PCWorld is reporting that Toshiba is going to launch a No-Glasses (Autostereoscopic) 3D Monitor this year in Japan.
As readers of this blog might know, their are two different ways to achieve a "no-glasses" 3D effect. Both methods are by placing a screen over your monitor. The different types of screens are: a parralax barrier, or a lenticular overlay.
A video of Toshiba's new consumer autostereoscopic 3D monitor is on YouTube here:
It is not directly stated which type of autostereoscopic display this consumer monitor is, but PCWorld says, "Toshiba's new TVs have a thin sheet of small lenses in front of the display," which implies that it is a "lens" which implies that it is a lenticular lens.
I create autostereoscopic 3D media with the AudioVisual company, APCO AV, using lenticualr-based autostereoscopic lenses, and tools from 3D International Europe GmbH, formerly Visumotion.
Ben Hale
Orlando, FL
Read the PCWorld article here.
Hi, I am an Boston University MBA student currently doing a market research project for a class on the autostereoscopic 3D monitor industry. This is really an interesting and promising industry. And your blog and the links helped me a lot with some background information.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if it is possible that I can e-mail you and discuss a little bit more about the supply chain of industry?
My e-mail is: mattho@bu.edu
Thanks
Yes the Toshiba displays look really interesting. If you get any more info on number of views they use, base resolution of the displays etc please let us know! I make photo content for multiview displays with a multicamera SDM Canon TX1 rig and Im hoping the Toshiba can be used for them -- I use an old 4d-Vision screen at the moment (but have used a newer Newsight and a prototype VR21 display for them.)
ReplyDeleteIve developed a mirror box rig my TX1 array too
so I can photograph subjects with more extreme depth for autostereo displays. The limited depth budget of multiview displays is one of the main obstacles to future mass adoption I think.
Mediavr