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Glasses-free 3D TV from Toshiba in the works
Apart from their high price tags, the need for a pair of active shutter glasses is a major factor slowing down the adoption of 3D TV sets. Jazz them up all you want, but they are in no way convenient, a problem even more pronouncedly uncomfortable for those wearing prescription glasses too.
However, a report from Japanese newspaper Daily Yomiuri insists that Toshiba are diligently working away at a glasses-free 3D set. While the tech giants wouldn't be drawn into any details concerning a precise product, they confirmed that it was a technology they are giving a great deal of attention to in their labs.
Toshiba have already showed a glasses-free 3D display earlier in the year, pictured above. Running at a WVGA 1280×800 resolution, it had 15 degree horizontal viewing angle and may prove to be an early prototype of what has been hinted at by the Yomiuri report.
Toshiba wouldn't be alone in their pursuit of glasses-free 3D either. Philips have already shown off a TV using lenticular technology to produce depth in images without the need for glasses, while Nintendo's hotly anticipated 3DS handheld console makes similar use of lenticular technology.
It's a no-brainer for Toshiba and co to crack 3D sets without glasses. Massive amounts of investment have been thrown at 3D technology for the home, and if glasses are the main gripe leaving consumers sitting on the fence, an alternative can't come soon enough.
Posted by Gerald Lynch on August 24, 2010 4:11 PM
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Samsung considering a 3D OLED TV
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Samsung are again looking to drum up interest in their forever-delayed OLED range. This time Sammy have been talking up the potential of a 3D OLED TV.
Confirming that a large OLED TV screen from their stable was still coming soon, Samsung's Brian Berkeley also said that OLED displays would be perfect for 3D screens due to their high contrast ratios and quick response times. A 3D TV using OLED technology from Samsung could be just "a few years down the line".
Fair enough if Samsung are holding out until they can merge 3D and OLED tech together into one super-TV, but I tremble at the thought of its accompanying price tag. They'd best get their act together if they're to make launching a smaller regular OLED HDTV worthwhile though - rivals Sony and LG both have 14 and 15 inch OLED screens respectively already available on the market, and the last thing an expensive, relatively niche product category like this needs is another competitor.
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Posted by Gerald Lynch on August 24, 2010 10:17 AM
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31 inch LG OLED screen to debut at IFA 2010
LG have confirmed that they will be displaying a 31 inch OLED TV at this year's IFA conference. It will be the largest that the company have produced so far, and while bigger examples exist from the likes of Samsung and Sony, the LG display could be unique in that it may make it to shops before the year is out.
OLED TVs, with their superior contrast ratios, minimal motion blur and svelte sizes, were hailed as the future for TVs when they first popped up on show floors a couple of years back. But the increasing quality of LCD TVs (not to mention the high pricing of OLEDs) has kept them quite the niche product.
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Posted by Gerald Lynch on August 24, 2010 9:56 AM
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Sony update 3D Bravia range with NX713 and NX813 sets
Two new high-end sets have been added to Sony's 3D Bravia range this morning. The NX713 and NX813 3D TVs are yet another two options to bring your PS3 games and (eventually) 3D Blu-rays into the third dimension.
Apart from 100Hz motion processing in the NX713 model and 200Hz processing in the NX813, there's very little to set the two TVs apart. Both sport the monolithic design of the updated Bravia range with dynamic LED backlighting and Sony's Bravia Internet Video services.
The sets also have with an optional designer stand, tilting the screen at the optimal 6 degree angle and squeezing in a 2.1 channel speaker system in the base.
"With 3D capability, the connectivity of BRAVIA Internet Video and stunning monolithic design, the NX713 and NX813 are perfect for people who want both style and performance from their TV," says Christian Brown, Senior Category Marketing Manager, Sony UK.
"More and more people recognize that 3D will play an important part in the future of home entertainment. And with the NX713 and NX813 you'll be safe in the knowledge that you're ready to upgrade to 3D viewing as soon as you decide the time is right.
No price or release date has been set yet for either model, but we'll pass on the info once we get it.
Posted by Gerald Lynch on August 19, 2010 11:03 AM
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2D-to-3D tech headed to Panasonic sets, despite bosses calling it "second rate"
Panasonic's next line of 3D TVs set to hit the US will feature 2D-to-3D conversion abilities, the company have confirmed. Aimed at gamers, the GT25 range will launch across the pond before the end of the year, with the 42-inch version one of the smallest 3D sets currently available.
However, the addition of 2D-to-3D tech doesn't come without some controversy, after Panasonic bosses recently slammed its quality.
Speaking to Home Cinema Choice magazine, Panasonic's VP Bob Perry had said that his company would not be adopting the conversion technology "just as a sushi bar should promise never to serve fake sushi-like food."
Likewise Panasonic Europe's TV chief Fabrice Estornel questioned the conversion tech's ability to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with "real 3D" content: "We don't think it's right to confuse consumers this early on with second-rate conversion technology."
The TC-P42G25 and TC-P50GT25 models are expected to feature in Panasonic's show at next month's IFA conference in Berlin, so expect more details to come in then, as well as word on whether or not the sets will be hitting UK shores.
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Posted by Gerald Lynch on August 18, 2010 12:58 PM
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Samsung's UN65C8000 3D TV is a huge 65 inches in size, might not fit in your house...
Avatar maestro James Cameron himself said that the only way to truly enjoy 3D TV is to get the biggest set you can possibly afford. Well, expect to see the Samsung UN65C8000 in the Titanic helmsman's living room then, as they don't come any bigger than this.
With a 3D LED display a whopping 65 inches across, the set also features a 240Hz refresh rate for silky smooth motion, Samsung's 3D processor built-in and web abilities such as Wi-Fi access to apps like ESPN and Hulu in the USA.
3D TVs of course are still mightily expensive, and a monster screen like this is no exception. You wont get any change from $6,000 (circa £3,830), but Samsung will throw in two pairs of 3D glasses and a 3D Blu-Ray copy of the actually-pretty-good How To Train Your Dragon for your troubles.
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ProVision AXAR2010 streams multiple HDTV signals wirelessly around your home
ProVision, who wowed the CES crowds earlier in the year with their wireless high-def streaming kit, have just lifted the covers off of their potentially game-changing AXAR2010 HD video system.
Though not yet available to buy, the AXAR2010 will allow four separate HD signals to be streamed to multiple sources around the home from a single box.
Using the 5GHz 802.11n wireless standard, four different 1080p HD streams (HD TV channels, Blu-ray, games consoles etc) can be sent to different TV sets around the house. Potentially, the technology could do away with the need for separate set-top boxes per room in a house.
"AXAR software technologies are sold under an IP licensing model and will be integrated into set top boxes, TVs, DVD players and media routers from major consumer electronics manufacturers and multinational OEMs", said Steve Cliffe, CEO of ProVision.
No word on a retail release yet, but ProVision are said to be in talks with distributers on both sides of the pond.
Posted by Gerald Lynch on August 9, 2010 2:35 PM
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