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Toshiba preparing glasses-free 3D TVs for Christmas
According to Japanese newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun, the manufacturer is cooking up the world's first glasses-free 3D television. The company has developed a "new" system that emits rays of light from various angles, forgoing the customary spectacles. This isn't the first time we've heard of a glasses-free 3D display, of course. Nintendo's next-generation handheld console, the 3DS, will also feature such a screen -- albeit much smaller than full-fledged TVs
Toshiba supposedly plans to ship three different models before Christmas and unsurprisingly, they'll reside in the several-thousand-dollar territory. When pinged for a comment, the company said it wasn't ready to make an announcement.
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princeton
on August 24, 2010 2:44 PM |
Oh wow. I missed the word glasses in the title and I thought it was some sort of joke. Anyway I'm not going to invest in a screen I can't watch for more than 30min without having eye strain and a headache. |
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Timonius
on August 24, 2010 2:51 PM |
on the plus side if this new technology gets people watching less and out and more active, I'm all for it |
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Richy2k9
on August 24, 2010 3:24 PM |
hello ... 3D is bound to happen & i said it would take a few years to get it mainstream, now it has begun cheers! |
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TomSEA
on August 24, 2010 4:12 PM |
I'll believe it when I see it (pun intended). |
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Guest
on August 24, 2010 5:48 PM |
I'm not going to invest in a screen I can't watch for more than 30min without having eye strain and a headache. Yeah, but you won't have that problem with the glasses free tv. I've demoed a few tv's at best buy and the glasses were indeed a turn off (some od them VERY uncomfortible. All 3-D does for regular programing is it adds more depth. It's not like the 3-D in the movies where it's all in your face. Regular tv programming just has more depth to it. It's REALLY nice and cool looking, and I wouldn't mind buying one when the price comes down. But as for the tv's that require glasses, no thanks. They're expensive, ugly, uncomfortable, and the shutter glasses require you to watch tv in a darkened room (I was using them in the store and the area around the tv which was white was flashing from the shuttering of the glasses...very annoying and irritating to the eye). |
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tengeta
on August 24, 2010 6:55 PM |
First off it isn't 3D until you don't need glasses, its just an illusion. This promise has been made a lot over the past year with next to no result, so its time to step up with some results if they want consumers to actually get excited. |
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Burty117
on August 25, 2010 7:02 AM |
Agree with the post above and Toms. I will believe it when I see it. Which some how, I feel this may just fall short. |
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Richy2k9
on August 25, 2010 4:30 PM |
hello ... Do I need to run & pre-order some 3D blu-rays off HD Movie source !? cheers! |
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