Infomania.co.uk » video http://www.infomania.co.uk Stuff you want to know Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:20:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Upgrading to a 3D PC monitor http://www.infomania.co.uk/archives/493 http://www.infomania.co.uk/archives/493#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:58:17 +0000 admin http://www.infomania.co.uk/?p=493 Here at Infomania Towers we’re always keen to try something new. So when one of our PC monitors started playing up and Ebuyer had an offer on the LG LED-backlit D2342 23″ PC monitor it just seemed like a sign…

The LG monitor connects via VGA, DVI or HDMI. We opted for DVI on the [...]]]> Here at Infomania Towers we’re always keen to try something new. So when one of our PC monitors started playing up and Ebuyer had an offer on the LG LED-backlit D2342 23″ PC monitor it just seemed like a sign…

The LG monitor connects via VGA, DVI or HDMI. We opted for DVI on the basis that a digital interconnect would give a sharper image and the HDMI would be left free for connection of video products and digital cameras.

We’re not into gaming but the monitor ships with a free copy of a 3D game, Assassin’s Creed. It also comes with a pair of regular passive 3D glasses and a pair of clip-ons. The installation disk contains 3D driver software with sample 3D photographs and 3D video clips.

The results are pretty good. We were able to view 3D photos and video shot with a Fuji W3 3D camera as well as 3D YouTube videos. The BBC also helpfully transmitted a 3D film on BBC HD, which was recorded using Windows Media Center and an HD tuner stick. WMC can’t drive the display properly for 3D but it was possible to view the programme in 3D using the supplied TriDef 3D player.

For 3D, the viewing position is quite critical, particularly the vertical viewing angle, but the monitor stand is easy to adjust to the right degree of tilt.

3D is overall very impressive and the display works fine for regular 2D material, with no hint that it is anything other than a reasonable quality LED-backlit LCD monitor. The display is pleasingly matte, unlike the earlier Zalman 3D PC monitors which were distractingly reflective. The only hint of a problem is that the monitor is very bright, even when wearing the 3D glasses!

]]> http://www.infomania.co.uk/archives/493/feed 0 Nokia N97 due July http://www.infomania.co.uk/archives/200 http://www.infomania.co.uk/archives/200#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:12:32 +0000 admin http://www.infomania.co.uk/?p=200 Nokia’s latest smartphone, the N97, is due in the UK this July, according to Vodafone. The 3G quad-band phone features a large touchscreen display and a full QWERTY keyboard. Storage is a massive 32 Gb and another 16 Gb can be added by inserting a microSD card. As you can see below the form factor [...]]]> Nokia’s latest smartphone, the N97, is due in the UK this July, according to Vodafone. The 3G quad-band phone features a large touchscreen display and a full QWERTY keyboard. Storage is a massive 32 Gb and another 16 Gb can be added by inserting a microSD card. As you can see below the form factor is that of a web terminal when the slide-out keyboard is used.

Nokia N97 smartphone

The new Nokia N97 smart phone

The screen will be the same size, 3.5″, as the 3G iPhone but will have a resolution of 640 x 320, which is 50% higher than Apple’s phone. Not only that but the 5 megapixel camera will record video as well as stills. Other features include GPS and an electronic compass.

In a nod to Apple, the phone will support widgets. Current owners of upper-end Nokia phones will be aware of course that models using the S60 operating system such as the N95 have support third party applications for years. These currently range from a live video blogging tool (try that on an iPhone) to underground maps, ebook reader software and N-Gage games, to the Sky Anytime application that allows you to see the Sky programme guide and set recordings up on your Sky+ while you are away from home.

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