Pros: Yes, I owned V1 of these glasses. Many years ago. I think they worked for a whole of 30 minutes. They're in the landfill. I'm pleased to say nVidia has indeed come a long way with this technology. Needless to say I was a little hesitant to take the V2 plunge as it meant a little more financial investment this time around (3D vision compatible monitor as an addition) Initially I could not get anything to work (apart from the nVidia 3D logo demo). It was not the fault of the glasses, it was just an unexpected compatibility issue relating to my UPS (surge protecting battery). Further, it was my ignorance why I could not get 3D blu-ray movie to run for the longest time (powerDVD which is advertised as being compatible). Thankfully before I returned my purchases I realized that I had to have windows set my monitor (Asus VG248QE) to 120hz, not he 144hz I originally was using. All works well now. Finally. The tweaking doesn't end there, however. As most will know, or eventually learn, there are community sites with modded files and settings to help you get your particular game looking its best in 3D. I like minecraft, but I first will have to set aside an hour or so to work through the tutorial to get it going in 3D. Something I just don't have time for yet. So yes, there are some expectations that advanced techniques will be required for optimal results. My current game right is FarCry4 and I did find some modded files/settings and it was fairly quick to employ. The game looks insane in 3D. I love it. I cannot go back to 2D. Period. Using 7.1 surround headphones makes the experience even further immersive. I was planning on delving deep into the world of Witcher 3 using these glasses. Looks like I'll either have to cancel those plans or wait a while for the patching community to step in. The game is unplayable. It's ok, I can wait as FarCry still has its grip on me for a few more weeks.

Cons: A bit advanced. Fine by me, but maybe not others. Tricky to finally get working. Had some seriously frustrating curse-uttering moments. Not the fault of the nVidia, thought the potential to run into unforeseen bumps seem more likely with this sort of technology.

Overall Review: Loving the direction gaming has been shifting to these past few years. 4K.... VR..... 3D displays..... 3D audio..... eventually peripherals for 3D gesture-interaction. It's a good time to be a gamer. These glasses are a really nice preview of what's to come if you're tired of waiting. Just waiting for my additional glasses to come in so that others to enjoy movies as well.

Pros: Can't say. It worked once for a usb 2.0 interface.

Cons: I downloaded a few images off of the card on my laptop (USB 2.0) when I originally received the reader. Today, I plugged it into a 3.0 socket - the card did not power up. Tried the card out on my laptop again and it wasn't working there also. Apparently when I took out the supplied cord and re-plugged it, it yanked out some of the guts of the reader's rear socket. I pulled off the top casing to take a closer look and the socket had become partially unattached. Flimsy design. This reader would have never withstood regular use in the long term as it clearly as next to no durability. I probably nullified the RMA I applied for after the whole socket came out (with great ease). Return shipping would have been 2/3 the price of the reader anyways. First time I've been burned on NewEgg...

Pros: I built a rig specifically for VR gaming. I wanted room scale VR which meant 4x sensors total. I initially went the AMD route but to make a (1 month) long story short, the AM4 board simply couldn't handle the bandwidth demands of the Oculus Rift's sensors. Flash forward to now, and I'm very, very, VERY pleased to find that 2 of the sensors are active through the rear USB 3.0 ports successfully, 1 sensor is active through the front USB panel, and the fourth and final sensor is active through a PCI-e USB 3.0 card. I like the x2 internal USB 2.0 headers as they are both being populated for my AIO cooler and RGB controller. (a third one would have been super nice so that I can make use of my front panel 2.0 ports, but that's asking a lot for 2018! LOL) The RGB isn't as pretty as the Strix board, but it's nice enough. Using AURA, I have some nice effects in tandem with my RGB memory sticks. The onboard Wifi is giving me excellent network performance so far. Very pleased with it compared to past PCIe Wifi cards I've tried.

Cons: This board didn't play friendly with the initial corsair vengeance RAM that I purchased. Not the fault of Asus, but it was a huge annoyance to wait 1.5 weeks to get up in running again after waiting for the new RAM to come in.

Overall Review: That takes me to the topic of the PCI-e USB 3.0 card. I ordered 4 different cards, each of them wouldn't be recognized by windows. I initially thought the cards were defective. Nope, they just didn't play friendly with AM4. These cards, as it turned out, were essential to offloading the bandwidth bottlenecks caused by the hungry Oculus sensors. After the disaster that was my AM4 experience, this board really came through for me. It was an agonizing 1 month of troubleshooting that I can now put behind me as this board runs VR just as smoothly and enjoyably as I originally anticipated. I've had the board a very short while, but I think this is the start of a beautiful relationship. ;) My specs: i7 8700k NZXT Kraken 62x AIO GSkill Trident Z, 2x8GB (3200mhz) EVGA 650w Gold PSU EVGA nVidia 1080ti FTW3 x3 Corsair RGB Fans with commander/controller Fractal Design R6 Startech PEXUSB3S44V 4 Port USB 3.0 PCI E Card

Pros: Just like Riley stated, it's a bit nerve racking going refurb on a display like this. I had a few issues getting full refresh rates working (turned out that my display cable was defective forcing a max 34hz) but a cable replacement put those concerns to rest quickly. Overall I'm extremely pleased with the savings I earned from refurb as the screen seems to be in perfect condition. No dead pixels. This is my first GSync display and paired with a 1080ti I'm getting beautiful visuals in my games. I just so happen to be a 3D junky so I was very happy to discover that this plays nice with nVidia 3D vision. I have several 3D displays and this is now my favorite for 3D movie watching and 3D gaming. This screen is setup beside a 32" 4K display and it is an excellent companion. The 2K resolution is a sweet spot for this display size.

Cons: Most of my panels are IPS so I was surprised at some of the nasty compression artifacts when watching some darker youtube videos. That was unexpected. It's rare to come across those affects though, so just keep that in mind when deciding on this screen versus the IPS version of this same display. I haven't detected that in games all that much. (super dark scenes are more prone)

Pros: BIG. 4K. IPS.... PRICE! If you don't have $2K+ to drop on a 32" 4K IPS screen from the competition, it makes this choice a bit of a no-brainer. This can be used at 4K without any OS scaling - if that's your things. It's not perfect. Text still appears a little too small. I've managed to get by without scaling so far. 36" inches may be the more ideal size for a 4K desktop, unscaled. I run graphics applications and the desktop area for tools and panels and content is astounding! After years of feeling slightly squished in a 1440p work areas this is so liberating! You simply can't do this on a 28" 4K display. Colors look great. I used a color calibrator and there was little difference when applied. As always with IPS, whites always look very slightly blue, but nothing that is going to affect the color work I do in my graphics-related jobs.

Cons: Experiencing wake-from sleep issues others have reported. I bought a 10ft. DP1.2 cable from newegg a while back. Tried to get it to work with this. It does, but sometimes just drops the signal on some reboots. Random, and frustrating. I ordered a Accell UltraAV which I haven't tested but it is certified DP 1.2 and I'm optimistic my wake issues will be a thing of the past. It is unfortunate that this cable was not shipped with this monitor but I suppose it reflects the huge savings made by not going with a higher end brand with the same tech specs. Also, I really hate powering up and seeing the power logo take forever to display. AND the acer logo. ugh...

Overall Review: I'm running this with a GeForce GTX 980ti. Far Cry 4 ultra settings at 4K look pretty good. Getting good frame rates. I find that the photo realism enjoyed by the power of modern graphics engines loses quality on a screen this size. Perhaps because the screen is just so large and details are thus enlarged. It could just be me, but I find games look better on my 24" display (with nVidia 3D Vision glasses enabled). Playing the Witcher3, graphics appear higher quality on a smaller, more compressed screen compared to what I'm seeing on this monitor. I'm just not that impressed with 4k gaming so far. Seems a bit hype to me... 4K video and still images look gorgeous however. There's next to no 4K content available so right now I'm mostly gaining more pixels in my applications over any other use right now, which is fine by me. For me, this screen is really going to give me the edge I've needed in my professional applications. I've tried 2 and 3 screen configurations in the past accompanied by countless annoyances and I find that a single large screen lets me organize my desktop the most efficiently with the least trouble. Overall, I'm so glad I got this screen. No regrets.

Pros: I bought this drive on sale. Needed an external drive because my computer tower is in another room (acoustics) and I run wires through the wall. I burn discs, play movies and install software with this. It's quite versatile and burns data and home movie discs on blu-ray. I'm very happy with it. I was pleased to find out that it also supports 3D blu-ray movie discs (for owners with nVidia 3D vision hardware). I've encountered a few instances where the USB 2.0 line was saturated and couldn't load some 3D movies. I simply tried a different cable (perhaps it had a better build quality?) and the problem was resolved. I would buy this again.

Cons: USB 2.0 does the job, but it seems that 3.0 would make this perfect.