SD1710 Stereo/3D Monitor - Now More Affordable

Our entry-level model of the StereoMirror product line is now more affordable. The SD1710 has not undergone any radical changes except an almost 40% reduction in price. It has the same compatibility with graphics cards and stereo supportive software as the other SD products. This model offers 1280x1024 resolution in stereo, while the other StereoMirror products can support resolutions as high as 1920x1200. The only trade offs of the low cost model are slightly more stereo cross-talk and lower brightness than our high-performance line. The viewing performance and comfort of the StereoMirror can now be experienced by even more users. The new SD1710 is perfect for photogrammetry production houses and molecular modeling teams who want to put a StereoMirror on every desktop.

Product highlights include:

• Full SXGA (1280x1024) resolution in stereo
• Flicker-free, high contrast imaging
• Useable in standard office lighting
• Fast (12ms) LCD response time
• Multi – user, wide angle viewing
• Compatible with a number of commercially available graphics cards
• Plug and play with OpenGL and DirectX applications that support stereo
• Simple polarizing glasses are used
• Readily converts from stereo/3D or standard 2D 

Schrödinger User Symposium

I spent a couple days at the Schrödinger User Symposium in Portland recently. I was really impressed with the topics presented at the conference. I was humbled at how little I know about computational chemistry, but I appreciate the geniuses working in drug discovery. For example, one speaker (Michael Podvinec) shared about the development of drugs to treat a viral infection called Dengue Fever. This disease affects 50 million people and kills 12,000 per year . The people working on a cure or vaccine for this and other deadly diseases analyze complex 3D molecules to determine whether compounds can perform a needed function. Although I don’t understand the composition and functionality of these drugs – I was a physics guy – I do see the need to have an accurate understanding of the three-dimensional structure of these molecules and binding sites.

Many computational chemists use stereo to analyze complex molecules. We showed our StereoMirror technology to the symposium attendees and had a very positive response. A number of Maestro users said our monitor was the best stereo display they had ever seen. I believe we can provide a very good tool for viewing protein structures in 3D without compromising the image quality or comfort that people are used to seeing on a 2D monitor. Perhaps an SD monitor will contribute to the success of developing a cure for some awful disease. I hope so.