Consumer 3D Television Moving Forward

TheSync writes "Hollywood Reporter claims that SMPTE (the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers) will 'establish an industry task force to define the parameters of a mastering standard for 3D content distributed via broadcast, cable, satellite, packaged media and the Internet, and played-out on televisions, computer screens and other tethered displays.' Already, Japanese Nippon BS viewers with Hyundai 3D LCD sets can watch an hour of 3D programming daily. Even your existing DLP TV set might be 3D capable today with the addition of LCD shutter glasses." Reader DaMan1970 makes note of another developing television technology; telescopic pixel displays. "Each pixel consists of 2 opposing mirrors where the primary mirror can change shape under an applied voltage. When the pixel is off, the primary & secondary mirrors are parallel & reflect all of the incoming light back into the light source."

First Use

[Architect_sasyr]

Porn.

Why else would you want a 3D experience?

Re:TV used to be so relaxing

[plasmacutter]

indeed. TV is "noisy wallpaper" to me.

I grew up in a loud household, and silence is uncomfortable.

I will not, however, wear goofy glasses (especially because i wear prescription eyewear as it is) just so jon stewart pops out at me.

Not all porn should be 3D

[Freaky Spook]

Why else would you want a 3D experience?

Goatse and Tub Girl in 2D was disturbing enough.

Re:Format Wars and Standards

[legallyillegal]

I wouldn't buy this until Microsoft submits the standard...

Back in my day we had 1D television....

[EmbeddedJanitor]

... and we were happy!

Re:Back in my day we had 1D television....

[oodaloop]

1D! Oh, to stretch out! Back in MY day, we lived in the 0th dimension and counted ourselves lucky. We didn't even have television. All we did was hang out at the point.

Now if only ...

[krkhan]

... they'd start supporting AIGLX/Xgl, we may have real-time Compiz-Fusion effects! I mean, consider this: Me: *Checking my email* Brother: *Walks into the room* Me: *Shouts* GET THE FUCK OUT OF THERE!! You have stepped in my message box! NO, NOT THERE YOU DUMBASS, that's my 2nd workspace, here *rotates cube* OH DAMN, now you're in the goddamned file manager *Ctrl+Alt+Backspace* Phew, that's better.

Re:Not all porn should be 3D

[amRadioHed]

I'm waiting for tub girl in smell-o-vision.

You're our only hope...

[oodaloop]

Holographic TV, that's just what we need. So millions of geeks can watch Star Wars - and chuckle amusingly to themselves when they see a holograph of a holograph. Someone just shoot me now.

Re:Format Wars and Standards

[utopianfiat]

I wouldn't buy this until the Queen of England knights the inventors...

In related news,...

[LM741N]

great strides are being made in the use of 3-D DRM. Says Chester Smith of the MPAA, we are now faced with 2 more dimensions to the problem, but I am certain we will prevail.

Of course...

[sapphire wyvern]

Of course consumer 3D television is moving forward. Up/down and left/right are already well taken care of by existing 2D television.