3-D TV any news or reviews ?

[tvspecv]

i`ve seen previews on youtube by sony but do these models work normally as a HD ready tv or is it just 3-d anyone enlighten me? i do hear that phillips have made a set that doesn require those horrible glasses.

 

[Andrew Everard]

There's no reason why the TV shouldn't work as a standard HD model, too - in fact, it will have to, as very little material will be available in 3D.

Actually, there's nothing special about the TV itself - it's down to the source component, the software and the specs.

Have seen dems of both 'with specs' and 'no specs' 3D in Japan and Korea last year: the former was striking with some Olympics footage and just plain distracting with a music video and some CGI, but made my wife feel distinctly queasy; the latter looked interesting at first glance, but the 3D effect collapsed as soon as you moved just a smidge off the 'sweet spot' viewing position.

 

[Clare Newsome]

tvspecv:i`ve seen previews on youtube by sony but do these models work normally as a HD ready tv or is it just 3-d anyone enlighten me? i do hear that phillips have made a set that doesn require those horrible glasses.

They may have invested a lot in glasses-free 3D tech, but, as of April, Philips has pulled the plug on its 3D venture

More recently, Panasonic has stressed its commitment to (glasses-enabled) 3D, while Sky is also seriously looking into 3D.

We'll continue to bring you all the news on 3D developments - I expect it to be a big topic at IFA, the next major consumer electronics show. We'll be reporting live from the event in the first week of September.

 

[tvspecv]

is the 3-d image in high-def? and how far is it from the screen giving of the image

 

[Andrew Everard]

Yes, can be in hi-def, but that requires a lot of video bandwidth, as you are effectively sending two images as once.

Not sure how to answer second point: it's not like an image appears to hang in space out in your room: rather you get and impression more depth back from the plane of the screen, and occasionally - the less often the better, IMHO - things appear to leap out of the screen at you.