[Hooch Tan]

http://www.tmdisplay.com/tm_dsp/pre...10-04-27_e.html

"The integral imaging system offers a significant reduction in eye fatigue during long periods of viewing, and features a multi-parallax[1] design that enables motion parallax, which cannot be achieved by systems using glasses. The multi-parallax approach results in images that change depending on the viewer’s position. In addition, the viewing angle is wide, and the resulting stereoscopic image is natural and smooth."

As a matter of honesty, I have to admit that I have no clue as to how this display works.  Based on their description, it suggests that it works similar in principle to those "Magic Eye" posters that were all the rage years ago.  I have only read about such dreamy devices, and have yet to encounter one in the flesh metal.  Those fancy words they use sure to do impress though.  3D being the host buzz-word for televisions, this is good news, and while 21 inches may not sound huge, I imagine it will not be long before we see 50" displays.  I also hope that it can display, plain, old, tired, boring 2D stuff equally well.

[Hooch Tan]

http://www.tmdisplay.com/tm_dsp/pre...10-04-27_e.html

"The integral imaging system offers a significant reduction in eye fatigue during long periods of viewing, and features a multi-parallax[1] design that enables motion parallax, which cannot be achieved by systems using glasses. The multi-parallax approach results in images that change depending on the viewer’s position. In addition, the viewing angle is wide, and the resulting stereoscopic image is natural and smooth."

As a matter of honesty, I have to admit that I have no clue as to how this display works.  Based on their description, it suggests that it works similar in principle to those "Magic Eye" posters that were all the rage years ago.  I have only read about such dreamy devices, and have yet to encounter one in the flesh metal.  Those fancy words they use sure to do impress though.  3D being the host buzz-word for televisions, this is good news, and while 21 inches may not sound huge, I imagine it will not be long before we see 50" displays.  I also hope that it can display, plain, old, tired, boring 2D stuff equally well.

[Jason Dunn]

I think any 3D sets that rely on people putting on glasses are going to be short-term; human nature being what it is, having to do something - anything - in order to watch a 3D movie means most people will not watch it. People are lazy. People lose things. Kids destroy things. 3D as it stands right now is going to fail; what will make it succeed is technologies like this, that show 3D without requiring special glasses.

[Reid Kistler]

People lose things. Kids destroy things...


Above a certain income level, this may not pose much of an obstacle - but about the second or third time your $150/set 3D glasses get lost or destroyed the average parent is going to have a fit!

Eldest son tells me that the Panasonic 3D display he demo'd looked fantastic, but overall the technology still seems too expensive & too unsettled for all but the bleeding edge fans.

Maybe when the number of available movies increase, AND No-Glasses-Required displays reach a low enough price point....