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It's no secret that consumers have been slow to convert over to the whole 3D display thing. There's plenty of speculation floating around as to why that is, but commonly pointed-to culprits include the cost and inconvenience of those high-tech 3D glasses. With the newly announced Cinema 3D DX2000 monitor, LG's betting that consumers hate 3D glasses rather than 3D pictures. In addition to ditching the shades, the DX2000's glasses-free display adds a new technological twist: it's the first 3D monitor that uses eye-tracking technology.
What's that mean? It means the webcam built into the top of the DX2000's frame will be used for more than harassing your buddies over Skype; it'll also be used by the monitor itself to track your eyes as you shift and move in your seat, Akihabara News reports. The DX2000 will use the information to tweak and adjust the direction and depth of the 3D effect, so that you'll see the best possible picture no matter what angle you're viewing the monitor from.
So far, LG's only announced the South Korean release of the 20-inch monitor; you'll be able to pick it up on the streets of Seoul soon, at the hefty price of 1.29m Won (or around $1,210). Given the lack on programs that support 3D displays, is it worthwhile to drop that kind of cash on the monitor?
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Shalbatana
July 12, 2011 at 2:01pm
3d for games...sometimes, not always.
3d for TV/movies... once every 3 years would be nice.
There are many companies out there spending millions of dollars on technlolgy no one is overly enthusiastic about. It's fun for casual, and I applaud the advancements in tech they keep coming up with, but this isn't the future.
...okay pron...it could be the future of pron.
iceman08
July 12, 2011 at 5:37pm
it could very well be the driving force like it has for most other techs
AGrose
July 12, 2011 at 11:26am
I've been waiting for something like this to comeout, but i'm not owning a monitor that is less than 24" ever again. Hopefully they'll realize it can sell and start making more of them for cheaper.
iceman08
July 12, 2011 at 10:34am
maybe you guys can get some hands on this and see how well the tech works, what the range of vision is, etc
