THG takes a look at the The Neurok Optics 17inch 3D LCD Monitor. The manufacturer of this little gem hopes to stimulate greater interactivity/realism by extending visualization of video output along the viewer's Z-plane. Any of you who have had the pleasure of viewing 3D projections utilizing shutter-based, "nausea-inducing" glasses won't be disappointed to hear that the polarized frames used with the iZ3D are passive. The monitor ships with one set of glasses and you have a choice of two types. One is a Kenny Loggins, "Highway to the Danger Zone - Top Gun" edition, while the other looks like something Bono would be proud to wear on the warpath of U2's recent Vertigo tour. The company also manufactures clip-ons for users that wear prescription lenses.

We've found that double-images in 3D (Stereo) mode can be painful, but it's possible to get rid of them using the stereo options available in the Nvidia control panel. In our experience, adjusting stereo resolution seemed the most helpful in eliminating display problems, and keeping desktop/game/stereo mode set to identical resolutions rendered better overall results. It's important to note that the 3D feature is not universally supported by all games, and requires driver support. Doom 3 had some difficulties in 3D mode when viewing bright objects and lights. We couldn't get FEAR to display correctly at all; it just seemed to "white out" the screen. Black & White 2 will play, but adjusting the 3D depth creates a grey line down the right side of the screen. Auto-positioning doesn't fix it, and since the monitor is an LCD there are no manual screen positioning controls. Neurok has set up an elementary wiki dedicated to individual games, and will be adding configuration advice for custom settings as time goes on.