At the West Village NYC Samsung Gadget Fest this week Samsung
unveiled a new DLP rear projection high-definition 3-D enabled
television. That’s right – science fiction has come to life in its full
3-D effect. The HD television image looks slightly blurry until
you put on a pair of funny looking high tech LCD shutter glasses that
synchronize with an emitter on top of the television for a true 3-D
clear stereoscopic image of the television broadcast image.
The television operates at 120Hz and broadcasts through an emitter (a
small device that sits on top of the television) at a frequency of 60Hz
per eye, synchronizing with the LCD shutter glasses that offer images
to each eye such that the eyes are unable to detect any split
signal. Thus, for the true 3-D stereoscopic experience the viewer
needs the HD and 3-D enabled DLP TV, a pair of LCD shutter glasses, an
emitter, a proprietary software package that runs on any media
center-ready PC with at least a 2G processor, and a DVI card.
According to Samsung, the DLP HD 3-D televisions are available now,
ranging from $1,400 to $4,500, depending on the size of the screen. The
price of 2 pair of 3-D glasses plus the emitter is approximately $100,
and the proprietary software package is about $50. The PC and 2G
processor are available at various price ranges, as is the DVI
card. Tune in to the Sci-Fi channel and you’re ready to be
terrified by the likes of the Body Snatchers and mad zombies.
More here.