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08/11/2004, 1:20am, EDT

Wednesday, August 11th

Sharp debuts new LCD display with 3D technology

Sharp has introduced its first stand-alone display that features Sharp's 3D LCD Technology. The 15-inch Sharp LL-151-3D display delivers "eye-popping 3D images to the naked eye, and can be easily switched between 2D and 3D viewing for standard applications," according to the company. The display offers a realistic sense of depth and presence without the use of special glasses. It features a 370-nit brightness and 500:1 contrast ratio as well as color management functions compatible with the "sRGB" international standard, a slide system for height adjustment and a 90-degree swivel stand. It is available for $1,500.

Sharp says that using a parallax barrier, light from the LCD is divided so that different patterns reach the viewer's left and right eyes. The direction in which light leaves the display is controlled so that the left and right eyes see different images. When centered in front of the display, each eye receives the correct visual information for the brain to process."


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Great.
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08/11, 1:39am, EDT
This will take porn to a whole new level.

Oh! My eye!
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Viewing angle
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08/11, 1:51am, EDT
hmmm, it says that you need to be centered to see it properly. I wonder what the viewing angle is for 3d. The site says 130 and 115 degrees, which seems kindof high. I would have thought it would be much narrower than that.
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G5 iMac?
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08/11, 2:56am, EDT
This must be why the G5 iMac was delayed, right? It'll come equipped with one of these?

Of course I'm joking. But does this work with current 3D apps or will it require things to be written in a whole new way? Could an update to OpenGL on the system level make all existing OpenGL apps work with it? If not, it may be a long time before we see any real use for this.
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