LG wraps off UK’s first passive 3D TV
With an effort to lower the entry point for 3D TVs, LG has announced the availability of its brand-new passive 47in set, christened as the LD950. The latest display is reported to make use of the cheapest passive 3D technology, which has got something unique to turn the device in different way. Scheduled to be shipped in May for UK, the latest 3D TV has been priced between £1,500 and £2,500.Such meager price makes the device possibly the most lucrative big-screen 3D solutions up till now.
The passive technology is said to allow the LG’s display utilize a few form of overlaying filter, which has been crafted to tweak the light’s vibration coming out from the alternate lines of an image. Selected from polarized glasses, the effect or end results in half of the picture being shot by the left eye and half by the right, produces a 3D effect.
Though considered not to be as visually excellent as active-shutter technology, the LG’s LD950 can be watched through low-priced polarized glasses, out of that four would be packed with the set. The glasses are almost just like those utilized in present 3D cinemas.
Other than its passive 3D functionality, the LD950 is also said to offer up to 1080p full-HD resolution, a USB port, which allows playing of media on external storage devices, 200Hz TruMotion, and four HDMI 1.4 ports, which allows taking total advantage of the Blu-ray 3D specification. So, the latest 3D TV with its 3D technology not only makes the device cost-effective, but functional as well.
The built-in passive technology touts to help the display of LG make use of some type of overlaying filter that’s developed to tweak the vibration light emitting out of the alternate lines of a picture. Chosen out from polarized glasses, the end-results or effect in half the image being captured by the left eye and half by the right, forks out a three-dimensional effect.
Although, the passive technology is not considered as good as an active-shutter technology, but still it allows the LG’s LD950 to be viewed through low-cost polarized glasses, beyond that four are crammed with the set.
