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mikedz4
join:2003-04-14
Weirton, WV

mikedz4 to andyross

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Re: 3D TV dying

I was reading about the ultra hdtv coming out this summer. It's supposed to be 3d WITHOUT glasses BUT the starting price is in the $4,000 or $5000

telcodad
MVM
join:2011-09-16
Lincroft, NJ

telcodad

MVM

One of the first consumer-grade UHDTV sets out there is the Toshiba 55ZL2, which also provides glasses-free 3D.

However, going by an early review of it by PC Magazine, the glasses-free 3D technology still needs some more tweaking:

Toshiba's 55ZL2 Glasses-Free 3D TV Up Close
By Wendy Sheehan Donnell, PC Magazine - September 2, 2011
»www.pcmag.com/article2/0 ··· 0,00.asp
mrschultz02
join:2007-09-10
Wallingford, PA

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There just no way lenticular displays will ever work as well as glasses. I'd rather wear the glasses than have to sit still staring at the screen.

telcodad
MVM
join:2011-09-16
Lincroft, NJ

telcodad

MVM

Yeah, I agree.

However, Sony demonstrated a 46-inch, glasses-free-3D UHDTV at this year's CES which used a different method that was more flexible with viewing angle and movement:

Sony 46in glasses-free 3D TV
By John Archer, TrustedReviews - January 20, 2012
»www.trustedreviews.com/s ··· V_review

andyross
MVM
join:2003-05-04
Aurora, IL

andyross

MVM

Of course, none of this is TRUE 3D. It's just a fixed left/right image from one viewpoint. It will look the same no matter where you are sitting.

What I'm waiting for is the true 3D that changes as you move around!!

telcodad
MVM
join:2011-09-16
Lincroft, NJ

telcodad

MVM

Yes, "True 3D" TV would be what's also called "Holographic TV." Today's 3D TV is actually only "Stereographic TV" that produces just an illusion of depth.

Here are some articles about it:

Forget 3DTV Holographic TV Is The Next Big Thing
By Steve Sanger, WorldTVPC - May 31, 2010
»www.worldtvpc.com/blog/f ··· -tv-big/

Holographic TV
Squidoo - March 2010
»www.squidoo.com/holographictv