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Sony has unveiled a new compact monitor that displays 3D visuals without the need for glasses. Priced at an estimated 54,000 yen, it reportedly makes characters look as though they’ve been “summoned” onto your desktop. On 5ch’s Hardware & Industry (Geha) board, skeptical voices invoking the failed rollouts of 3D TVs and the Nintendo 3DS’s glasses-free 3D feature mixed with astonished reactions to footage that genuinely appeared to pop out of the screen. While many praised Sony’s technical prowess, some pointed out that it remains unclear whether this technology will ever make its way into a PlayStation.
Sony unveils new compact monitor capable of “glasses-free 3D viewing.” Priced at an estimated 54,000 yen, it can “summon” characters onto your desktop
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What people said
That's because those needed glasses
Re: #4
3D TVs died instantly because they didn't put the feature on every TV
A boomerang that took a REALLY long time to come back around lol
Setting console-war arguments aside, this just feels like good old Japanese tech and it puts me in a good mood.
The monitor was smaller than I expected, but it still has real presence for its size.
That said, knowing Sony and how little its divisions talk to each other,
I seriously doubt this tech will ever make it into a PlayStation
The difference in viewing distance between your two eyes affects this, so I'd guess a large glasses-free 3D monitor just isn't possible?
Was there actually a 3D Xperia?
I know Sharp made one, but…
It's just that actually playing games on it was tiring.
Maybe glasses-free 3D is best suited for use as a display piece/objet rather than for gaming
This seems pointless
how does that even work?
Probably needs the optional side panels for that
That's probably just a promotional mockup image
Apparently they're putting it on display in Ginza and Nagoya, I'll go check it out if I get the chance
That's near my workplace, might swing by and take a look sometime
It'll look different even if you're not a believer
But partway through, I saw something genuinely pop out of the screen and it blew my mind. What kind of tech is this?
Because Sony-kun always loses the plot right at that step
There was a piece of junk called the 3DS that lost the plot exactly like that
Background and Key Points of the Debate
Glasses-free 3D is a technology that uses parallax between the eyes to recreate a sense of depth. There are past commercial examples such as the Nintendo 3DS (2011) and glasses-based 3D TVs, but none of them became major hits. How the effect looks tends to shift depending on viewing position and screen size, and the thread raised the point that “glasses-free 3D on a large monitor is probably difficult, given the difference in viewing distance between a person’s two eyes.” This new product is slated to be shown as a working demo unit at Sony Store locations in Ginza and Nagoya. Separate from views on the technology itself, the thread’s split in opinion largely comes down to the fact that users who remember how past 3D devices failed to catch on tend to take a more cautious view of this product’s commercial chances.
*This article has been excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hardware & Industry [Geha]) thread “[Sad News for “Nishi” (derogatory slang for Nintendo fanboys)] Sony unveils new compact monitor capable of “glasses-free 3D viewing.” Priced at an estimated 54,000 yen.”
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