Samsung’s 3D Monitor Reminds Me of the Joy of the Nintendo 3DS

If there’s one thing I would defend to the death, it’s the 3D effect of the Nintendo 3DS. When all my friends preferred the 2DS, I stuck by the older handheld with its awkward 3D slider and finicky viewing angles. Now I’m all grown up, and I feel a kinship with the glasses-free faux 3D on Samsung’s Odyssey 3D monitor. It costs as much as two high-end OLED monitors for the sake of an IPS display with 3D effects. The basic pitch of the Samsung 3D monitor is, for $2,000, you too can sit in front of a screen that makes some images in some games pop more than they do on a traditional display. We’ve seen the Odyssey 3D in action at Samsung’s last two CES tech showcases, but the company invited me to put the display through its paces in a more laid-back atmosphere. There’s a jumble of interesting tech behind the Odyssey 3D’s capabilities, even if the specs seem incredibly basic. Behind the 27-inch, 165 Hz 4K IPS LCD panel, the monitor uses two cameras that track your eyes. This means you’ll ... Read full article.