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The future of Displays!
Xiaou2:
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20050417-4816.html
"In other display news, Toshiba recently announced a new 3D display technology that doesn't require special glasses to get the full effect.
According to Toshiba, its technology enables the viewer to experience 3-D images that stand out several centimeters from the display's surface. The technology opens up new application for 3-D displays, including arcade games, e-learning, simulations of buildings and landscapes, and even 3-D menus in restaurants."
Very cool! Check out the links on ars for some interesting pics
too : )
gprime:
If I had 3D vision, I would care ;)
paigeoliver:
My bet is that it will NEVER catch on. Hard to get fundamental changes to such widely deployed technology to catch on. What did it take for color TVs to become the norm? 20+ years after they were introduced? HDTV won't REALLY catch on until they are the same price as normal sets (HD is a TEENY TINY percentage of the market, no matter what the best buy salesman tells you, they are selling 20 regular sets for every HD one). Audio setups more complex than stereo haven't really caught on either.
Lilwolf:
Another company did this and had 20" lcds for like 6k.
I hear they are REALLY cool... but considering the car loan necessary... I'll probably pass.
Hopefully Toshiba bought the technology (or made their own) and will bring it down to an affordable level
JODY:
--- Quote from: paigeoliver on April 18, 2005, 07:41:47 am ---HDTV won't REALLY catch on until they are the same price as normal sets (HD is a TEENY TINY percentage of the market, no matter what the best buy salesman tells you, they are selling 20 regular sets for every HD one).
--- End quote ---
I had a Circuit City salesman tell me the HD big screens were outselling the old sets 10 to 1 when I went to pick up a new 27" JVC regular set. He said he didn't know what regular sets they carried and he didn't go down those isles much anymore. A salesman at Ultimate Electronics flat out told me people were stupid for buying the regular sets. Guess lying and making people feel stupid are now a common sales tactic.
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