Panasonic: glasses-free 3D TV ‘within five years’
While the war over active versus passive 3D TVs rages on, it could be all but obliterated by the development of an autostereoscopic television which does away with the glasses altogether. Some manufacturers, like Toshiba, have committed to rushing out a glasses-free 3D TV as early as 2012, but Panasonic has now said that it’ll be at least five years before it has an auto-stereoscopic 3D set on the market. Speaking at Intellect’s... Read More
2D or not 2D, that is the question – BBC News
The 3D market is expected to be 25 times the size it is now within four years but many think there is not enough content to warrant buying the equipment. Could “upscaling” 2D content to give it an extra dimension be the answer? Since the release of Avatar – both the most expensive film ever made and the biggest grossing – to great fanfare, some critics are starting to conclude that the 3D cinema has gone a little... Read More
BBC Radio 4 The Media Show – 3D TV at home: Will anyone actually watch it?
The Media Show on Radio 4 (June 21st 2011) The BBC is going to broadcast this year’s Wimbledon finals in 3D and Sky is also investing in 3D programmes and coverage of sporting events. But, despite investment in the technology from broadcasters, a report from Informa suggests that 3D TV will remain a novelty, rarely watched even by those with 3D enabled TVs. To discuss whether anyone will actually be watching programmes in 3D, Steve Hewlett... Read More
