14 DAY TRIAL // There has been much talk and work on the 3D display market and it looks like it took less time than one might expect for companies to come up with a glasses-free solution for tablet devices, among other things.
For large format applications, creating an actual 3D screen with no need for special eyewear is a particularly daunting task.
So far, only some prototypes were created, all of them with a limited number of angles from where the 3D can be seen properly.
On smaller displays, there are so-called workarounds, like the one Toshiba employed on a certain laptop that can not only display no-glasses 3D, but even does windowed 3D within 2D.
On the flip side, Toshiba also unveiled a pair of TVs recently, and while they do use a less than common 3D technology, they still need glasses.
It is now reported that a new 3D panel, this time of the 10.1-inch and 7-inch form factors, have been created by Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT).
Regrettably, they have not exactly been detailed in the slightest, which means that users will have to guess at the resolutions and everything else. Just how clear the 3D effect is, likewise, is not elaborated upon.
The 10-inch panels will, obviously, be used in not just tablets, but also netbooks, provided PC and mobile device makers find 3D to be a worthwhile investment in these times.
Meanwhile, the outfit is said to have already begun volume production of 7-inch panels, which should be usable in digital photo frames and handheld game consoles, among other things.
That 3D content exists is not disputed, since TV broadcasts, movies and such definitely are available.
What is more likely to give companies reservations about these displays is the uncertainty over whether or not the price premium is something they can afford to implement.