Sony has long defended the use of glasses in its 3D televisions. As one of the first manufacturers to debut 3D televisions, it’s understandable that Sony wanted to stand next to its products despite skepticism from critics. But Sony is facing a bit of a problem. Nintendo has proven that 3D images can be seen with the naked eye in the 3DS. Even though Sony said glasses help to absorb you into the 3D world, it’s now considering leaving 3D glasses behind.
There are 3D televisions that exist without glasses, but they are not on sale for general consumers. They’ve been seen at trade shows away from cameras and the public. According to a report from The Press Association, Sony is working on glasses-free 3D televisions. What’s more shocking is the admission of Sony’s senior vice president, Yoshihisa Ishida, that 3D glasses are not ideal.
“Seeing 3D without glasses is more convenient,” Ishida said. “We must take account of pricing before we can think about when to start offering them.”
Toshiba is also creating its own 3D televisions without glasses. Rumors suggest these televisions will be available before the end of 2010. Though exact prices and specifications haven’t been mentioned, estimates have placed the televisions in the price range of several hundred thousand yen.
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Yeah… now that Toshiba is coming out with their autostereoscopic display!
Plus there is a myriad of technologies out there being tested that would create enhanced TV experience. I've just seen EDS, which adds depth to existing videos and you don't need glasses to see it. (Source: livestation.com/videos)
Glasses free TV's are probably more comfortable but I believe they have 3 big problems:
1. It's going to take a long time until those TV's will be available for the home entertainment system, and my opinion is that waiting for this to happen isn't worse the fun missing.
2. The price of such TV's is considered to be very high (more than a 3D TV and the glasses all together.
3. There is a problem of the viewing angle, so if a ggroup of people are trying to watch a 3D show on a normal size TV there will be some people, depending on their local that won't be able to see 3D.