It seems that every few years, gadget manufacturers have been trying to come up with something, which will make us take care of 3D things again. Without returning to 1800 yearsfirst Avatar The film brought millions to cinemas to watch Blue cats people Dance in a stereoscopic vision. Then the flop came, which was a 3D -television in the early 2010s, before everything he was again heated with the arrival of VR sets, such as HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. Soon, Samsung will release a new look at the technology with its Odyssey 3D 3D (Model G90XF) monitor without glasses, and after I tried it, I feel that if 3D were so good, people do not order their eyes every time the idea of the rising.
If this monitor looks somewhat familiar, then this is because Samsung actually demonstrated very early models of preliminary production on CE in both 2024 And 2025The field is actually, I tried the first version in Las -Vegas almost a year and a half ago, playing Lies r Even when it was a little more than a 37-inch display. Despite this, Odyssey 3D will finally go on sale at the end of this month on April 28 for $ 2000, and although I do not think that this is an important part of the technology, this is definitely an interesting way to test both games and video in a new dimension.
The G90XF has a 27-inch LCD panel 4K with an update level of 165 Hz, which is not so impressive, given its price. And in some respects it becomes even worse when the 3D effect is active. In addition to two eye and person tracking sensors hidden under its framework, Odyssey 3D also uses a lens filter to create two slightly different versions of the same scene (one for each eye), which is interpreted by your brain as a three -dimensional image.
This reduces the perceived screen resolution, which leads to a very weak effect of the screen doors, as you can get at the VR headset. For me, this meant that I saw a little chromatic fringe around certain objects, while individual pixels became more noticeable. Unfortunately, since the monitor is designed to view with two eyes, the effect does not encounter photographs or videos, since cameras are usually recorded with only one lens/sensor at the same time. (Womp womp.)
Nevertheless, even with all these restrictions, I was still impressed by Odyssey 3D. In games, the monitor can cope with two different levels of integration. There is one for the names specially designed with the input of Samsung (indicated with the yellow sign) that fully use technologies and another more general tuning for games with basic 3D support.
The first game I played – Khazan: The first berserker – This is a completely certified title, and it demonstrated an amazing level of immersion. Even without pushing sliders for three -dimensional effects, such as the focal distance and depth factor, all up, trees and foliage along the edge of the screen looked like they jumped out on me, while small elements of the gameplay, such as floating blood balls, only soared in the space between my face and monitor. There were also details, such as snowflakes that looked as if they flew past my head, which was a pleasant touch.
It is important to note that the technology never felt depressing, and thanks to the built-in my head tracking, I had freedom to move in its place (a little bit), without destroying the effect. Thus, instead of distracting, he simply added a little atmosphere to the game. And it still looked quite sharp and fled as smoothly as you should expect. Unfortunately, I could not play Octopus traveler, Which is another of the supported Samsung names, since I think that the combination of a 3D effect with the Retro HD-2D style in the game will be a great demonstration of technology.
As for other names, the monitor can convert a standard 2D graphic schedule in 3D on the fly. Although, as you can imagine, the effect is not so pronounced, especially in more modern names with more favorite graphics. However, when I played Grand Theft Auto: Vice CityThe characters and vehicles still jumped out very pleasantly, which made the more 20-year game feel completely new. Once again, this was not an innovative change, but added an additional level of fun and immersion in the already very nostalgic game.
But Odyssey 3D abilities do not stop in games, because the monitor can also convert a video that is not protected by DRM (for example, clips from YouTube) in 3D on the fly. It looks like games, later trailers, such as Avengers: Endspil He had an obvious effect of depth that forced certain scenes to shine, although I still would not call it a revolutionary experience. Nevertheless, for other genres, such as anime, the display did another better work on the separation of the material in the background from the characters ahead. In addition to everything, the monitor can also convert side on the side stereoscopic personnel In standard 3D -video, which is good, albeit quite niche, inclusion. I just would like to have not had to be pressed for a notification in order to activate the 3D effect every time I raised a new video.
Of course, the big question is whether the added dimension of Odyssey 3D is more than $ 1000 or more compared to a more traditional monitor with similar characteristics. And I will probably not say to this. But I do not think that this means that this display is a failure, because I found that the ability to turn on this effect at will and off without the need for additional equipment, such as glasses, made all the experience quite pleasant, and not completely repulsive, like many devices in the past. And if Samsung can make this technology a little more affordable, it will be more like a good bonus that has a certain value when watching certain games or films. When you are considering all false launches and the fleet, the 3D gadgets had for many years, it looks like a small but important victory in my book.
Finally, at present there are 12 games that are completely certified for working with Odyssey 3D, Samsung says that he hopes to bring this number to 50 to 50 to the end of the year. Currently, support names are listed below.
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Khazan: The first berserker
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Dragon Ball Z: Damn
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Lies r
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Psychonauts 2
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Little nightmares II
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Palworld
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Fist: prepared in a shadow torch
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Gubcoboba Square: Cosmic cocktail
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Like a dragon: they were
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Only up
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Darksiders Genesis
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Octopus Traveler
The Samsung Odyssey 3D Gaming Monitor monitor will be available for $ 2,000, starting on April 28, and preliminary orders are entitled to receive a loan of $ 200 from individual retail sellers such as Samsung.com.