Optoma HD67 Now 3D Vision Certified

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Nvidia yesterday confirmed that the Optoma HD67 HD Ready projector has finally been approved for 3D Vision compatibility. So what does this new accreditation actually mean?

Using a video projector to watch 3D content isn't as straight forward as you might think, as several different standards for 3D viewing exist. The good news is that the Optoma HD67 offers the choice between Texas Instruments' DLP Link standard and, now it's been certified by Nvidia, the 3D Vision standard too.

Nvidia certification for 3D Vision compatibility

Compatibility with 3D Vision requires prior product validation by the graphics card manufacturer Nvidia. Even if a product is theoretically compatible, it must be added to the list of certified products before it can be used with the manufacturer's 3D glasses. For the moment, the Optoma HD67 isn't yet listed on the page of compatible products, however, it has now been added to the download page for the latest drivers, which serves as confirmation enough.

However, this certification does make us wonder about the HD600X, Optoma's slightly lower spec model, which is very similar to the HD67, but which isn't compatible with Nvidia 3D Vision. This is almost certainly due to a licensing issue rather than actual technical ability, which makes its lack of accreditation even more of a shame.

Tests coming soon, but not just yet

Following the news of Nvidia's certification, we asked Optoma if they could send us some of their projectors to test. They didn't say no ... but they did say we'd have to wait until September at the earliest.


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