Virtual FX Converter Basic System

by I-O Display

Product Details

• ASIN: B00026SZBI
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: December 23, 2005

Product Description

Please note, this unit requires a CRT TV. Most LCD, Plasma or HDTVs will NOT work.

Customer Reviews

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13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Nothing Eye-Popping About This, January 15, 2005

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Gob (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Virtual FX Converter Basic System

I bought this hoping to get the IMAX experience. I didn't expect perfection, but I did expect something better than this. For starters it's not 3D...more like 2D.5 because the images don't pop out of the screen as you would expect. If you're watch a 3D movie, yes it gives the movie more deminsion, and a somewhat 3D effect, but nothing comes out of the screen. As far as regular non-3D movies, which it promises to convert into 3D...what a waste! It adds almost nothing. I hoped it would work on the 3D versions of Shrek and Spy Kids, but it did not. And if you want this thing to have the ultimate home theater experience wouldn't you want it to work on a big screen TV? It doesn't. I give it 2 stars for a nice try, but the technology isn't there yet...maybe one day.

2.0 out of 5 stars Its OK for the price, August 23, 2005

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S. Saeed - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Virtual FX Converter Basic System

First of all you need to play with buttons to get is right. As lot of people says, it doesn't convert 2D to 3D as it should, and you can't see 3D effects out of 2D movies or TV shows, it kind of take you in a view where it looks like you are watching it from a window without little 3D effects. For the Price I am happy because I got lot of 3D movies with it and it works on 3D movies, please note that not all 3D movies will work with these, only 3D movies that work with shutter glasses will work with those. Spykid and other movies will not work with these you need those paper glasses with those.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Here is a perfect review by me "a new customer", June 15, 2007

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Ken P. Overby "KENOVERBY" (Southern California) - See all my reviews
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This system is highly effective for CRT Television's and I can imagin what it would be like for a Projection. I have tryed it on a newer Philips LCD "2007" and it will not work. Please read my entire post so I can tell you how real this 3D is. It's realy GOOD! Revive and stir new imagination with your old Television! Thats the idea.
Follow the instructions, make sure the Television is at it's proper brightness to compinsate for the glass's, and that the stereo scopic system is adjusted for the proper eye phase. For 3D effects that jump out of the screen make sure you sit as close to the television as you can to view them perfectly hiting your face. Reccommended first time and all time 3D DVD's is the Encounters of the third dimension "has the stuff that comes to your face" and Apartment 51 for the clear and understandable 3D that is long lasting and will show Depth from the Television and not so much panning and stuff flying out of the screen. I liked both of these DVD's. I have had the Alien Adventures and only noticed about 4 things that had things coming at your face but the rest is a basic simulator with good shadows. I have IMAX DVD's and even though they are 3D in the Theater they are not IMAX 3D DVD's. One dvd says to goto IMAX theater to see the film in IMAX 3D. So stick to the tryed and proven 3D films to start your great collection. Ounce again, the Encounters of the third dimension felt like things where touching my eye. It's that real. (Virtual FX 3D with True 3D Movies, $100) This realy kicked off my collection since there is no violence or drama. A+++ Please read my comment for the other 3-D alternatives availabe. Did you know that you can have a realy similar theater compared to IMAX?