3-D HDTV Appears to be on the Way: "A London Guardian article states that 3-dimension HDTV's, which are being developed by Philips and other companies, are on the way and could be ready as early as a year or so.
According to the article, the 3-D images will not require the use of special 3-D glasses/goggles and will appear to be surrounding the viewer.
A Guardian reporter wrote the following after viewing a 3-D HDTV demonstration in Paris: 'I'm sitting in Paris and some butterflies are fluttering towards me. Loads of them, perfectly clearly. I could allow one to land on my hand, or catch one of the rose petals being blown towards me - except I can't, because they're not real. They're images on a TV in high definition - and in perfect 3D. They look life-sized and real, and I'm not wearing any silly spectacles other than the ones I wear all the time.'
The company Orange, which is also working on 3-D, tells the Guardian that the technology works by sending different images to each eye so one eye receives one while the other gets one. The result is to create a 3-dimensional appearance.
The newspaper reports that while the technology is advancing rapidly, there are only two 3-D films in production -- one by James Cameron and the other by Steven Spielberg, both of which are expected to be released in 2009.
The Guardian reports that, because of the complexity of the 3-D set, a prototype Philips 3-D HDTV would now cost $20,500, a price tag that is expected to fall sharply before it actually reaches market."
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