D content through DLP Link? Should I just count on going the NVidia 3D Vision route if I pick up the Acer? Can anyone recommend a cheaper and easier way of getting big screen 3D? Any information provided would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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