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3D TV For The Masses?

Posted by timothy on from the where's-ted-turner-when-you-need-him dept.

scubacuda writes: "Technology Review has an article on new software that could make 3D television a reality. Previously encumbered by an expensive process that takes up to nine cameras per scene, a company called DDD now takes existing 2D film and creates a "depth map" for each frame. A TV that can handle this sort of software rendering currently costs $25K, but DDD estimates that in a few years, a 3D TV could only cost only 20% more than its 2D counterpart."

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  1. Make Billions... by BoxJockey · · Score: 2, Funny

    Quick, Invest in the Playboy Channel!

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  2. There's already 3D Movies! by Devil's+BSD · · Score: 3, Funny

    You can probably go to a lot of theaters and get those goggles to watch a 3D movie. And I'm pretty sure those paper goggle thingys are dirt cheap, and the 3d movie is just made with 2 cameras & projectors instead of 1, so why would it cost $25k to make a funky little algorithm that can handle 2 CRT's and a dime store goggle set?

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  3. My GAWD! by t0qer · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now my favorite pr0n star's cup size is REALLY gonna matter!

    Sorta adds a new dimension that TV will poke your eye out, or was that the red rider bb gun?

  4. but... by llamalicious · · Score: 3, Funny

    my tv already is 3-D.
    I want it to get more 2-D !!!

    :)

  5. Not great for visualizing people by waytoomuchcoffee · · Score: 3, Funny

    While 3d would be a blast for games, or cartoons, has anyone ever SEEN 3d holograms of people? You have a suspension of disbelief when seeing a flat 2d screen -- you don't think of them as 5" tall people. People rendered in 3d break this little fantasy the brain has worked up for itself, and you wind up seeing little moveable dolls.

    Maybe this effect goes away after a while, and someone with experience watching people as 3d holograms for days at a time (if anyone like that exists) can comment.

  6. So let me get this straight.... by telstar · · Score: 3, Funny

    We can define the depth of everything on the screen by setting a start point and an end point and letting the algorithm interpolate everything in-between? And if it's off? You're either going to end up with a stretched, pixelated mess, or a bunch of anorexic midgets flying out of your TV.