Experience 3D on your PC

Watch 3D movies and photos, and play 3D games on your computer. The device synchronises your 3D glasses with games and media players on both desktops and laptops. It's an ultra-fast solution built on an advanced multi-processor architecture and multi-protocol firmware, engineered for maximum speed, compatibility, precision and performance.

Key Benefits

The emitter synchronises the image on your monitor with the switching of the active shutter glasses. This produces a consistently high-quality 3D image across a wide variety of monitor models and 3D glasses from different manufacturers. Many glasses models are supported, with direct compatibility with the NVIDIA 3D Vision stereo driver for PC games. If your display is fast enough, the picture quality can surpass an IMAX 3D cinema.

The device comes with a range of quality settings that adapt to different displays and computers. Unlike other emitters, ours can be fine-tuned to your specific equipment for the best possible image quality. It supports a wide range of frame rates, and you can connect almost any active 3D glasses simply by selecting a sync protocol from the list.

You can even use two different types of glasses at the same time. For example, one pair over Bluetooth and another over IR. You can adjust the image quality independently for each glasses model. World-class technology and hand-crafted assembler code mean there's no one faster than us.

Parameters

Capabilities

You don't need any additional sensors on your display or a separate sync cable. The emitter works directly through the USB port. You can use the IR + BT channels simultaneously to distribute synchronisation to different types of glasses.

The IR channel can connect any number of glasses of the same model at once. Simply select the required protocol from the settings list. The transmission power is reliably strong enough for a large room.

The Bluetooth channel connects up to three pairs of glasses directly to a single emitter. These have full privileges and act as administrators: you can change any setting and control the player.

BT Broadcasting Cinema: enable this option to have the emitter send 3D sync to every Bluetooth pair of glasses within the transceiver's range. Fundamentally superior to DLP-Link, this technology delivers more reliable synchronisation and a much longer operating range. For the best results, set the TX power to maximum.

Choose Display

For good 3D viewing, your display and computer should deliver a frame rate of 90 FPS or higher. We recommend fast gaming displays with a pixel response time of roughly 1 to 2 ms, which give a bright image with minimal ghosting or overlap. Check your display's technical specifications online to confirm this figure. If the response time exceeds 3 ms, image quality may suffer though the S3D driver offers adjustments to mitigate this. By tuning the Left/Right Open and Left/Right Close sliders, ghosting can be minimised, although this may reduce brightness. You can restrict how long each glasses' side stays open so that you see only a fully rendered frame. The diagram below illustrates how these adjustments work. To compensate for video latency in your display and keep the image properly aligned, use the Frame Offset control handle.



It's also important that your display supports software-controlled Backlight Strobing. When enabled, this feature can deliver near-perfect image quality. Configure it in the S3D Driver under the "Display Automation" tab.

What is display response time
Best Monitors: 120Hz, 144Hz, 240Hz
The Best Monitors Overview

Best Displays for 3D

Check the websites of display manufacturers. Look for displays with a pixel response time under 1 ms and a refresh rate above 250 Hz. There are currently many high-quality models available at low prices, under $250.

AOC 27G11ZE2
A 27″ FHD 240 Hz 0.3 ms Fast IPS - an excellent model. Its 240 Hz refresh rate and 0.3 ms response time bring it close to the ideal requirements. The price is around 160 USD.

ViewSonic VX2479A-HD-PRO
A 24″ 240 Hz gaming monitor, most likely with a 1 ms response time. The price is around 130 USD.

PRISM+ F250i
A 25″ 240 Hz Fast IPS gaming monitor. A local Singapore brand, often cheaper than imported models. The price is around 120 USD.

Champions of performance
Fast pixel switching - both on and off - is essential; otherwise the stereo frames blend optically within the display matrix, and proper 3D cannot be achieved. This problem can't simply be corrected by adjusting the glasses. Modern displays can reach frame rates above 1000 fps. Pixel response times can be under 0.03 ms, for example, for the:

AG276QZD
FO27Q5P
LG UltraGear 25G590B

1000 FPS a true tornado!
With the fastest display speed in the world, 3D crosstalk is reduced to less than 0.5% between viewpoints - far below the threshold detectable by the human eye. The result isn't just outstanding 3D quality, but an image that comes remarkably close to real-life vision.

Choose Glasses

To make sure the glasses suit your display, check that the screen's polarisation matches the polarisation of the glasses. This depends on the angle at which the polarising film is applied to the display and to the glasses. The check is simple: hold a lens up and look at your screen through it - the screen should be clearly visible, and the image should darken as you rotate the glasses to either side. Many manufacturers don't maintain vertical polarisation of the film, so you may need to find glasses that match your specific display.

How to check polarization matching

3D Glasses synchronisation protocols
Different glasses are controlled by their own proprietary synchronisation protocols. The S3D Emitter supports the 12 most common ones, and you can pick the one you need from the list. The emitter remembers every setting you make. Using the link below, you can browse a large list of active shutter glasses and check which synchronisation protocol each one uses. Any glasses model from any manufacturer will work with the emitter, provided its protocol is listed below and matched.

List of worldwide releases 3D Glasses

Supported Protocols

To connect the glasses you want, open the S3D Settings tab in the S3D Player app. If you're using Bluetooth glasses, enable the Bluetooth Transmitter and select the protocol you need.

If you're using IR-synchronised glasses, enable the Infrared Transmitter and select the IR protocol you need. All settings are saved inside the emitter, and they remain active even when the emitter switches to NVIDIA mode.


* Support for No. 13 has been removed due to low demand

Supported Glasses

As described above, different glasses models may use their own original protocol or one of several standard synchronisation protocols. To find out whether a pair will work with the emitter, open the glasses list link and check. It's worth noting that the best image quality comes from NVIDIA v2 glasses with their thin, high-contrast polarising film, followed by DLP Link. Sony glasses are mostly unusable because the polarisation of the PC display and the film on the glasses don't match.

Glasses with BT synchronization:

S3D Bluetooth

Glasses with IR synchronization:

NVIDIA 3D Vision
DLP Link XpanD
NuVision 60GX
Panasonic TY-EW3D2
Sharp AN-3DG20/40
Samsung SSG-2100AB
Samsung SSG-2200AR
Sony TDG-BR100/BR250
Crystaleyes

Glasses and Frame Rate Compatibility

3D glasses from different manufacturers may support different frame rates. This emitter can operate at any frequency between 50 and 255 Hz, but the glasses themselves aren't as flexible. When buying 3D glasses, always ask about their supported frame rate. It must match the frame rate (FPS) output of your graphics card.

Example: if your PC's graphics card and display run only up to 60 Hz, the glasses must be compatible with 60 Hz. However, most 3D glasses work within a range of 100 to 148 Hz and won't function at 60 Hz. Therefore, your graphics card and display must also support a frame rate within this 100–148 Hz range. Please pay close attention to compatibility.

DLP Link glasses are supported as well, and the emitter keeps full control over them. However, just as explained above, your hardware's frame rate must still match the operating range of the glasses.

Recommendation

The IR channel can output significant pulsed emitting power, which you can adjust in the control menu. For NVIDIA glasses, the range of stable operation can reach up to 10 meters. Use the lowest level that still drives the glasses reliably. Prolonged operation at high power degrades the IR LED, so don't overload it unnecessarily.

If you're using the emitter in IR mode, connect it directly to a USB port on your PC, without intermediate hubs or long cables that may limit the power supply. A voltage drop can occur and reset the device, or make it operate unreliably.

3D Players

Use the S3D player to configure your video system for maximum quality. After that, you can switch to whichever compatible player you're most comfortable with.

How to Connect

1. Install the USB driver
USB driver
For easy setup, we provide a digitally signed, certified driver package for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows. Use whichever suits your system. Other operating systems are not supported.

2. Download the S3D Player
S3D Player for Windows
Learn how to use the player.

3. Update the emitter firmware
To make everything work properly, flash the latest firmware.
Firmware Update
Here's how to do it.

4. Installation and Configuration
Detailed Help
How to set the system up to match your glasses.

5. NVIDIA 3D Gaming Integration
Detailed Help
How to connect the emitter to the NVIDIA stereo driver.

Manual Control

For quick adjustment of operating modes, the S3D Emitter has three buttons on its back panel. The + and - buttons let you fine-tune 3D image quality directly. The NVIDIA - S3D button quickly switches between driver types. You can instantly switch to NVIDIA 3D VISION Gaming mode or return to the advanced S3D Media mode. The emitter reloads the communication drivers on the fly as needed. S3D Media mode is designed for the S3D Video Player and supports more settings, offering higher image quality.

Firmware Update

The software inside the S3D Emitter is very complex, and some hidden bugs still remain. We find and fix them periodically, and keep improving functionality. For example, we add new features or extra protocols for new glasses. You can flash new firmware to the emitter yourself. Download the firmware update files below and use the DFU updater app to load them onto the device.

The zip archive contains two files: the update for the main processor and the update for the Bluetooth MCU. Load them onto the emitter one after the other. If no Bluetooth file is included, it doesn't need updating.

To update the firmware, follow these steps:
1. Download the latest DFU application
2. Download the latest firmware files
3. Close the 3D player and open the DFU application
4. Disconnect the emitter from the computer
5. Press and hold the "+" button for Bluetooth
6. Press and hold the "-" button for the main CPU
7. Plug the emitter into the USB port
8. Click the line with the module name
9. Select the firmware using the File button
    First: "emitter-main.fwr"
    Second: "emitter-bluetooth.fwr"
10. Press the Prog button and wait until it's done
11. Launch the new firmware by clicking Run