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NVIDIA Expands Award-Winning 3D Vision Technology to Notebook Market
ASUS Launches World's First NVIDIA 3D Vision Notebook -- the G51J 3D; Industry Leaders Declare Support for 3D Ecosystem
| Source: NVIDIA
SANTA CLARA, CA--(Marketwire - November 18, 2009) - Introduced earlier this year for desktop
PCs, NVIDIA® 3D Vision™ technology instantly became the preferred 3D
solution for playing computer games, watching movies, or viewing
photographs in full resolution stereoscopic 3D. NVIDIA today, along with
the world's leading PC manufacturers, notebook panel manufacturers, and
content developers, is pleased to announce the expansion of the NVIDIA 3D
Vision ecosystem to include high-definition notebook platforms that
integrate advanced 120Hz 3D Vision-capable displays directly into the
chassis for on-the-go 3D.
"We are extremely excited about bringing the first NVIDIA 3D Vision
notebook to market," said PC Wang, Corporate Vice President & General
Manager, Notebook Business Unit, System Business Group at ASUS. "NVIDIA
and ASUS have a passion for gaming and cutting-edge technology, and this is
another example of how great companies working together can deliver awesome
new platforms to our combined customers."
NVIDIA is leading a transformation of the PC gaming and entertainment
experience from flat 2D to rich 3D worlds. NVIDIA 3D Vision technology is a
combination of high-tech wireless glasses, a wide-range IR emitter, and
advanced software that transforms hundreds of PC games into full
stereoscopic 3D experiences. More than 400 PC games work out of the box
with NVIDIA 3D Vision, and recent games such as Resident Evil 5,
Borderlands, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, Batman: Arkham
Asylum, and Star Trek D-A-C are providing gamers with truly immersive
gaming experiences, complete with additional 3D cut scenes and
out-of-screen visual effects -- which leading gaming publications are
calling "impressive" and "truly a feast for the eyes."
"Resident Evil 5 garnered some of the best reviews we have ever seen, many
of which extolled the virtues of NVIDIA 3D Vision technology," said Jun
Takeuchi, General Manager of R&D Strategic Planning Department at Capcom.
"Resident Evil 5 in true 3D presents an amazingly immersive gaming
experience. We look forward to further collaboration with NVIDIA to bring
PC gaming to the next 3D level."
NVIDIA has worked closely with display manufacturers, including CPT, LG,
CMO, and Samsung, to bring state-of-the-art 120Hz 3D Vision-capable panels
to notebook platforms. These new displays provide stellar 2D capability
with crystal clear images, but also deliver flicker-free 3D, with support
for high definition playback of 3D games, movies, and photographs.
"NVIDIA 3D Vision is by far the most immersive, highest quality,
full-resolution stereoscopic 3D technology available today," said Ryan
Chung, Chief Director of Notebook Business Unit of CPT. "This is an
exciting time for users, who will finally be able to see their games,
movies and pictures with true 3D depth."
"LG Display is planning to fully support NVIDIA 3D Vision technology with
our next generation of 120Hz notebook panels," said David Choi, Vice
President, LG Display.
"NVIDIA's 3D Vision technology provides the best 3D experience that we have
seen, and we look forward to bringing this technology to market on notebook
panels," said SH Moon, Vice President, Samsung Electronics. "Samsung LCD
Division is fully behind NVIDIA's 3D Vision ecosystem."
With notebook displays available, PC manufacturers are eager to bring 3D
Vision notebooks to market. Notebooks will include the 120Hz 3D
Vision-capable panel and bundle 3D Vision active-shutter glasses. ASUS is
readying the first ever NVIDIA 3D Vision notebook -- the ASUS G51J 3D --
for worldwide release in early December, followed by other OEMs in 2010,
including Clevo and others.
"We look forward to bringing NVIDIA 3D Vision-capable notebooks to the
market," said Stephen Chien, WW Sales and Marketing VP at Clevo. "The era
of 3D is upon us, and immersive 3D gaming and movie-watching is indeed an
exciting proposition."
"NVIDIA 3D Vision is the best 3D technology available today," said Vincent
Sung, VP of Notebook Engineering team at MSI. "We are excited about
developing new MSI notebooks that offer this awesome technology and bring
3D gaming and movies to the masses."
Product Information
NVIDIA and ASUS will be demonstrating the NVIDIA 3D Vision ASUS G51J 3D
notebook on press tour and publicly for the first time at the Wine, Dine &
Demo Press Event on Nov. 19th in New York City. For more information about
Wine, Dine & Demo, please visit www.pepcom.com.
For more information about NVIDIA 3D Vision technology, please visit:
www.nvidia.com/3DVision.
About NVIDIA
NVIDIA (NASDAQ : NVDA ) awakened the world to the power of computer graphics
when it invented the graphics processing unit (GPU) in 1999. Since then, it
has consistently set new standards in visual computing with breathtaking,
interactive graphics available on devices ranging from portable media
players to notebooks to workstations. NVIDIA's expertise in programmable
GPUs has led to breakthroughs in parallel processing which make
supercomputing inexpensive and widely accessible. Fortune magazine has
ranked NVIDIA #1 in innovation in the semiconductor industry for two years
in a row. For more information, see www.nvidia.com.
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