Three-dimensional cinema has been around since the 1920’s, but soon we could be watching 3D entertainment from our lounge rooms, without those flattering glasses. Television manufacturers are now looking at three-dimensional television as the next frontier in home entertainment. Enterprise Strategy Group analyst Mark Peters says the glasses aren’t appropriate for day-to-day viewing, due to the lack of comfort and usability.
The latest developments see a new screen, which uses a series of small ridges to display a 3D picture similar to hologram cards. Peters did note that watching a 3D picture requires a little more effort than regular TV viewing;
There are ’sweet spots’, so you have to sit within a narrow range, about 60 degrees, and there are a number of sweet spots where you get the effect and but if you move your head a bit it goes away again.
[via ABC News Australia]
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