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Category Archives: 3D Glasses
Groundbreaking 3D TV Headset by Sony
The Daily Mail (the U.K.’s second largest newspaper) recently reviewed the Sony twin-OLED HMZ-T1 headset, Sony’s attempt to take a big stance in the 3D entertainment market. Sony’s 3D headset can plug into any 3D source including 3D game consoles and 3D Blu-ray players, which makes it a very interesting alternative to a 3D television for those people who want a mobile/portable 3D entertainment option. The OLED HMZ-T1 headset sports two separate OLED screens which limit the effect of “cross talk”, the phenomenon where one eye accidentally catches an image intended for the other eye.
The Daily Mail reviewer loved the new Sony headset, calling it “a real oh-my-God gadget” that delivered “3D e ffects on Gran Turismo 5 so real they practically had me making engine noises.” The reviewer also called it “first headache-free 3D experience,” which is a major statement and, if true, represents a groundbreaking jump in the technology curve of 3D entertainment. Despite this glowing review, the author did question whether this would only be a solitary 3D experience for the viewer, or whether people to put on their headsets together to watch something.
Glasses-Free 3D Panel Television from Toshiba
Toshiba is working on a line of panel televisions at least one of which is purportedly glasses-free (something consumers have been wanting). While it seems like a dream, 20 inch and 12 inch glasses-free 3D televisions are already on the market in Japan. Delivering a full-size glasses-free TV would be a huge coup for Toshiba, and potentially change the face of the 3D market forever.
In the Spotlight: 3D Glasses
Consumers are a long way away from glasses-free 3D viewing. That means that finding the right technology for your 3D entertainment system is essential. Bear in mind that you’ll be wearing your glasses for, on average, two hours non-stop, so a comfortable fit is nearly as important as functionality. One of the most consistent sets receiving positive reviews currently are 3Active by Dimensional Optics. Consumers like the lightweight frame and overall design that’s user friendly. Better still they have a strong price point of $85 compared to many other sets that cost over $200.
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Tagged Dimensional Optics 3Active, Glasses-Free 3D TV
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3D Standards – Is It Possible?
Panasonic has announced a cooperative effort with XpanD to create the M3DI, a means of standardizing 3D compatibility, something for which consumers have craved since the advent of 3D TV. The active shutter technology becomes available late in 2011 along with a new group of Panasonic high-end plasma televisions. Currently names like Sanyo, Philips and Mitsubishi are poised to adopt this technology so that when consumers buy Panasonic 3D glasses they’ll work at an XpanD cinema or a friend’s television set (if they are on one of the compatible platforms).
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Tagged Active 3D Glasses, M3DI, XPAND 3D
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Glasses-Free Samsung 3D TV Not Coming Soon
When Samsung originally revealed plans for a 55” 3D TV that wouldn’t need glasses the implication was that it could be ready within 3 years. However, that claim has now been reined in – with the potential time frame being as much as a decade. Toshiba also claims to be working on glasses-free 3D viewing with the goal of results by years end, but whether that’s realistic remains to be seen. The main problem in getting these systems to work is that the 3D content has to be delivered to 32 different viewing spots for everyone in a room to get the effects. While consumers would applaud the change, the technology simply isn’t user-ready or affordable yet.
3D Technology for the Vending Industry
Coin machine operators may find new opportunities in 3D Technology as a way of delivering advertising. Elixir XES 3D, operating in Hollywood, CA launched the idea at the Amusement Expo in Las Vegas, aiming the display systems at machines placed in hotels, airports, malls and casinos as well as other areas of the amusement industry. The company offers its 3D displays at no cost – instead the contract offers revenue sharing. Better still, these systems are glasses-free. Eventually they plan to produce monitors of this nature for home use.
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Tagged 3D Displays, 3D Vending Machines, Elixir XES 3D, Glasses-Free 3D TV
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Samsung 55″ 3D TV Offers Glasses Free Experience
Glasses-free 3D doesn’t have to live on a small screen. Samsung has a 55” screen that you can view from 9 angles without glasses. The television has an LCD panel that shows stereoscopic images to the viewer’s right and left eyes. If you’re not at the right angle, the view is 2D. Unfortunately, this particular system may not hit the market for 3 years.
3D Glasses Standardization
The Consumer Electronics Association (representing over 2,000 companies) has challenged manufacturers to begin making 3D glasses that will work on any 3D television set. Currently the active shutter glasses sold with brands like Samsung will not work on other 3D systems like Sony. So you can’t just take your glasses over to a bud’s house and enjoy 3D together. This step, if it happens, could provide a boost to 3D sales. Currently Sony, LG, Toshiba and Panasonic are on board with a new interface system, which could also make 3D glasses more affordable.
Samsung Improved Bluetooth 3D Glasses
In an effort to improve on 3D glasses, many of which have proven clunky and not very friendly to consumer budgets, Samsung created a new type of 3D active shutter glasses. The use of Blu-Tooth technology avoids the line-of-sight issues with other 3D glasses. While this model glasses only work with 2011 Samsung 3D High Definition TVs, they weigh in at under an ounce and require no connection for recharging. Price and availability yet to be determined.
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Tagged Active 3D Glasses, Bluetooth 3D Glasses
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LG & Samsung Battle It Out Over 3D Glasses
The executives at Samsung do not believe that 3D glasses can work when you’re laying on your side. LG plans to prove them wrong. Samsung’s 3D glasses technology features active shutters, and they’re hoping to make this an industry standard with the help of Sony and Panasonic.
Meanwhile LG has created film-patterned-retarder technology for their televisions, which eliminates flickers and blurriness. They have the support of Vizio and Toshiba just to name a few. While the 3D effect of glasses diminishes when lying down, it still works. A lot of what drives the commercial success of 3D TVs in this early developmental stage is the ease of use of viewing.