| From: | Geoff Milnes |
| Date: | 26 Sep 2000 at 00:14:44 |
| Subject: | Re: True 3D |
Hi
>> http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,39005,00.html has a
>> story about a 5inch thick monitor that can display a sort of 3D
>> image. It uses two LCD screens to give depth and so requires two GFX
>> cards or maybe one Matrox card -- is this what Amiga were meaning
>> about killer gfx.
> It doesn't sound very 3d though, with only 2 distances...
> I wonder what happened to the hologram 3d tvs that they were working
> on a couple of years back?
Dunno about TV's but if you want a REAL 3D experience, try the IMAX film 3D
Mania! It had my 21 year old son reaching out to touch objects in front of
him - and before you ask, no he isn't thick but the experience was so real!
Convert this to a large monitor and you never know.
Cheers
Geoff.
Geoff Milnes
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