Look, we've seen an awful lot of HDTVs in our day -- one lap around the average CEDIA show floor makes your local Best Buy look awfully small -- and to this day we've yet to put our peepers on a more stunning set than Mitsubishi's LaserVue HDTV. Sure, it's fat, ugly and expensive, but the image is otherworldly. Before Mitsu can even take the logical next step, a California startup has arisen to introduce what it calls the world's first laser-based 3D HDTV. We're talking 1080p 3D like you've never seen before, with CTO Edmund Sandberg noting that this production is smoother than RealD, Dolby, film and pretty much every other 3D solution. The secret here is in the speed; this set is so fast that the image "no longer needs to flash from one eye to the other," and no flashing should equate to no headaches. Too bad there's no planned release date, but we're still cautiously optimistic for a sneak peek (in addition to the video past the break) at CES 2010.
3D HDTV seems so cool, but a part of me can't ignore how much of a gimmick it sounds. Just look at how few people have HDTVs in America, and of those people who have 1080p HDTVs. The market for people to take an ever further step and get into a 3D HDTV just seems so small for companies to actually try and get these to market.
The real money seems to be in a way for people to take their existing HDTVs and get them to be 3D. That's a motherload, without having to get people to dig into their pocket for thousands of dollars.
I fully expect the next version of the xbox and playstation to advertise 3d support heavily. In the same way that the 360 and PS3 sold quite a few HDTVs, I think the next gen with 3d support will help launch 3d tv's. I'm guessing they should be able to add 3d support to many old titles at the same time. But I don't think you'll be able to get proper 3d out of the current gen consoles.
Note: I'm a Wii owner and PC gamer, but I've been quite tempted by the 360, especially since NetflixHD and stuff was added. But at this point in the consoles life, I'll just wait for the next gen.
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posted Sep 17th 2009 8:48AM
Ummm . . . that was WOZ kickin' it with HDI crowd. Well he is a insane fan of lasers.
Good for them. Now let's get rid of the damn glasses.
Sweet. I almost forgot about LaserVue. I want.
yawn
3D HDTV seems so cool, but a part of me can't ignore how much of a gimmick it sounds. Just look at how few people have HDTVs in America, and of those people who have 1080p HDTVs. The market for people to take an ever further step and get into a 3D HDTV just seems so small for companies to actually try and get these to market.
The real money seems to be in a way for people to take their existing HDTVs and get them to be 3D. That's a motherload, without having to get people to dig into their pocket for thousands of dollars.
Chance Stevens,
Editor, http://www.hdtvbeat.com
I wonder if it would work for video games (Xbox 360 or playstation 3) imagine Gears of War, Call of duty in 3d.
I fully expect the next version of the xbox and playstation to advertise 3d support heavily. In the same way that the 360 and PS3 sold quite a few HDTVs, I think the next gen with 3d support will help launch 3d tv's. I'm guessing they should be able to add 3d support to many old titles at the same time. But I don't think you'll be able to get proper 3d out of the current gen consoles.
Note: I'm a Wii owner and PC gamer, but I've been quite tempted by the 360, especially since NetflixHD and stuff was added. But at this point in the consoles life, I'll just wait for the next gen.
I thought the 'Techron' ad at the beginning was the 3D demo...*sadly disappointed*