You won’t believe your eyes when 3D TV becomes reality

I’m sitting in Paris and some butterflies are fluttering towards me. Loads of them, perfectly clearly. I could allow one to land on my hand, or catch one of the rose petals being blown towards me - except I can’t, because they’re not real. They’re images on a TV in high definition - and in perfect 3D. They look life-sized and real, and I’m not wearing any silly spectacles other than the ones I wear all the time.

People have been working on convincing 3D without the glasses for a long time and the demo is breathtaking. It’s on a prototype Philips TV, which won’t be available for a while.

The new technology shows actual 3D and it’s impressive. It’s not totally natural; if the camera has focused on the foreground, it’s not possible to focus on the background as there is no clear image there for your eye to pick up. Once you’re used to that it looks perfect. But how quickly will the market embrace it?

via Inside IT: You won’t believe your eyes when 3D TV becomes reality | Technology | The Guardian.