The AVer3D CaptureHD is a PCI-e card that enables a user to tune high definition broadcasts, display them, and record them. It also has the ability to tune into 3-D high definition broadcasts, display them, and record them. That makes it something worthwhile to examine. Of course, you will need more than just this PCI-e card. You will also need a 3-D capable 120Hz LCD monitor, a 3-D capable graphics card, and a 3-D glasses kit. The guys at APCMag in Australia have taken a look at this card, tell you exactly how to get it up and running, and tell you what the results are.
The results? Surprisingly good, with some idiosyncracies. When I’ve watched 3D on big screens, I’ve found it difficult to look at it for longer than a few minutes because of the eye strain it induces. That’s because only a small part of the image on the big TV screens tends to be absolutely crisp and effortless to watch – shift your eyes off the zone in focus, or off the perpendicular, and suddenly everything aquires an annoying fuzzyness which your eyes start working overtime to try and resolve.
This was not the case with the 3D video being generated by our 3D card on the Samsung 2233RZ monitor. The action happening directly in front of me, on the field – and both left and right ends of the ground, was in focus and extremely clear. It really did feel as if I was there at the ground.
