Has MasterImage 3D Created the Best Glasses-Free 3D Yet?
By Rob Scott
August 30, 2011
August 30, 2011
- MasterImage 3D is developing a 3D screen for smartphones and tablets that doesn’t require special glasses.
- The screen uses what the company calls “cell matrix parallax barrier” technology, which it claims is more sophisticated than the autostereoscopic technology currently available.
- GamesBeat lead writer Dean Takahashi points out that the viewing experience is vastly improved as compared to disappointments such as the Nintendo 3DS: “But the glasses-free experience MasterImage 3D has developed is something altogether different. From what I’ve seen so far, it’s going to offer an outstanding 3D experience on smartphones and tablets.”
- Roy Taylor, executive vice president and general manager for MasterImage 3D, demonstrated a working prototype for Takahashi, who was very impressed: “The quality blew me away. On a 4.3-inch WVGA screen, Taylor showed a 3D movie running in stereoscopic 3D. I didn’t need to wear glasses to see the sharp 3D imagery. When I moved my head, it didn’t get blurry. And if I moved my head too far to the side, it gracefully transitioned to a two-dimensional image.”
Topics: 3D, Dean Takahashi, Glasses-Free, MasterImage, MasterImage 3D, Mobile, Phone, Roy Taylor, Smartphone, Stereoscopic, Tablet
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Taylor is betting that mobile devices will help the 3D market take off, and says that manufacturers “are all rushing to do 4.5-inch screens that can do true 720p images.” What do you think?
Taylor is betting that mobile devices will help the 3D market take off, and says that manufacturers “are all rushing to do 4.5-inch screens that can do true 720p images.” What do you think?
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