3D TV, the science in a nutshell.
With the use of both our eyes, we have the facility to see 3D images. This is known as stereoscopic vision. 3D movies are accomplished by supplying each of our eyes with a different image. These two flat images are then processed by your brain and depending on the technology can appear three-dimensional.
Philips' 3D lenticular technology
At a recent conference in Manhattan a woman within a perfectly flat, 42-inch LCD screen tossed a handful of rose petals out of the screen, they then floated in the air out of
the 3D TV creating a very believable 3D Illusion without the need of wearing those silly 3D Glasses as in the case of DLP® 3-D HDTV Technology.
DLP® 3-D HDTV technology works by generating an independent view for the left and right eye. These views are then transmitted optically to the shutter glasses that are worn by the viewer. The shutter glasses process the signal and control the shutter for each eye, insuring that the correct image is displayed for the left and right eye.
Philips’ have developed a new range of 3D televisions that generate a slightly different image to the left and right eye which results in a very believable stereoscopic view. Philips' WOWvx technology is accomplished by incorporating microscopic lenses over each of the millions of red, green and blue sub pixels that make up an LCD or plasma screen. The lenses cause each sub pixel to project light at one of nine angles fanning out in front of the display. From almost any location, a viewer catches a different image in each eye. 
On the other hand - Sharp Electronics have developed an LCD display that projects just two views, requiring the viewer to sit perfectly still in front of the screen. With the Philips technology, viewers can move around without losing much of the effect one set of left/right views slips into another, with just a slight double-vision effect in the transitions.
The Philips' 3D TV is based on a High Definition panel and thus enables great picture quality in both 2D and 3D mode.
Product Features:
Exciting out-of-screen true stereoscopic effects immediately grab the attention of the viewer.
Autostereoscopic display:
no need for 3D glasses
multiple users experience 3D at the same time
large 3D viewing zone.
Multi-view lenticular technology:
full brightness and full contrast
true colour representation.
High quality 3D and 2D mode:
2D high-definition video playback
autosensing between 2D and 3D mode.
End-to-end system solution from content creation to visualization:
integrated intelligent signal processing
flexible 3D data format through 2D-plus-depth
3D application performance and distribution bandwidth close to 2D
3D content enabling products (optional):
OpenGL Vizualizer and Control
Real-time stereoscopic video to 3D conversion (in development, please contact for more info)
Plugin-ins for popular 3D animation software available (3DSMax)
Semi-automatic 2D to 3D conversion post-processing software (in development, please contact for more info)
If you have £6,750 lying around, then you can purchase a 3D TV today, however like all new technology, it wont be long until these televisions are sold at your local Currys store for a couple of hundred pounds.
