going 3D, is it worth it?

thingemajib · 6 Jun 2010 at 18:47

personally im going with no. Im not interested in 3d untill they can do it properly without the glasses

paradisiac · 6 Jun 2010 at 20:37

thingemajib said:
personally im going with no. Im not interested in 3d untill they can do it properly without the glasses

i agree that would be ideal, but i reckon thats got to be a good 5 years away.

Orcvader · 6 Jun 2010 at 21:21

Boozebeard said:
This is the best 3d imo!

But ofcourse display manyfacturers would rather you go out and buy brand new spanky televisions than a device the price of a wii controller.

I can see a lot of potential if 3D was done with this!

Marvin · 6 Jun 2010 at 21:35

They can do 3D without glasses already, but they're working on the price...

(They are available though)

sean · 6 Jun 2010 at 21:41

Akempster said:
i believe you can set up two projectors to do this.

If you just wanna do this with your PC you can get away with a £500 720p projector and the nVidia kit. Works really well.

PCM2 · 6 Jun 2010 at 22:08

Marvin said:
They can do 3D without glasses already, but they're working on the price...

(They are available though)

It isn't just the price that's holding such displays (called autostereoscopic) back, unfortunately. The viewing angles and distance you must sit from the screen for the 3D effect to work are currently extremely limited, making them suitable for specialist applications only (mobile displays in particular). When these problems are ironed out the technology will be attractive for monitors - imagine full 3D OLED glory without 3D glasses

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