If switching from standard to high-definition television wasn't confusing enough, there's another wave of TV technology on the horizon: 3D. But 3D TVs and much of the 3D content won't be available until later this year, and even then most of these sets will be pricey and will require people to wear special glasses for viewing. If you can't wait for a 3D TV to hit your living room, you can get a preview of what's to come with the latest in 3D laptops.
如果從普通電視轉(zhuǎn)換到高清電視還不足以讓人暈頭轉(zhuǎn)向，那么看看另一波即將出現(xiàn)的電視技術(shù)：3D。不過3D電視和大部分3D播放內(nèi)容要到今年晚些時(shí)候才能在市面上有售，即使到了那個(gè)時(shí)候，大多數(shù)3D電視都會(huì)價(jià)格不菲，而且需要佩戴特殊的眼鏡才能觀看。如果你等不及3D電視進(jìn)入你的客廳，你可以先一睹為快3D筆記本電腦上有什么新玩意兒。
I feasted my eyes on 3D laptops this week, testing the $770 Acer Aspire 5738DG and checking out the $1,700 Asus G51J 3D. These two computers are aimed at different crowds and each uses different technology to display enhanced images.
本周我享受了3D筆記本電腦的視覺盛宴，我測(cè)試了770美元的宏碁(Acer) Aspire 5738DG和1,700美元的華碩(Asus) G51J 3D。這兩款電腦面向不同的用戶群，采用不同的技術(shù)來(lái)顯示增強(qiáng)的圖像。
The Acer is designed as a laptop first and a 3D game player second, and it's priced for mainstream consumers--only about $70 more than the model without 3D. The Asus laptop is meant for serious gamers who care about a high-quality 3D experience. Unfortunately, you still need to wear the 3D glasses with both.
宏碁的設(shè)計(jì)首先考慮的是作為筆記本電腦使用，然后才是3D游戲機(jī)，定價(jià)也是針對(duì)主流消費(fèi)者的──只比沒有3D功能的電腦貴70美元。華碩筆記本電腦卻是為注重高質(zhì)量3D體驗(yàn)的游戲迷設(shè)計(jì)的。不幸的是，這兩款電腦都仍需要使用者佩戴3D眼鏡。
The Acer Aspire laptop applies a slightly older 3D method known as micro-polarized display, often referred to as 'micropol.' It combines software, a film layer on the computer screen and 3D glasses to make videos and photos pop out. This laptop can take 2D videos and photos and display them in 3D; it also plays about 150 3D games as well as 3D movies, of which there aren't many.
宏碁筆記本電腦采用的是一種略老的3D模式“微小偏振顯示”。這種技術(shù)結(jié)合軟件、電腦屏幕上的一層膜和3D眼鏡，令視頻和照片呈現(xiàn)立體效果。這款電腦可以拍攝2D視頻和照片，用3D加以顯示；它還可以播放約150部3D游戲或3D影片，不過3D游戲和影片并不多。
Acer converts 2D content to 3D by using a third-party software program called TriDef 3D, which people must use to see their photos and videos in 3D. Using this program is a bit clumsy and I tested it by loading my own photos and videos onto the Acer. A faster way to see photos or videos in 3D is by right clicking on the file from anywhere else on the PC and selecting an option to see it in TriDef's 3D player. It was fun to see old images and videos in this 3D simulation.
宏碁使用一款第三方軟件程序“TriDef 3D”把2D內(nèi)容轉(zhuǎn)化為3D，人們必須用這款軟件才能以3D方式觀看照片和視頻。使用這個(gè)程序有些麻煩，我測(cè)試時(shí)是把自己的照片和視頻上傳到宏碁電腦上。以3D方式觀看照片和視頻的一種更快方法是用鼠標(biāo)右鍵點(diǎn)擊電腦任意地方的文件，選擇用TriDef 3D播放器觀看。看到老圖片和視頻以3D方式呈現(xiàn)很有意思。
I looked through a friend's photos from a trip to Petra, Jordan, and the 3D sight of him riding a camel through a rock valley was spectacular. Files that were in the Windows Media Video format played without issue, and I watched two such videos including one of a bear lumbering in a stream. But when I had trouble playing QuickTime and MP4 video files, an Acer spokeswoman checked and confirmed that the TriDef program won't play all QuickTime or MP4 video files; TriDef is working on fixing the MP4 problem.
我瀏覽了一位朋友去約旦佩特拉旅行的照片，他騎著駱駝穿越巖石峽谷的3D場(chǎng)景真是太壯觀了。播放WMV格式(Windows Media Video)的文件時(shí)沒有問題，我觀看了兩個(gè)視頻，其中一個(gè)是一只熊在一條溪流中笨拙地行走。不過，我播放QuickTime和MP4視頻文件出現(xiàn)了問題。宏碁的一位發(fā)言人檢查后證實(shí)TriDef程序不能播放所有的QuickTime和MP4視頻文件；TriDef正在努力修復(fù)MP4播放問題。
Another problem with the Acer's technology is that the laptop screen must be tilted at just the right angle--about 120 degrees--to see 3D properly. Otherwise the image looks blurry.
宏碁技術(shù)的另外一個(gè)問題是，電腦屏幕必須傾斜成合適的角度（約為120度）才能很好地觀看3D視頻。否則圖像看起來(lái)很模糊。
Eight photos and nine short videos come loaded on the Acer Aspire. All of these looked really good to my eyes, which were covered by the included black 3D shades. A clip-on piece for prescription glasses also comes with the laptop.
宏碁電腦上自帶八幅圖片和九個(gè)短視頻。用隨機(jī)附送的黑色3D眼鏡觀看，效果均非常不錯(cuò)。電腦還隨機(jī)帶有可以?shī)A在近（遠(yuǎn)）視眼鏡上的3D眼鏡。
The Acer Aspire can be loaded with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, discrete graphics, 4 gigabytes of memory and a 320-gigabyte hard drive. Its keyboard includes a 10-key number set on the right, like that found on most desktop keyboards.
宏碁Aspire能配備英特爾酷睿2雙核處理器、獨(dú)立顯卡、4G內(nèi)存和320G硬盤。其鍵盤右側(cè)有與大多數(shù)臺(tái)式機(jī)鍵盤類似的、10個(gè)單獨(dú)的數(shù)字鍵。
The pricier Asus G51J 3D laptop comes loaded with Nvidia's 3D Vision, considered to be a much higher quality 3D experience. This technology was originally only available on a desktop PC with several different necessary components. Now on a laptop, it displays 3D images to people as long as they're wearing special battery-powered glasses and are standing no more than 40 feet away.
價(jià)位更高的華碩G51J 3D筆記本電腦配備了Nvidia的3D版顯示芯片，可提供更高質(zhì)量的3D體驗(yàn)。這一技術(shù)原先只能在臺(tái)式機(jī)上使用，且必須有幾種不同組件的支持?，F(xiàn)在只要人們帶上特殊的靠電池供電的眼鏡并距離屏幕不超過40英尺，便能看到筆記本電腦上展示的3D圖像。
These Nvidia glasses deliver the highest resolution possible per eye and enable wide viewing angles. The screen also has a high refresh rate of 120 hertz compared to the Acer's 60 hertz.
這些Nvidia眼鏡提供最高的分辨率和寬視角。其屏幕有著120Hz的高刷新率，而宏碁屏幕的刷新率只有60Hz。
Unlike the Acer Aspire, 2D photos and videos can't be viewed in 3D on the Asus. Instead, this laptop depends on originally produced 3D content, including photos or videos that are captured using special technology like that found on 3D cameras such as Fujifilm's FinePix REAL 3D W1, which are rare. As is also true on the Acer Aspire, movies only play on the Asus if they were created in 3D.
與宏碁Aspire不同，在華碩電腦上不能以3D模式觀看2D照片和視頻。相反，這臺(tái)筆記本電腦需要本身就制作為3D的內(nèi)容，包括利用諸如富士FinePix REAL 3D W1等3D相機(jī)中的特殊技術(shù)拍攝的照片或視頻。而這種3D相機(jī)非常罕見。只有以3D拍攝的電影才能在華碩上以3D模式播放，宏碁Aspire也是如此。
Games are another story. Nvidia 3D Vision will convert 2D games to 3D in real time using the computer's graphics processor. Nvidia has tested some 430 games that work with this technology today.
游戲則不同。Nvidia 3D版利用計(jì)算機(jī)的圖形處理器把2D游戲?qū)崟r(shí)轉(zhuǎn)換成3D模式。到目前為止，Nvidia已經(jīng)測(cè)試了約430個(gè)與這一技術(shù)兼容的游戲。
Asus couldn't send a G51J 3D laptop to me in time for this column, but I got a look at it in January while wearing the battery-operated Nvidia glasses, which work for 40 hours before a recharge and can fit over prescription glasses. This laptop has an Intel Core i7 processor and can have a hard drive of up to 500 gigabytes. It comes with 4 gigabytes of memory.
華碩未能及時(shí)交給我一臺(tái)G51J 3D筆記本電腦，但我在1月時(shí)曾戴著Nvidia眼鏡看過它。Nvidia眼鏡靠電池供電，單次充電可工作40個(gè)小時(shí)，且能夠與近（遠(yuǎn)）視眼鏡配合使用。這臺(tái)筆記本電腦配備了英特爾酷睿i7處理器和4G內(nèi)存，硬盤最高可達(dá)500G。
Later this year, Acer also plans to make a laptop with Nvidia's technology. (Acer currently uses Nvidia's technology in its monitors.)
今年晚些時(shí)候，宏碁也計(jì)劃推出使用Nvidia技術(shù)的筆記本電腦。（宏碁?zāi)壳霸谄滹@示器中使用Nvidia的技術(shù)。）
It's obvious that, right now, 3D technology isn't necessarily something most mainstream consumers want or need. Gamers will see Asus's G51J 3D as an exciting mobile alternative to what was once only available in a desktop. And the Acer Aspire will appeal to casual gamers and people who want a trusty laptop and/or the ability to view some photos and videos in 3D. One thing's for sure: Wearing the special glasses -- no matter how stylish -- is still a wearisome part of seeing things in 3D.
目前，3D技術(shù)顯然不是最主流消費(fèi)者想要或需要的必備功能。游戲玩家會(huì)把華碩G51J 3D看成是令人興奮的移動(dòng)3D電腦，而這種功能過去只有臺(tái)式機(jī)才有。對(duì)于偶爾玩電腦游戲的用戶以及想要一臺(tái)可靠的筆記本電腦并（或）希望能以3D模式觀看照片或視頻的人，宏碁Aspire更具吸引力。但有一件事可以肯定：戴著特殊的眼鏡看3D，無(wú)論有多新潮，仍很累人。
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