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Sharp's Double-View LCD TV

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the now-that's-just-crazy dept.

HaloPhreak writes "Sharp has released that they will soon release products that will "allow viewers sitting to the right and left of a screen to watch different channels." This is a new breakthrough in LCD technology my the industry-leading LCD manufacturer. In the article by Reuters, more than just television use is anticipated for this new technology. According to the article, laptops, ATM's, PDA's, cellphones, and even billboards you see in malls could use this technology."

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  1. The article by onion2k · · Score: 4, Informative

    The actual article.

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  2. From TFA... by Otto · · Score: 5, Informative

    From TFA:

    Katayama acknowledged that sound would be an issue. He said directional speakers were one possibility in the future but earphones would be the most likely option at present.

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  3. Simple Solution... by GFLPraxis · · Score: 4, Informative

    A simple solution to that. I was watching the former TechTV a while back (rest in peace :( ) and I remember seeing in "Invent This!" a rich guy who ran a small company who had developed a directional speaker. You could only hear it if it was directly pointed towards you.

    Combine this directional TV with these speakers and bam, each person sees AND hears different things.

    1. Re:Simple Solution... by Mahou · · Score: 4, Informative

      are you talking about something similar to this popular science article?

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