72-inch 3D display requires no special glasses to be viewed

3D display systems could see a revolution in the making, thanks to Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT), which has collaborated with Victor Company of Japan Ltd to develop a 72-inch 3D display which does not need special 3D glasses and can be viewed with naked eyes. The new technology makes it possible for multiple projectors to project images on the screen from the back. On doing so, it enables 3D representation. The coolest thing about the display has to be the fact that each projector provides a pixel count of 100 million or more. The optical system, alignment of the projectors, and also the way light behaves, the images that can be seen are almost life like.

Price and Availability: It is still in the prototype stage and shall be developed soon. Commercial manufacturing may begin in 2011.

Watch This: Presently, the 3D displays that can be viewed with the naked eye can be viewed only from a limited number of viewpoints. However, the 72″ 3D display does not have such constraints. This could mean major development for gaming and animation industries.

Word around the web:

Geek over at Gearlog says:

“By optimizing alignment of projectors, light on screen could appear as if it’s bouncing off of the 3D image.”

Source: TechOn