Glassesless 3D TV
The main drawback of current 3D TV technology are the necessary glasses. In order for the 3D effect to work, every person needs to be wearing these special glasses. This makes casual viewing less casual of course, you can’t just take place on the couch and start viewing. Another drawback I’ve heard of comes from a totally different perspective. Whenever you are watching a movie with your girl/boyfriend, you lose quite a bit of intimacy. No more staring into his/her eyes is just one of the examples. There is a new technology being developed to fight these drawbacks: Glassesless 3D TV!
Glassesless 3D TV should overcome all these issues. You still get the advantages of 3D TV, but without all the hassle of glasses. One must understand however why this concept is very difficult to achieve. The perception of 3D is due the fact that our eyes are a couple inches apart. Each eye sees a slightly different image and your brain translates this into depth perception and therefore into 3D. In order to make a 3D TV, you need to be able to send different pictures to each eye. The aforementioned glasses do so on regular 3D TV’s. Glassesless 3D TV however needs to come up with a clever way to achieve the same thing. Currently a lot of scientists and engineers are working on this, but it isn’t easy.
If all this wasn’t difficult enough, there is even more added complexity.
The technology should work for all people in the room, each of them being in a different place. Early versions of this technology will probably only work if you are sitting in front of the television on a precise spot. In order for Glassesless 3D TV to break through however, everyone must be able to see the TV, from all angles.
Glassesless 3D TV came into existence because of the re-emergence of 3D technology. The technology has received more positive reception when it was applied to games, films, and television. This is because 3D technology has improved by leaps and bounds to enhance the gaming and viewing experience of the public. While it still has the basic function of providing a three dimensional view, the realism that is presented to the viewer is a farcry from the 3D rendering in the early 1950s. With such impressive outcomes, it became necessary to make 3D widely available to the public in the form that can easily be utilized. Movie theatres and game consoles were the early adopters, and it did not take long for televisions to be given the 3D treatment.
While there is no lack of interest in 3D TV, consumers are not too enthusiastic about wearing ridiculous 3D glasses. This was a big setback because without 3D glasses, manufacturers would not be able to get 3D TV off the ground. Despite this impediment, 3D TVs were launched with lukewarm reception. The immediate workaround is to make 3D glasses look fashionable. It did solve the problem partially, but consumers are still left wanting. This prompted manufacturers to develop Glassesless 3D TV.
The idea was to make monitors that simulate 3D viewing without having to wear awkwardly designed glasses. Glassesless 3D TV provides more depth than the standard TV, which is why the experience is much more immersive. The technology takes advantage of a person’s galvanic skin response, which alters the skin’s ability to conduct electricity when presented by an emotional stimulus, such as fright. This is why when animated characters or objects are shown on 3D TV, viewers are startled, thereby increasing the 3D viewing experience. It won’t be long before Glassesless 3D TV becomes a mainstream product because it makes watching TV even more fun and engaging.
It is clear there are still some technical issues to be sorted out and that these problems won’t be easy to solve. It is expected however, for this technology to be ready by 2015-2020. The first steps to the future have been taken!