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CES: Vizio Isn't Giving Up on 3D, Thinks 'Glasses Free is the Way to Go'
Vizio showed off a prototype 3D 4K resolution television at CES.
by: Justin Rubio
January 7, 2014 Without a doubt, 3D television technology has been completely eclipsed by 4K TVs at this year's CES, and popular manufacturer Vizio has even gone as far as showcasing an entire new retail line of televisions that do not include 3D capabilities. However, while the company looks to be concentration on the budding 4K market more than anything else, it hasn't completely given up on 3D.
In addition to its new HD and 4K TVs, Vizio also had a proof-of-concept 55-inch 3D television on display at CES that pushed out 4K resolution. But the company is carefully planning out the technology it will use in the televisions, if they ever even reach store shelves."We think glasses-free is the way to go," a Vizio spokesperson told IGN. In fact, the prototype television featured an impressive 14 3D viewing angles. Vizio also said it was working with Dolby 3D technology for its television.
At this point, there's no tentative launch window for a new 3D television from Vizio, but we do know that the company hasn't completely turned its back on the technology, even though its clear the trend is moving towards higher-resolution displays instead.
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A Very Happy New Year – 2014 To All
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For the 3-D community this year there have been many cries that 3-D is dead! Not so! 3-D TV in the US certainly has been suffering. But the sales of 3-D TV has been rising dramatically. All the new 4K TVs, Ultra HD, have 3D as a feature. And our testing of LG’s Ultra HD 84 inch and 65 inch TVs reveal that they do a fantastic job of upscaling HD 3-D. At the public display that we did using 3-D LG ultra HD TVs two were showing 3DGuy’s HD 3-D and one showing 4K3D time lapse. No one in the audience could tell any difference between them. In fact, everyone thought they were all 4K 3-D. In the cinemas the story was no different. The media in the US would have you believe that 3-D is dying. The facts speak for themselves, eight out of 10 of the 10 top grossing movies for 2013 were 3-D. There were also many more bombs in 3-D. The public, having grown more used to 3-D, is being more discerning. You’d better have a good story and good reasons to have a movie in 3D. Just as a gimmick will not do it. And that’s the way it should be. 3-D printing is another hot topic that will get even hotter in 2014. The 3-D guy released the SuperHero 3-D System in December 2013. Utilizing two GoPro Hero 3 or 3+, a software script and hardware, all combined inside of 3-D printed system. It was an instant and somewhat unexpected hit! Orders are pouring in from all over the globe. And glowing reports from users across the board. There is certainly much to look forward to in 2014. Keep the 3-D faith and thanks for reading and watching 3-DGuy.tv.
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UHDTVs
The main thing that TV makers are banking
on, though, is UHD (Ultra High-Definition). By far the best way to get consumers to spend money on a new gadget is to include a revolutionary feature that they can’t get any other way — a fingerprint reader, a high-PPI display, LTE connectivity. The TV industry had hoped that 3D would get households to break their long upgrade cycle, but for a variety of reasons that never happened. UHD, which is often mislabeled as 4K, should be the tech that can finally kickstarts another round of upgrades. Expect to see a lot of smart UHDTVs announced at CES 2014, priced at around $1500. Uptake isn’t expected to huge in 2014, but as the price slips to around $700, we fully expect to see a surge of upgrades comparable to when HD Ready and Full HD TVs started to come down in price.
The sad joke, though, is that despite widespread proliferation of Full HD 1080p TVs you actually consume very little 1080p content. Very few TV stations (cable and satellite) broadcast in 1080p due to bandwidth restrictions, instead opting for 720p or 1080i. 1080p is available in some areas from Netflix, and on Blu-ray discs, but that’s about it. Likewise, despite the arrival of Ultra High Definition TV, you probably won’t be watching UHD content for years to come. Streaming services like Netflix and YouTube will dabble in UHD programming, but there’s currently no optical disc standard that supports 4K, and there is no TV broadcaster anywhere on Earth that has yet laid out a timeline for UHD content. This won’t stop TV makers from advertising UHDTVs like they’re the next must-have gadget, though.