14 DAY TRIAL // As the population of the Earth may know by now, 3D has become quite a hit after movies started being rendered in this display mode, and it seems that a company known as Sunny Ocean has actually moved quite a few steps closer to the dream of a 3D display that requires no glasses for viewing.
Not too many days ago, Samsung likely caused some waves on the display market when it revealed the existence of its UN65C8000.
This HDTV is noteworthy through the fact that it not only supports 3D at refresh rates of 240Hz, but because of its sheer screen size of 65 inches.
Nevertheless, even Samsung was not able to boast of having overcome the need for 3D glasses, which makes Sunny Ocean's invention intriguing, especially considering that its size is actually larger as well.
Granted, the company did not release a stand alone display, more of a video wall system that measures a full 84 inches in diagonal.
This solution show 3D footage without the need for either active shutter or passive polarized glasses that normal 3D monitors and TVs depend on.
Granted, the invention does not appear to be perfect, since the 3D itself is 'only' visible from several points in a room, but the lack of glasses itself is a huge step forward.
According to the official press release, the wall system has already been demonstrated at the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore.
Obviously, the display size alone excludes it as a home solution, making it more of a screen suited for large spaces and public venues. International sales and distribution agreements will supposedly be in place at IFA Berlin in September.
Those that have been keeping track of the developments on the glasses-free 3D front may also remember that Sunny Ocean also showed off such an unfettered 3D projector at CeBIT 2010, back in June.
UPDATE:
Clarificafion: That Samsung did not overcome the need for 3D glasses does not imply that it didn't demonstrate any glasses-free displays (it did, several times in the past), but that it has not come up with a 'perfect' solution. The point was that, like Samsung, Sunny Ocean is getting closer to that goal.