Toshiba feels confident enough in its 3D technology that it has introduced an HDTV display at this year's Consumer Electronics Show that no longer requires the viewer wear glasses. Instead, the effect is maintained through a sophisticated system that recognizes the viewer's face to ensure proper viewing angle and a special lens that angles images for both eyes.
What this does in effect is akin to the 3D photos first made popular years ago, those who have seen it say. In order for the effect to work, it is only turned on when a camera on the monitor detects that the eyes are properly aligned. While this means a restricted viewing angle, Toshiba says that the benefits of not needing glasses would make the new technology appealing. Only one face is recognized at a time, meaning if two are watching, only one would be exposed to the 3D effect. In addition, it requires the viewer sit much closer to the display than with other technologies that employ the use of glasses.
The first televisions are expected to go on sale in Japan in sizes of about 40 to 50 inches, according to reports. No details have been provided on an international launch, however.
Either way, analysts say the "glasses required" problem with 3D is what is holding it back. "Glasses really aren't working out very well, and consensus is that until the glasses go, 3D likely won't take off," analyst Rob Enderle
-TechNewsWorld.
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