Building a HTPC with HDMI 1.3 / 1.4 that support 3D output to a 3DTV (3D Television)?

Hmm... good to hear. I have a Panasonic 54VT25 and will be building my system around an Intel i3 and GT430.

bmcclure937 Wrote:Oh no!! So does this mean that using a gt4xx with XBMC turns out not to be the best 3D solution?!

Oh god no. A gt4xx is still the best for true 1080p 3D. XBMC doesn't have the capability to use that power anyway, you have to use PowerDVD.

What I was saying is that XBMC isn't up to snuff for 720p 3D. Which is sad. ION level hardware can technically play 720p 3D.

Quote:Why can't XBMC implement similar 3D functionality as Boxee?

Because no XBMC developers have a 3D TV. I am sure at least one of the Boxee devs do.

Quote:I will be curious to hear back, as I was banking on using XBMC with the GT430 as my "future-proof" and "3D Ready" home theater front-end!

GT430 is the only futureproof solution. My findings don't change that. We just have to launch other programs from XBMC to get true 3D support (for a while I bet).

Boxee doesn't even support 1080p 3D because their box lacks the power of a GT430.

Hi everyone, I'm looking to build a 3D capable HTPC. I've done some research and so far I have decided on the following hardware parts. I would love to hear your feedback on this and if you see any areas where you would recommend a different part.

Core Parts:
Case: SILVERSTONE Black Aluminum Grandia Series GD05B
MOBO: Intel DH55PJ LGA 1156 Intel H55 Micro ATX
CPU: Intel Core i3-530 Clarkdale 2.93GHz LGA 1156
Video: ASUS GeForce GT 430 (Fermi) 1GB - Low Profile

I have also selected a 380W PSU, OCZ 32gb SSD as boot drive, 4gb of DDR3 memory and an AVS Gear MG-IR01BK MCE Infrared Remote Control. My home entertainment unit consists of a Samsung 58" 3D Plasma, Samsung 3D blu-ray and a Yamaha RX-A800 A/V receiver. Since I have a standalone blu-ray player I'm not interested in installing a BD Drive and lastly I will be streaming all my media from my existing Windows 7 PC over a 100mb LAN.

Do you guys feel this will be a decent setup? Is it possible to go with a smaller case and still have the ability to install a video card? I would also be open to a mini-ITX motherboard and case but I need to have the ability to install a video card since there is no motherboard with on-board GPU that supports HDMI 1.4a, hence the reason I've selected the Nvidia GT 430.

I really like your build selections! I am currently in the market for a custom box for XBMC and have selected the same case, mobo, cpu, gpu, etc.

You might be interested in the following threads, where we're talking about in general about 3D and specifically about XBMC in 3D:

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=66970

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=88131

poofyhairguy Wrote:Ok, I tried this out and you were right- 3D quality was MUCH MUCH better. So much better I will declare XBMC unfit for playing back 3D content. Jeez, I didn't know what I was missing.

I think I see a Boxee Box in my future just to play 3D content.

Good stuff. Glad it's not just my setup. I was starting to think there was something I wasn't doing right.
Sure the interface of the samsung media player is a tad lacking but it's all I can really use for SBS.
There's place enough under the TV for both XBMC and Samsung media player. I have all my 3D stuff on 1 HD that is plugged into my Sammy Bluray player and XBMC to run everything else. Certainly couldn't ditch XBMC as the codec flexibility puts it leaps and bounds above anything else (coverflowing all my movies is reason enough to keep as well)... but it's just not ready for 3D yet IMHO. Technically it's not a problem to RUN the files but as I say the erratic overscan?? (if thats what it is) and extra crosstalk relegate it to 2nd place.

Hi.
I have a Zotac HD-ND22, and have just ordered a Philips 46PFL8605H + 3D glasses.
Will I be able to play 3D with this? I have searched around, and get figure out if the Zotac has HDMI 1.4 or not.

No. Not really. At best you will be able to play Half SBS files poorly. There is only really one 3D capable all-in-one media HTPC:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...-_-Product

Since that is expensive, another option is to build a HTPC with a decent dual core (at least) and a NVidia GT430 at its heart. That is what I did for my 3D tv.

Don't mean to hijack the thread but would an i3 530 + GT430 be able to do it?

Yes.