Lilwolf,
The other company used a technology that was limited in how far away you were from the screen, and in feild of view.
This technology is sick. It actually produced an image by shining light rays in all direction from that image point. This way, you see the image
in all direction - in 3d space. If you look at the majong pictures... the middle, you can see certain sides or faces that you can not see when the screen was rotated as seen on the 3rd picture.
I have no clue as to how they could make something like this work. Well, partial... but my brain just goes overload with 'impossible' : )
My guess is that to gather the images for broadcasts... they would have to have some other type of camera system. Maybe its some sorta infered system which captures the actual beams of lightrays from all directions?!
Paige... Main reasons color sets didnt take hold right away are many
1) lower population levels
2) only 3 channels
3) tv want that big of a deal as it is today
4) maybe little color content?
5) costs took long time to drop
6) there were no home computers that could use it
Look at Dvd players and VCRs. Both these came in and BAM! Millions
sold everywhere.
I also disagree about the HDTV stuff too. Most intelligent people will ask to see which tvs are better. In doing so, and finding out that the regular tvs will not function soon into the future - in sure they would choose hdtv. However, price is still an issue - and so is the fact that there still isnt full dominating broadcasts in it yet.
Coupled with the fact that they will stop making standard tvs in very little time - if it hasnt happened already... they will basically force you into the new standard technology.
I do agree that 3d displays are a hard sell. Mostly cause many only think 3d is that old style red/blue images. Anyone whos seen an Imax 3d movie can attest to how cool the effect is - and would love if all movies were filmed in true 3d.
It will take a push from people to ask for 3d to become a standard... and it will take people to develop enough content for it to become a needed thing.
3d has been problematic in that the technology dosnt adapt well with standard equipment. IE: glasses, special projectors..ect. This display might help solve those.
Still, when Imax can send an image 3ft from your face... it really makes you hope for something just as good if not even better : )
PC wise - this technology would be perfect for. Imagine building a 3d model... but being able to clearly see its depth while building it. Imagine playing a game of Rollercoaster Tycoon, and seeing the coasters pop in and right out of the screen.
In emulaiton... things like 3d mirror artwork should work great.
3d cabinets... 3d controler pics... so much more.
And 3d games are that much more real.