Seeing that Philips, Toshiba and Sharp are all set to float new televisions with 3D on screen images within two to three years, debate over ‘whether 3D TV will be able outshine HDTV or not’ is becoming more intense all over the places.
As far as HDTV is concerned, at present, it is holding the top position in the market with all the latest technology and perfection-personified clarity of picture and images, whereas, 3D TV sets, which is a combination of advanced technology and old-fashioned brain trickery, will surely pop your eyes with its special effect that make you feel things floating out of your sets.
To quote Swillens on 3D TV:
What is happening, technically, is that the lens is basically making sure the two eyes of us are seeing different parts of the screen. So the lens makes sure the left eye sees a certain set of pixels and the right eye another set of pixels and if the electronics makes sure the right images are there, the brain does the rest and creates a 3D experience.
Video gamers could be the initial target audience for 3D TVs. The advantage of that is that the game is already 3D but at the end the picture is shown on a 2D display. On our product, you can experience it in 3D and have a much more immersive experience. So in that sense, we believe games will be one of the first factors to bring this forward.
For now, the 3D displays are sold commercially for more than $12,000 but, in future, we can expect cut down price consumer models. I am not fully convinced whether manufacturers of 3D TV will be able to reduce the cost as close to HDTV. It would be too early to come to any firm decision. Better to wait and watch.
Via: tvpredictions
