"Backward-compatible" tech lets video be watched in 2D and 3D simultaneously

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According to just about every consumer electronics manufacturer on the planet, 3D TV is on its way to becoming mainstream – perhaps ultimately even ending up as the norm. That’s not good news for people who experience headaches or motion sickness when watching 3D video, or who simply don’t want to put on a pair of glasses every time they watch TV. Help may be on the way, however ... researchers have now devised a system known as “Backward-compatible Stereo 3D.” It allows some people to put on glasses and watch 3D video in its intended three-dimensional format, while others can watch that same video at the same time, in distortion-free 2D... Continue Reading "Backward-compatible" tech lets video be watched in 2D and 3D simultaneously

Section: Home Entertainment

Tags: 3D TV, Max Planck Institute

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