3D TV without glasses explained

[Phil Lelyveld comment: This article is an excellent overview of the current state of autostereoscopic (no glasses) 3D display technology.]

Ever wish you could lose the specs and watch a 3D TV without those annoying glasses?

Analysts at Futuresource Consulting predict that by 2011 the UK will have more 3D TVs than the current front-runners, France and Germany, with one in three homes 3D Ready by 2014 – and a staggering 50 per cent by 2015.

That’s an awful lot of 3D glasses – and at £100 a pop, it’s a serious complaint about the 3D home experience. The solution, of course, is a 3D TV without glasses.

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“Nine views is the current standard, but coming down the pike is 15 views, though that will require more processing and a meaty chip,” says Foster. “It has been suggested that a large screen auto stereoscopic 3D TV could need up to 100 views.”

Exactly how camera rigs would be able to film from that many viewpoints is anyone’s guess.

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