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  • 19 July 2012

  • How-Tos: How to upgrade your PC for real 3D

    We explain what you need to know to upgrade your PC to watch real 3D movies and play 3D games. From monitors, graphics cards and 3D glasses to software and games, it's easier than you think to get a 3D capable PC.

  • How-Tos: How to get 3D for free

    Don't want to spend money on a 3D monitor or TV? We show you how to experience 3D images and videos for free or, if you don't have any anaglyph glasses, a few pence.

  • 11 July 2012

  • How-Tos: How to plug in a laptop to a TV via HDMI

    Here's you how to use an HDMI cable to connect your Windows laptop to an HDTV so you can watch anything you can view on your laptop on your big HD screen. We'll also show you how to control your HDTV from your PC.

  • 19 December 2011

  • How-Tos: How to print 3D models

    We explain how to turn a sequence of photographs into a virtual 3D model you can manipulate onscreen and even turn into a solid object.

  • 31 October 2011

  • How-Tos: What's good interior design software?

    When a reader needed a recommendation for 3D cheap design software, our Helproom expert knew just what to recommend.

  • 02 August 2011

  • How-Tos: How to add photorealistic rendering to your sketches

    Google SketchUp is a surprisingly advanced modelling program. A set of plug-ins enhance its capabilities; here, we look at Shaderlight.

  • 19 July 2011

  • How-Tos: Help! Your PC problems solved, July 2011

    This month our Helproom editor helps readers with upgrading a PC's motherboard, graphics card and memory, software problems with Google Chrome and Windows 7, and downloads that just won't... well... download!

  • 27 June 2011

  • How-Tos: How to upgrade an old PC to play 3D games

    Upgrading an older PC with RAM, OS and graphics updates to play 3D games is fraught with difficulty. But with our simple guidance you should have no problems.

  • 24 February 2011

  • How-Tos: How to create 3D home video

    3D is set to go mainstream in 2011, but you don't need expensive equipment to jump on the bandwagon. We show you how to convert 2D video into a 3D movie.

  • 11 December 2010

  • How-Tos: How to set up a 3D HDTV

    If you've forked out for a 3D HDTV , you're going to want to be able to show it off. Check out our guide which will take you from step one (setting up your screening room) all the way to the end (choosing what to watch).

  • 29 January 2010

  • How-Tos: How it works: 3D HDTV

    With this weekend's Premiership fixture between Arsenal and Manchester United being broadcast in 3D in nine UK pubs, we look at the technology behind the hype

  • 04 August 2008

  • How-Tos: How to create 3D photos

    Our brains use a variety of clues to calculate how close an object is when we view a scene. Perspective is preserved in photography, but depth is not, resulting in photos that look flat.

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