The advancement of television in recent years has surpassed
many people’s imaginations of the future of entertainment. With large panel TVs
bringing the latest movies and hot new series’ in high definition images and
surround sound, what next is there to boost your viewing pleasure? 3D TV is the
next step in the latest generation of televisions, but is it as truly immersive
as it may sound?
3D television has come a long way from its beginnings as a
sort of pseudo-stereoscopic image that required you to use red and green
glasses to get the full effect. Whilst the technology back then worked quite
well for what it was, the image quality had much to be desired, especially when
it came to colour reproduction.
A Greater Depth to Your Entertainment
Those old red and blue glasses got in the way of the
entertainment, and made 3D television or films something of a fad only
experienced in science museums or the odd cinema that had a special screening.
Nowadays, the technology has advanced far enough that the red and blue glasses
of the past have been done away with.
This new generation of 3D TV means that the 3D images can be
broadcast over an existing digital antenna to give you a truly immersive image
in your own home. A breakthrough in glasses technology means that the images on
screen use an active or polarised shutter display to convey depth perception in
the resulting images.
Polarising Filers, Glasses and Passive Displays
The televisions of today use many different methods to
produce a 3D image, with one popular method being the polarised 3D system. This
system works on the principal of restricting the light that reaches each eye
during a transmission. Two images are shown on the screen at once using
polarising filters, and the glasses that accompany the set use a passive
polariser to bring these images together.
What all of this means is that the latest movies, games and
even regular television shows coming down your digital antenna will be able to
benefit from 3D TV technology. Many cable and satellite broadcasters now offer
3D TV channels that can boost your entertainment experience to the max. Not
only will you be able to enjoy all of the latest films that are available,
other content is also changing the way we watch television.
Sport: A New Dimension in Crowd Participation
Sport has made great leaps into 3D television with FOX Sports broadcasting a life soccer game in 2010, followed by a few other
networks that now provide 3D television channels. 3D TVs have become popular
due in part for their price point. They often are reasonably priced when
compared to a regular HDTV and offer the chance for a more immersive experience
overall.
Whilst this new technology is one that is here to stay, the
future is looking even better when it comes to 3D television. Newer technology
exists that allows people to view 3D television without the need for glasses,
and is expected to come onto the market in the coming years. With this new
level of immersive entertainment, the best television programming is yet to
come!
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