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Texas Instruments 3-D DLP Technology  (Source: Texas Instruments)
Texas Instruments brings us one step closer to 3-D movies and games in our homes

Texas Instruments announced at the CEDIA show its new 3-D DLP technology aimed directly at home theater use. DLP-core technology is able to provide stereoscopic 3-D capability for HDTVs currently on the market.

Texas Instruments says that the extremely fast response and refresh rate of the DLP chip is what allows the addition of third dimension capability.

Adam Kunzman, business manager for DLP HDTV products commented, "We were one of the first out with full high-definition 1080p, the first with high color LED and we are proud of our first with a true no-compromise 3-D HDTV experience for the home." He added, "3-D HDTV viewing is going to further drive interest in big-screen home entertainment."

Both Samsung and Mitsubishi have developed 3-D Ready HDTV models that create a stereo 3-D picture when connected to compatible HDMI/DVI sources. Active Glasses are required to view the 3-D content created by the DLP technology. In addition to 3-D films, the DLP technology is also being developed with an eye towards video games and live event like Football games.

Samsung’s HL-T6189S 61-inch LED engine widescreen DLP HDTV is one of its DLP 3D-ready and features a 10,000:1 contrast ratio, cinema smooth light engine, and Samsung’s DNIe image processor. Pricing and availability information on the Samsung TV isn’t available at this time.

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Shutter Glasses
By ViRGE on 9/6/2007 9:35:14 PM , Rating: 3
Those who do not understand stereoscopic 3D are doomed to repeat it.

TI would need to get a monitor to at least 120hz to be able to get away with this. And even then a fraction of users will still get headaches and overall penetration is going to be low since so many other devices(e.g. LCDs) can't do 120hz to support this technology.




RE: Shutter Glasses
By EidolWays on 9/6/2007 9:46:40 PM , Rating: 3
That's the beauty of it. Samsung's latest DLP TV's do refresh at 120 Hz. So they split they frames.

The problem this tech is going to see is the hurdles you have to jump through to get it. First, you have to have a PC running the right software hooked up to it. This software comes in the set that also includes the 3D glasses and a shutter-syncing beacon that sits atop your TV. It's supposed to cost around $100 for the hardware and $50 for the software, I want to say? It's not cheap or simple, unfortunately. And for those of us who don't have a computer set up in the living room, well...


RE: Shutter Glasses
By Seymourbbuts on 9/6/2007 9:48:17 PM , Rating: 1
The point is that it can't be used on competing technologies. You'll have to buy DLP to get the 3D effects which if I remember correctly can be used with non-3d specialized programming. There are many other things that become possible with this tech than just 3d, but I'm not sure if I'm at liberty to discuss them since it wasn't listed in the article. (I frequently hear proprietary information so I don't discuss it unless it has been previously mentioned.)

This tech has already been demoed, is very possible, and from what I hear does not cause headaches or other ill-affects


RE: Shutter Glasses
By Seymourbbuts on 9/7/2007 11:17:00 PM , Rating: 2
Why was I voted down? If you did so due to "inaccuracies" please explain how I am wrong. My Step-Father works for TI and gives me the inside scoop on many of their latest technologies, this one included. He has been to a demo of the "3D" tech and saw many more things that utilize this tech other than what was in the article.


RE: Shutter Glasses
By peritusONE on 9/7/2007 7:27:58 AM , Rating: 2
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and overall penetration is going to be low since so many other devices(e.g. LCDs) can't do 120hz to support this technology.

Even then, LCD's that do 120hz are just mere months away, or may even start trickling into the market right now. I'm not quite sure of the timetable, since I don't keep up with it, but I know it's sometime very soon.


RE: Shutter Glasses
By jdraughn on 9/7/2007 10:14:42 AM , Rating: 2
I don't see how you can get headaches with LDC since they don't refresh the same way as CRT's. They are going to refresh at the same rate regardless of the source, which is 60/120.

Anyway, I remember like 12 years ago demoing a 3d using polarized lenses on the glasses and the 3d was fantastic. It had a large crane arm come right out of the screen and turn right in front of me. It was very comfortable and not in the least headachy and that was with 12 year old technology.

I think this is going to be a fanastic implementation for getting 3D out on the market. We have to start somewhere and this is leaps and bounds better then blue/red glasses.


RE: Shutter Glasses
By retrospooty on 9/7/2007 10:32:22 AM , Rating: 2
"Those who do not understand stereoscopic 3D are doomed to repeat it."

LOL - classic


It's still not as cool as this.
By GrandMareg on 9/6/2007 9:41:09 PM , Rating: 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2VusJwGTQQ

On a serious note, is there really a demand for 3d televisions? I thought those kinds of broadcasts were pretty rare.




RE: It's still not as cool as this.
By FITCamaro on 9/6/2007 10:02:10 PM , Rating: 2
I'd love to have a 3D TV but I don't want to have to wear glasses for it.


RE: It's still not as cool as this.
By rdeegvainl on 9/7/2007 7:16:24 AM , Rating: 2
3d contacts?


By Blight AC on 9/7/2007 1:38:29 PM , Rating: 1
3D contacts.. LOL!

3D TV would be great.. imagine Pr0N in 3D... Mmmmm... and gaming in 3D.

Course.. the problem with gaming in 3D, is, the double frame nature of it means you'd have to have some impressive hardware to get a smooth framerate out of it. FPS games in 3D would have to run at least 90 FPS, which isn't unfeasible, but 90 FPS would be about the minimum FPS that it would need to crank out.. not the average, or maximum, to keep a smoothish minimum FPS of 45 on fast movement games, like racers.

It's possible, even on less than cutting edge hardware, but then you'd sacrifice IQ, lower resolution, less of that settings to the max deal, which I like so much. It's like running Wii games on your Xbox 360.. but to see the game world in 3D.. for flying, racing and FPS games, that would be pretty sweet.

I was surprised to see a connector on my TV for 3D though, so, maybe this could become mainstream.. I wouldn't mind the glasses so much, I'm not trying to pick up girls while watching 3D movies in my Living Room.


Shutters, ugh
By clemedia on 9/6/2007 10:18:18 PM , Rating: 2
I remember using Metabyte's shutter glasses back in the voodoo2 days. Worked OK except when the scene was bright, the shutter just plainly don't get dark enough to prevent bleed through........not to mention how hard text was to read.




RE: Shutters, ugh
By jtdwab on 9/6/2007 10:51:23 PM , Rating: 2
I remember when the Sega Master System came out years ago and had 3D shutter glasses. Course it was run on a standard TV through a converter so it was running at about 15 frames per side which did give you an illusion of 3D. I only remember a few games using the technology.


RE: Shutters, ugh
By jkostans on 9/7/2007 8:31:07 AM , Rating: 2
I still have a pair of ELSA 3d shutters and every once in a while I'll use them. I find you need a refresh rate of at least 160Hz in order to eliminate the flashing. And ghosting definately sucks, but I would think they could improve the tech if needed to block 99% of the light. I still think if glasses are required, users will be turned off. They need to implement the system they use on LCDs where each eye sees every other column of pixels. This way there is absolutely no ghosting, and no glasses are needed. Unfortuneately this would create many narrow areas where users would be required to sit. Or maybe we just need some brain implants.


I love 3D
By v1001 on 9/7/2007 2:48:18 AM , Rating: 2
I wish 3D would take off more. It really does draw you in that much more. I never understood why it was so sparse and few and far between. So much potential there. Lets hope it takes off more. I saw Monster House in 3D and that was pretty amazing. Apparently that wasn't even made for 3D even. Still impressive.




RE: I love 3D
By Laughing all the way 2220 on 9/7/2007 6:41:02 PM , Rating: 2
Dude! Could you imagine like Lord of the Rings in 3D!!!
Holy $#!^ Batman!- Robin


I'd rather save my money...
By DeepBlue1975 on 9/7/2007 10:11:35 AM , Rating: 2
For holographic tv sets :D
But the fact that they are trying to move to 3d by using "hacks" like this one, tells me that holographic projection is just too damn far away :(




RE: I'd rather save my money...
By wallijonn on 9/10/2007 11:35:09 AM , Rating: 2
"You wanna know why I won't buy a new TV set, Alice?"
"Because I'm waiting for 3-D".
-Ralph Kramden, "The Honeymooners".

Why the promise of 3-D when S.E.D. TV is basically dead, that supposedly when Nanotech (?) decided to sue Toshiba (or was it Samsung or Canon?) Toshiba gave them their $10 million and told them to take their toys and go home, thereby effectively killing the Plasma / LCD killer technology. S.E.D., or laser TV, was supposed to be 32 bit colour, with over a 100,000:1 contrast ratio, more vibrant, and lifelike, etc.

As for 3-D itself, my local PBS does a rudimentary job just by isolating the foreground and matting it against a moving background, thereby giving the illusion of pseudo-3D.


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