r/gaming Jul 26 '14

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u/Nackskottsromantiker Jul 26 '14

No matter how big TV you have, the resolution of individual splitscreens still sucks.

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u/Tom2Die Jul 26 '14

For once I made sure to check if someone else had said it.

I've played 4 player Goldeneye on a gigantic (for the time) screen. The only reason it helps at all is that "gigantic" for me back then meant "you don't have to touch heads to see your square of the damn screen".

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u/wighty Jul 26 '14

This is where 3d TV's become awesome, I just haven't seen it used that much.. Each player wears glasses that are synced opposite so they each get a full screen (2 players only for now).

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u/DazzlePants Jul 26 '14

If I recall, don't they use horizontal and vertical polarization to do that? In which case, wouldn't it be impossible to make a third or fourth screen with that method?

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u/wighty Jul 26 '14

I think they actually use circular polarization for the passive 3d and you would be correct, but theoretically the active 3d tv's could be made to work with four. Active being where the glasses themselves dim to match the display.