We're still sceptical about the prospect of 3D TV in the home, but the industry continues to plough forward in developing the technology.
At the forefront of progress, Panasonic has today announced the development of a prototype 50in full-HD 3D TV plasma screen that's set to be demonstrated at next week's CEATEC JAPAN 2009.
According to Panasonic, 50in displays are expected to become the most popular size for home theatres, and its 50in 3D TV uses newly-developed high-speed 3D drive technology that enables rapid illumination of pixels while maintaining brightness. That's joined by a "crosstalk reduction technology" designed to minimise the ghosting associated with alternate image displays.
Unfortunately, the core 3D technology is similar to that found in modern-day cinemas, and results in displaying alternate images for the left and right eyes on a frame-by-frame basis. Consequently, in order to achieve the desired effect, users will require a set of "high-precision active shutter glasses" that control "the timing of opening and closing the shutter in synchronisation with the left- and right-eye images" shown on the display.
Previous encounters with shutter glasses have left us with little other than a headache, but here's hoping Panasonic's implementation is better. Do you consider 3D TV to be the next step in home TV broadcasts? Share your thoughts in the HEXUS.community forums.
Official press release: Panasonic Develops 50-inch Full HD 3D PDP and High-Precision Active Shutter Glasses
