3D-ready TV Mitsubishi, DLP technology, LG, Toshiba, Sony, and Panasonic
3D-ready TV sets are those that can operate in 3D mode (in addition to regular 2D mode), in
conjunction with a set-top-box and LCD shutter glasses, where the TV tells the glasses which eye should see the image being exhibited at the moment, creating a stereoscopic image. These TV sets usually support HDMI 1.4 and (if an LED-backlit LCD Television) a minimum (input and output) refresh rate of 120 Hz; glasses may be sold separately. (These TV sets are high-end and generally include Ethernet, USB player and recorder, Bluetooth and USB Wi-Fi.)
Panasonic already has several sets in the market, like the Panasonic Viera TC-P50VT200 which are 3D capable and come shipped with glasses. It has a retail price of approximately US$2,500. The Samsung UN46C7000 46-Inch 3D TV can be purchased for US$2,000.00 or less. There are numerous, relatively inexpensive models available from a number of manufacturers already in the summer of 2010.
Mitsubishi and Samsung utilize DLP technology from Texas Instruments. As of January 2010, Samsung, LG, Toshiba, Sony, and Panasonic all had plans to introduce 3D capabilities (mostly in higher-end models) in TVs available sometime in 2010. 3D Blu-ray players went on sale in 2010, and Sky began 3D broadcasts in the UK on 3 April 2010. DirecTV broadcasts began with the 2010 FIFA World Cup in June 2010. Samsung began selling the UN55C7000, its first 3D ready TV, late in February 2010, and has released the 8000 series with Smart TV which includes built-in 3D capabilities as well as streaming 3D VOD options in some areas.
Philips was developing 3D television sets that would be available for the consumer market by about 2011 without the need for special glasses (autostereoscopy). However it was canceled due to the slow adoption of customers going from 2D to 3D.
In August 2010, Toshiba announced plans to bring a range of autosteroscopic TVs to market by the end of the year.
The Chinese manufacturer TCL Corporation has developed a 42-inch (110 cm) LCD 3D TV called the TD-42F, which is currently available in China. This model uses a lenticular system and does not require any special glasses (autostereoscopy).
LG, Samsung, Sony, and Philips intend to increase their 3D TV offering with plans to make 3D TV sales account for over 50% of their respective TV distribution offering by 2012. It is expected that the screens will use a mixture of technologies until there is standardisation across the industry. Samsung offers the LED 7000, LCD 750, PDP 7000 TV sets and the Blu-ray 6900.
On June 9, 2010, Panasonic unveiled a 152 inches (390 cm) 3D-capable TV (the largest so far) that will go on sale within 2010. The TV, which is the size of about nine 50-inch TVs.
3D-ready TV sets are those that can operate in 3D mode (in addition to regular 2D mode), in
conjunction with a set-top-box and LCD shutter glasses, where the TV tells the glasses which eye should see the image being exhibited at the moment, creating a stereoscopic image. These TV sets usually support HDMI 1.4 and (if an LED-backlit LCD Television) a minimum (input and output) refresh rate of 120 Hz; glasses may be sold separately. (These TV sets are high-end and generally include Ethernet, USB player and recorder, Bluetooth and USB Wi-Fi.)Panasonic already has several sets in the market, like the Panasonic Viera TC-P50VT200 which are 3D capable and come shipped with glasses. It has a retail price of approximately US$2,500. The Samsung UN46C7000 46-Inch 3D TV can be purchased for US$2,000.00 or less. There are numerous, relatively inexpensive models available from a number of manufacturers already in the summer of 2010.
Mitsubishi and Samsung utilize DLP technology from Texas Instruments. As of January 2010, Samsung, LG, Toshiba, Sony, and Panasonic all had plans to introduce 3D capabilities (mostly in higher-end models) in TVs available sometime in 2010. 3D Blu-ray players went on sale in 2010, and Sky began 3D broadcasts in the UK on 3 April 2010. DirecTV broadcasts began with the 2010 FIFA World Cup in June 2010. Samsung began selling the UN55C7000, its first 3D ready TV, late in February 2010, and has released the 8000 series with Smart TV which includes built-in 3D capabilities as well as streaming 3D VOD options in some areas.
Philips was developing 3D television sets that would be available for the consumer market by about 2011 without the need for special glasses (autostereoscopy). However it was canceled due to the slow adoption of customers going from 2D to 3D.
In August 2010, Toshiba announced plans to bring a range of autosteroscopic TVs to market by the end of the year.
The Chinese manufacturer TCL Corporation has developed a 42-inch (110 cm) LCD 3D TV called the TD-42F, which is currently available in China. This model uses a lenticular system and does not require any special glasses (autostereoscopy).
LG, Samsung, Sony, and Philips intend to increase their 3D TV offering with plans to make 3D TV sales account for over 50% of their respective TV distribution offering by 2012. It is expected that the screens will use a mixture of technologies until there is standardisation across the industry. Samsung offers the LED 7000, LCD 750, PDP 7000 TV sets and the Blu-ray 6900.
On June 9, 2010, Panasonic unveiled a 152 inches (390 cm) 3D-capable TV (the largest so far) that will go on sale within 2010. The TV, which is the size of about nine 50-inch TVs.