The Asus G51J 3D laptop is coming to fix your extra dimensional gaming thirst, and while it’s not out until early next year, we’ve just had a hands-on sesh with it. Read on for the piccies!
The 15.6″ Asus G51J 3D is the Taiwanese company’s first 3D laptop effort, and even without the added depth perception, it’s a well specced notebook: it’s running on an Intel Core i7 processor and 4GB of RAM, with a 500GB hard drive.
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But 3D the G51J 3D laptop does, and it does it admirably. The 1,366×768 display throws up pictures at 120Hz, so even when beaming images for your left and right eyes, it’s an apparent smooth 60Hz, meaning a wide viewing angle. We played Batman: Arkham Asylum on it, and it worked well – exactly like a modern 3D film in fact. That does still mean the same dark issues and slight lack of clarity, but the Asus G51J 3D impressed us more than we expected a first gen bit of tech too. Asus told us it will ship with a pair of 3D specs that require a 40 minute charge via micro USB for 40 hours of playback.
The Asus G51J 3D laptop is out in January, with price still MIA, but get a good gawp at it in action here.
Out January | £TBC | Asus
I still do not see the usefulness of 3d in computing or entertainment. You have to wear uncomfortable glasses and it’s more gimmicky than anything. 3d Movies have yet to convince me that it enhances the experience. If anything it’s distracting.
I share your concerns to a degree. I went to see Up! in 3D and I felt it added nothing to an otherwise beautiful film. I do think it has more potential in gaming though, which can be a much less casual experience than sitting on the sofa when you get home from work, especially in futuristic racers and fast paced games where you want to feel immersed in the action. I also think 3D has a future in televised sport – on a big screen, the depth perception on a football pitch really is quite impressive. Now if only something could be done about the goggles…