Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/09/28/panasonic_50in_3d_pdp/
Panasonic parades 50in 3D plasma TV
Into homes by 2010
Posted in Hardware, 28th September 2009 12:04 GMT
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Panasonic is on the road towards development of its “full HD 3D system”, following creation of a 50in 3D-capable plasma display.
The screen is still just a prototype, but Panasonic claimed that 50in 3D displays will “become the most popular size for home theatres”.
At IFA in Berlin earlier this month, Panasonic unveiled plans [1] to develop several models of 3D TV. Each will “perfectly complement” the firm’s upcoming range of 3D-capable Blu-ray Disc players to create a “full HD 3D system”, the firm said.
Panasonic’s 50in 3D PDP requires users to wear active-shutter glasses - which create the illusion of 3D by alternately darkening the lenses of over each eye in synchronisation with the display’s refresh rate.
The advantage of active-shutter tech - according to Panasonic - is that each eye receives a 1920 x 1080p image. Other HD 3D display technologies usually just divide the resolution between each eye, meaning neither eye sees a full HD image. “Crosstalk reduction technology” also enables the set to minimise on-screen ghosting, Panasonic claimed.
Europe, North America and Japan could take first deliveries of the 50in 3D PDP next year, Panasonic hinted. ®