3DTV Play

NVIDIA Just announced a new 3D software technology called 3DTV Play. We're taking it on a 15 city U.S. tour. Check out the blog for details, and RSVP on the events tab.

3DTV Play will be released later this spring with an anticipated retail price of $39.99 USD. It will also be available for free for current NVIDIA 3D Vision customers.

Seeing is believing, especially with 3DTV Play so, starting today we're kicking off a 15 city road trip with Panasonic. If you're in one of the destination cities across the US you'll be able to see 3DTV Play in action, running on the brand new Panasonic VIERA full HD 3D TVs.

3DTV Play lets you connect your compatible GeForce-based desktop or notebook PC to a full HD 3D TV. 3DTV Play also lets you use the active-shutter (or passive) glasses supplied with new 3D TVs, with the ynchronization between the TV and the PC happening over the HDMI 1.4 interface. And, because 3DTV Play is based largely on what we do on the 3D Vision software side, you will be able to play your entire library of 3D games on the big screen. You’ll also be able to take advantage of our other 3D Vision technology benefits, including watching 3D Blu-ray movies, viewing videos, photographs in 3D, or browse the Web in 3D or stream 3D content.


NVIDIA® 3DTV Play software lets you connect your NVIDIA GeForce® GPU-powered PC or notebook to 3DTVs using HDMI 1.4 for the ultimate, high-definition, big-screen, 3D entertainment experience. By leveraging the processing power of your NVIDIA GeForce GPU, 3DTV Play Software delivers the best your PC has to offer:

> Supports all HDMI 1.4 3D TVs any and any compatible 3D glasses system, including Panasonic® VIERA® Plasma HDTVs
> Play hundreds of standard PC games in stunning 3D environments like World of Warcraft® – Wrath of the Lich King™, Battlefield Bad Company™ 2, and James Cameron’s Avatar™: The Game
> Enjoy Blu-ray 3D™ playback* in Full HD, seamless 1080p quality thanks to real-time
GPU accelerated decoding on your GeForce GPU
> View 3D photos instantly in slideshow or individually with included photo viewer
> Watch streaming 3D movie content using video-on-demand applications like Next3D™
NOTE: If you are an existing NVIDIA 3D Vision glasses owner or plan to purchase a kit, 3DTV Play Software will be included for free in a future software update.

3D technology is driving advances in storytelling and visual experiences as we have seen from the successes of movies like Avatar and Alice in Wonderland. And while the 3D in your local movie theater is one thing, bringing it home to your living room is another. Over the past year or so, NVIDIA has been a major player in 3D digital entertainment technology, through our large ecosystem of display, content, and hardware partners.

Upgrade your PC to a fully immersive stereoscopic 3D experience with NVIDIA® 3D Vision™. A combination of high-tech wireless glasses and advanced software, 3D Vision automatically transforms hundreds of PC games into full stereoscopic 3D. In addition, view movies and digital photographs in eye popping 3D. Now supporting full HD 1080p clarity with 23” Alienware OptX™ AW2310 3D Full HD Widescreen monitors and ACER GD245HQ and GD235HZ monitors.