Getting 3d to work from an HTPC.

So I recently decided to give 3d a try. Information was difficult to find as it’s really not as popular as you would think. I will tell you the hardware I have and perhaps it will assist readers even if they don’t have the exact same hardware.

TV:    Mitsubishi 73inch DLP WD-73C9

Video Card:   ATI Radeon HD 4600 Series

3D Adapter:   Mitsubishi 3DA-1 3d Adapter for 3d DLP TV  (Some newer tv’s do not need a 3d adapter)

The first thing you need to do is add a new resolution.  For my current drivers that is under My Digital Flat-Panels in the HDTV Support area.  If the Add button is grayed out you may need to set resolution to 1920×1080 first.  Anyway you want to add the resolution of 1841×1036 at a refresh rate of 60 (this custom resolution is so the complete image fits on screen).  Some people say 24hz refresh rate instead but i’m not sure if thats needed with my particular 3d adapter.   Once you have your resolution added then go and switch into that resolution.   Once you are in your new resolution make sure overscan is not enabled which is under My Digital Flat-Panels in the Scaling Options area.    Make sure your 3d mode is activated in your TV’s menu options.

To play 3d content in Side by Side (SBS) format you simply play the video using pretty much any software player then use the 3d adapter remote to toggle to L | R format.  If the 3d looks inverted go into the TV menu’s 3d option and reverse it.  Playing 3d blurays is a different story.  For blu-ray movies I have typically see people downloading blu-ray ISO’s and using AnyDVD software to load them into Cyberlink PowerDVD 11.   Since blu-ray 3d is not the SBS format you will need to put the 3d adapter into NORMAL mode.

I hope this article helps someone out there because it sure was a pain for me to find this information!

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