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^^The screen is going to be too expensive to upscale to a 40 inch tv size, much like lcd was for a long time.



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There already were a phones with 3D and laptops w/ 3D too. Are you living under a rock?



Nintendo haven't developed a thing, they are using technology which was developed by Samsung (I think?).



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megaman79 said:

^^The screen is going to be too expensive to upscale to a 40 inch tv size, much like lcd was for a long time.


My understanding is that cost isn't the issue, rather the way the technology works.  It simply only affords a very narrow viewing angle which is fine on small screens that are going to be right in front of your face but would be no good for large screens which are going to be viewed by multiple people.

If cost was the only issue, surely we would have seen a large screen prototype at one of the tech shows by now.



Joelcool7 said:

When I heard of 3DS and that Nintendo had developed a 3D screen that didn't need glasses I freaked, I had heard that such technology was being implemented in 3D camera's with hit and miss (Some G4 said didn't look at all 3D others looked decent). But when I heard that 3DS hits it right on the button where several camera's apparently failed I was really excited.

As E3 rounded up and hearing all the praise I got to thinking, will other markets adopt this technology. Now according to what I have hear the 3D of 3DS and other non-glasses devices don't work for more then one person at a time or something like that. Many people on this forum and others said using that technology for a big screen TV for example wouldn't work.

But that got me thinking again, what other markets could adopt the technology. Immediatly laptops came to mind as most of the time it is a single person watching the screen it could project images in 3D. Also with movies coming to 3DS I could see laptop's playing 3D movies and viewing 3D pictures.

Then portable 3D players came to mind. We already have tons of portable DVD players availible with usually only a single person or max two watching the screen at a time it could really work good.Lastly phones, only one person looks at the phone at a time so it would be perfect and if a 3D camera was built in people could do 3D video chat.


I call it I-Phone 5G with 3D, Sony's next laptop using 3D and the next time I go out and want to watch a 3D movie on the go I'll take out my 3D Panasonic portable 3D player.

What do you think will other markets quickly adapt after seeing Nintendo's success with non-glasses 3D entertainment?


I hope that other markets quickly adapt. non-glasses 3D seems to be better.



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aragod said:

Nintendo haven't developed a thing, they are using technology which was developed by Samsung (I think?).

It was Sharp.

Nintendo haven't developed a thing, but they're the ones who made business decision and took risks. E3 showing was well-executed, it was hilarious when barely an hour later Sony exec said "put your glasses on" when they were about to show KZ3 in 3D ^_^



" When I heard of 3DS and that Nintendo had developed.." oops gotta stop there...

FYI Nintendo did not develop the autostereoscopic screen it was a technology made by Sharp the maker of cheap Nintendo DS and Sony PSP screens. 

 

 

http://www.examiner.com/x-42789-LA-Technology-Examiner~y2010m4d3-Sharp-unveils-3D-cell-phone-LCD-screens-no-glasses-necessary

 

"Tokyo, Japan – Friday, Sharp Corporation announced at a press conference the creation of a “3D touchscreen LCD featuring the industry’s highest brightness (as measured by cd/m2) that can switch between 2D and 3D modes.” Also stating that “Users [will be able to] view 3D images without the need to wear special glasses.”

"Sharp ditched the glasses by utilizing the technology of parallax barriers for which they hold several patents. A parallax barrier is characterized by alternating transmissive and non-transmissive columns which are aligned with the pixel columns in a given display.

"Such technology up until this point was cost prohibitive to mass produce despite the fact that prototypes have been around since the mid-nineties. For example, in September of 2002, Sharp released a publicly available cell phone in Japan, the SH251iS, with roughly similar innovations, though the news hardly made any waves on U.S. soil. The climate of today is a profoundly different story: after eight years of time coupled with the release of a little-known underground indie film about blue people, our country is practically foaming at the mouth in regards to 3D technologies.

Why Sony has not implemented this technology on big LCD screens?

"The main drawback to the screens Sharp unveiled on Friday is their maximum size, around three inches. While such a small display is unfit for television or computer use, it just so happens to be perfect for cell phones. The LCDs, according to Sharp, are theoretically 600 times faster than current 2D offerings and also can be viewed in 3D seamlessly in either landscape or portrait mode, they also claim to be the brightest of any mobile phone display to date. The above features certainly have the potential to result in some truly revolutionary devices.

and!

Sharp and Sony enter into LCD joint venture

Sharp and Sony on Thursday announced they have entered into a joint venture agreement related to the production and sales of large LCD panels and modules. Sharp's under-construction LCD production plant in Sakai City, Japan was transferred to Sharp Display Products Corporation (SDP) on July 1st, with opening scheduled for October. On December 29th, Sony will invest 10 billion yen ($105 million) into SDP for shares, which will be the first step towards reaching the final 66% Sharp, 34% percent Sony split. This initial investment will make SDP a joint venture company of Sony as well as Sharp.

 

So a no-glasses autostereoscopic PSP screen is also very likely to happen :) Cheers!

 

and it's already mainstream in Japan



Will the PS3 be the first and most successful multi-million selling piracy & hack-free console of all time?


 

 

ghinasky said:

" When I heard of 3DS and that Nintendo had developed.." oops gotta stop there...

FYI Nintendo did not develop the autostereoscopic screen it was a technology made by Sharp the maker of cheap Nintendo DS and Sony PSP screens. 

 

 

http://www.examiner.com/x-42789-LA-Technology-Examiner~y2010m4d3-Sharp-unveils-3D-cell-phone-LCD-screens-no-glasses-necessary

 

"Tokyo, Japan – Friday, Sharp Corporation announced at a press conference the creation of a “3D touchscreen LCD featuring the industry’s highest brightness (as measured by cd/m2) that can switch between 2D and 3D modes.” Also stating that “Users [will be able to] view 3D images without the need to wear special glasses.”

"Sharp ditched the glasses by utilizing the technology of parallax barriers for which they hold several patents. A parallax barrier is characterized by alternating transmissive and non-transmissive columns which are aligned with the pixel columns in a given display.

"Such technology up until this point was cost prohibitive to mass produce despite the fact that prototypes have been around since the mid-nineties. For example, in September of 2002, Sharp released a publicly available cell phone in Japan, the SH251iS, with roughly similar innovations, though the news hardly made any waves on U.S. soil. The climate of today is a profoundly different story: after eight years of time coupled with the release of a little-known underground indie film about blue people, our country is practically foaming at the mouth in regards to 3D technologies.

Why Sony has not implemented this technology on big LCD screens?

"The main drawback to the screens Sharp unveiled on Friday is their maximum size, around three inches. While such a small display is unfit for television or computer use, it just so happens to be perfect for cell phones. The LCDs, according to Sharp, are theoretically 600 times faster than current 2D offerings and also can be viewed in 3D seamlessly in either landscape or portrait mode, they also claim to be the brightest of any mobile phone display to date. The above features certainly have the potential to result in some truly revolutionary devices.

and!

Sharp and Sony enter into LCD joint venture

Sharp and Sony on Thursday announced they have entered into a joint venture agreement related to the production and sales of large LCD panels and modules. Sharp's under-construction LCD production plant in Sakai City, Japan was transferred to Sharp Display Products Corporation (SDP) on July 1st, with opening scheduled for October. On December 29th, Sony will invest 10 billion yen ($105 million) into SDP for shares, which will be the first step towards reaching the final 66% Sharp, 34% percent Sony split. This initial investment will make SDP a joint venture company of Sony as well as Sharp.

 

So a no-glasses autostereoscopic PSP screen is also very likely to happen :) Cheers!

 

and it's already mainstream in Japan

Not necessarily. When Nintendo 3DS launches 3D will be its main aspect. Sony could blatantly rip it off but how would that look on their part. (hint- it would make them look like big followwers) And Sony has already said they have no plans for 3D on future PSP systems.



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theARTIST0017 said:

Not necessarily. When Nintendo 3DS launches 3D will be its main aspect. Sony could blatantly rip it off but how would that look on their part. (hint- it would make them look like big followwers) And Sony has already said they have no plans for 3D on future PSP systems.


When the Wiimote got announced Sony said that it was a gimmick and that they had no intentions on creating a wand like device for motion controls like Nintendo. They said that people wanted a normal controller and that Sony would not be following Nintendo's lead. Yet four years later and whoola you got Move a blatant copy making them look like big followers!



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Joelcool7 said:
theARTIST0017 said:
 

Not necessarily. When Nintendo 3DS launches 3D will be its main aspect. Sony could blatantly rip it off but how would that look on their part. (hint- it would make them look like big followwers) And Sony has already said they have no plans for 3D on future PSP systems.


When the Wiimote got announced Sony said that it was a gimmick and that they had no intentions on creating a wand like device for motion controls like Nintendo. They said that people wanted a normal controller and that Sony would not be following Nintendo's lead. Yet four years later and whoola you got Move a blatant copy making them look like big followers!

touche. Sony's words can't be trusted. They're liars. LIARS.



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nintendo forever . . .