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Toshiba To Launch No-Glasses 3D TV This Year

Posted by Soulskill on from the harder-to-hold-than-a-3ds dept.

angry tapir writes "Toshiba is readying two 3D televisions that can produce images with the illusion of depth but don't require the user to wear glasses, the company said Monday. It will launch the televisions in Japan in December. Toshiba will offer a 12-inch model and a 20-inch model. They'll cost around ¥120,000 (US$1,430) and ¥240,000 respectively. Toshiba's new TVs have a thin sheet of small lenses in front of the display. This splits light from the screen and sends it to nine points in front of the TV."

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  1. I saw Avatar the other day by BadAnalogyGuy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I know it's really late, but I finally saw Avatar the other day. Of course, I had to watch it in 2D since my home TV is not 3D enabled. You can really tell where they were using 3D for the sake of 3D.

    If we use technology only to show off technology, we can't expect anything interesting to come of it.

    It must have a raisin detre.

    1. Re:I saw Avatar the other day by mkiwi · · Score: 5, Informative

      Sometimes I like raisins, usually inside a cookie. Of course, in French raisin means grape, so you could also somehow be referring to wine.

      Or maybe you meant "raison d'être."

      For the record, I'm fine with either interpretation.

    2. Re:I saw Avatar the other day by Lord+Ender · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Technology for the sake of technology has eventually lead to some really great things. How many people used computers for the sake of computers? Then, eventually, we slung together the Internet and flash video porn. That wouldn't have happened if people weren't using computers long before there was porn to be had.

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  2. Don't get excited by Lucas123 · · Score: 5, Informative

    I was at a Toshiba media event earlier this year and they were very clear that this generation of glassless screens have horrible fields of view and are only good for advertising in public places like airports where, by walking by them, you'll get the 3D effect. It's almost analogous to the old 3D baseball cards where you'd move them and get the illusion of depth.