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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. Is this a joke? by jasno · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Ok, its been.. what? 15 years? since they started talking about HDTV? And you expect the people who can't even agree on a simple hi-def format to adopt and commercialize this?

    Hehe.. ok. I'll put this in the pile with all of the other schemes that are "only 5 years away".

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