Toshiba Gives 3D Goodness Without Glasses

[Hooch Tan]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.tmdisplay.com/tm_dsp/press/2010/10-04-27_e.html' target='_blank'>http://www.tmdisplay.com/tm_dsp/pre...10-04-27_e.html</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"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&rsquo;s position. In addition, the viewing angle is wide, and the resulting stereoscopic image is natural and smooth."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/dht/auto/1272393114.usr20447.jpg" style="border: 0px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>As a matter of honesty, I have to admit that I have no clue as to how this display works.&nbsp; Based on their description, it suggests that it works similar in principle to those "Magic Eye" posters that were all the rage years ago.&nbsp; I have only read about such dreamy devices, and have yet to encounter one in the <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">flesh</span> metal.&nbsp; Those fancy words they use sure to do impress though.&nbsp; 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.&nbsp; I also hope that it can display, plain, old, tired, boring 2D stuff equally well.</p>

[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! :eek:

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....