Using its High Definition set top box attached to a Hyundai 3D enabled TV, Sky have demonstrated a 3D TV system designed to be delivered direct to UK homes.
Sky's 3D system works on the same principle as IMAX 3D technology. Polarising glasses filter one of two slightly different images (one for each eye), fooling the brain into thinking it is viewing an image in three dimensions.
It is difficult at this moment in time to judge whether or not Sky are serious about introducing a 3D system for consumers. Interest in 3D has ebbed and flowed for a good few years now and Sky might just be judging consumer interest along with the latest wave of manufacturer interest. LG, Philips, JVC and Panasonic are all working on 3D systems in some shape or form.
Sky have been filming a number of sporting events in 2008 with purpose built 3D cameras. Although you need the special 3D glasses the technology works with an unmodified Sky HD box. 3D TV's are not currently available in the UK although a number of manufacturers plan to exhibit the technology at this January's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.
Early indications are that Sky's 3D technology works well but needs refinement. Concentrated on screen action such as a boxing match gives a genuine 3D effect which is somewhat lost when the viewer needs to appreciate the whole screen when viewing a football or rugby match for example.
Sky have introduced an intriguing solution to 3D technology in the home but it remains to be seen whether the technology will become the next big thing in consumer electronics or just another technological blind alley.
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