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CES Shows Off 3D Tech

The last Las-Vegas CES 2009 exhibition has demonstrated, that in nowadays there are several 3D TV systems ready to conquer the world’s market. In other words, the equipment for inserting the 3-rd dimension in ordinary 2D image is ready, and now the TV, movie and game industries are in need of the content interesting for consumers.
Among several companies, representing its screens, the most notable was Toshiba. This company offered an interesting idea. For watching 3D-TV one needs glasses, but at the same time the producer of screens for cell phones and MP3 players Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology has demonstrated small screens, showing great stereo image with no glasses. The secret is in thin film, developed in 3M company. The film itself transmits the picture to right and left eye sequentially. The effect is same to old postcards, where the light beam curves due to thick plastic layer. The film is getting the market this year, and, maybe, next Christmas you will have a cell phone with 3D screen as a present. But the problem with 3D content is still actual.

The last Las-Vegas CES 2009 exhibition has demonstrated, that in nowadays there are several 3D TV systems ready to conquer the world’s market. In other words, the equipment for inserting the 3-rd dimension in ordinary 2D image is ready, and now the TV, movie and game industries are in need of the content interesting for consumers. Among several companies, representing its screens, the most notable was Toshiba. This company offered an interesting idea. For watching 3D-TV one needs glasses, but at the same time the producer of screens for cell phones and MP3 players Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology has demonstrated small screens, showing great stereo image with no glasses. The secret is in thin film, developed in 3M company. The film itself transmits the picture to right and left eye sequentially. The effect is same to old postcards, where the light beam curves due to thick plastic layer. The film is getting the market this year, and, maybe, next Christmas you will have a cell phone with 3D screen as a present. But the problem with 3D content is still actual.

The optimists are more than positive that holographic TVs will hit the market in 5-10 years. Skeptic’s opinion is contrary different. They think even 10 tears are not enough. The electrical engineering professor of Bangkok University (Wales) Justin Lawrence noticed, that the scientists have made several small steps towards holographic TV, but prototype demonstrating in the lab is one thing, and creating finished product ready to enter the market is another.

The prototype, scientists have developed, is 4×4 inches in size, and can show monochromic image only. Now they work on increasing the diagonal to the size of modern PC screens and creating color image.

Or not…

Here’s another inconclusive article about how 3D could be, or couldn’t be exciting to people.

A quote:
“According to the report, in the past 12 months, nearly 41 million adults in the US have seen a 3D movie in theatres. Of these, nearly 40 per cent said that they would prefer to watch a movie in 3D over 2D. ”

Even though I’m a huge 3D fan, I find it interesting to believe that 40 percent would prefer to watch it in 3D over 2D.  This means that 60% would rather watch it in 2D or are neutral.  Weird.

Here’s the article if you’re interested:
3D Interest Survey