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3D Flat Panel With No Glasses

Posted by timothy on from the my-flat-panel-has-no-glasses dept.

m4c north writes "From Japan Today: 'Toshiba Corp said Friday it has developed a brand-new flat-display that allows viewers to see three-dimensional images without using special glasses. The display is expected to be applied to arcade games, virtual menus at restaurants and simulations of buildings and landscapes. The company said it aims to commercialize the display within two years.' JCN Network offers a few more details than Japan Today's rather short summary. And Toshiba's [toshiba.co.jp] press release has some simple figures. Maybe pinball will make a comeback!"

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  1. 3D Display by kabz · · Score: 5, Funny

    I dunno about pinball, but we could have some rocking porn.

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  2. Is this new? by tolan-b · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I thought there'd been monitors out that do this for a while? Wasn't there a laptop with this tech?

  3. Been done by keyframe · · Score: 5, Informative

    Sharp has had 3D Displays that don't require glasses for some time now.

  4. Not the same as Sharp by eXzite · · Score: 5, Informative

    If you RTFA, it becomes evident that this display technology isn't the same as Sharp's 3D LCD. Sharp's display requires you to be in center of the display, and at a certain distance, and the 3D effect works by projecting steroscopic images at each eye. They direct two different screen images essentially, but it's still the same old trick, just without glasses, instead, a diffusion filter angles the output to each eye.

    From this article, it seems as if each pixel is a microlens that redirects the display to your two eyes on a per-lightwave basis. This obviously allows a much wider viewing angle, and for multiple viewers, while still creating the illusion of depth.

  5. Vision impairments by XorNand · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I have 20/400 vision in my left eye. Because of that, I perceive almost everything with my right eye. As a kid, this made taskes such as hitting a baseball or catching a football exceedingly difficult because I have piss-poor depth perception. It almost made those red & blue "3D" movies pointless for me. Will this mean that I can't read any informational displays that use this type of tech in the future?

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