Is £13,000 glasses-free 3D TV the future?

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Will 3D naysayers be impressed?

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A glasses-free 3D TV measuring an impressive 52 inches has gone on sale in Japan. The Dimenco LCD TV supports full 1080p and, most importantly, 3D vision without the need for glasses.

For specification fans, the set has a 2,000:1 contrast ratio, 8ms response time, 700 nits of brightness, and a 60Hz refresh rate. It all sounds great for playing PS3 games without those awkward glasses, but there's a catch: it currently costs around £13k. It's no surprise that the TV is being targeted at businesses rather than the home consumer, but it's a sign of things to come.

Via Engadget | Impress Watch

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Would you be more interested in 3D if you didn't need to wear special glasses or is 3D in general a gimmick you can live without?

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Woffls@ TomPearson

There's actually a 3D technology that doesn't cause those kinds of problems, it was in Edge this month. The problem with 3D is that we can see what we're supposed to, but the focal length doesn't change according to the depth of the perceived image, so that's why people get headaches. I know that's the case with autostereoscopic 3D, but I'm not sure about the others.

This new technology emits the same light patterns and wavelengths that you'd see from a normal object, so it's supposed to be completely natural.

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The thing about 3D as opposed to HD is that most of these systems are not backwards or cross compatible, so older systems will become redundant. I can still play HD stuff on my 5 year old HDTV because it's just a standard rather than a specific technology.

3D is still spread across different technologies, so that's why I think the adoption rate is going to be low for some time. Yes the initial adoption rate was high, but early adopters are not at all indicative of medium-long term success.
Posted 17:13 on 25 May 2011
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TomPearson

I just seems like such a gimmick. 3D isn't good for our eyes. Personally, I like it for a while, and then I start crying for my 2D back
Posted 16:54 on 25 May 2011
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87Sarah

I don't see the fascination with 3D to be honest. I've never seen a 3D TV though but I'm not that excited about trying one either and 3D movies are not as great as everyone first thought.
Posted 16:43 on 25 May 2011
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pblive@ Woffls

3DTV with glasses seems to be doing pretty well for the TV companies and probably thanks to a big drop in price, cheap 3D Bluray players and Sky TV.
Posted 16:31 on 25 May 2011
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altaranga

At THAT price it had better be the future. I reckon that by around about 2057 inflation will have caught up with that price tag
Posted 16:21 on 25 May 2011
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Woffls

Glasses-free is the only future for 3D, but I don't think the technology is compelling enough for consumers at those kinds of prices. When glasses-free TV hits sub £1,000, then 3D will be relevant in the lounge. Not before then.
Posted 15:34 on 25 May 2011
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mikejosh1978

Well heres hoping the Toshiba ones are a bit cheaper eh ?
Posted 15:15 on 25 May 2011
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pblive

I bet it has a limited vision (a bit like the 3DS) but great news none-the-less. Just have to make sure the sofa is facing dead on and get everyone to sit close together...
Posted 15:05 on 25 May 2011