http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/ Engadget Comments for Toshiba's Cell TV hands-on at CES http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/Jan 6th 2010 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/Jan 6th 2010 2:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/indeed. ]]>Jan 6th 2010 2:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/Jan 6th 2010 2:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/
Proper 2D to 3D conversion would require multiple passes of the content and human interaction. It's basically glorified colorization and obviously needs a human to supervise the transition.

The most you can expect from a TV making this claim is perhaps that some kind of motion estimator that kicks in during pan / zoom operations and makes some very crude estimation of depth and then starts assigning depth using some crude posterization technique. The rest of the time it can't do squat and will have to revert to 2D.

I expect the effect will look pretty abysmal for the most part, although it might impart an acceptable effect in controlled circumstances such as cameras tracking football games from the side.

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The cell can't make up for the fact that you have lousy vision...

Oh wait, you meant 3D glasses...]]>Jan 6th 2010 2:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/Jan 6th 2010 2:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/Jan 6th 2010 2:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/Jan 6th 2010 2:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/
Yes. It was in the press release posted about this TV earlier.]]>Jan 6th 2010 2:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/Jan 6th 2010 2:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/
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cool story, bro.]]>Jan 6th 2010 5:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/Jan 6th 2010 2:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/Jan 6th 2010 2:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/
Novelty like color was an incremental increase in picture quality. Novelty like HD was in incremental increase in picture quality. Novelty like DVD was an incremental increase in picture quality over VHS. 3D is an incremental increase over 2D, and just like the color picture, DVDs, and HD it is entirely optional.

Nahvulty Threeeee D. Derp derp derp.]]>Jan 6th 2010 2:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/
I think the issue most people have is the addition of the rather cumbersome glasses. All the other things you mentioned didn't involve anything like that. I like the 3D in small doses (e.g. like the occasional movie at the theater), but having to have a bunch of glasses laying around the house for family and visitors isn't exactly appealing in any way.]]>Jan 6th 2010 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/
As long as 3D requires glasses, and makes it look like you're watching miniatures play acting in a terrarium, it'll be a novelty. Once the glasses are out of the equation, then I'll be interested.

Even then they have to get past that "moving diorama" effect, which makes everything seem smaller, not bigger, than a traditional 2D viewing.]]>Jan 6th 2010 2:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/
"Even then they have to get past that "moving diorama" effect, which makes everything seem smaller, not bigger, than a traditional 2D viewing."

Very good point! I got that feeling quite a few times while watching Avatar. The movie is visually stunning, yet at several points in the movie I suddenly got the impression I was watching miniature models. It would pass fairly quickly, but it was disruptive to the experience when it happened. ]]>Jan 6th 2010 3:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/
I don't think that 3D will become the prevailing technology for a while. Until they come out with 3D sets that don't require glasses to view, adoption rates will remain low. And then there will always be people that won't ever get a 3D TV, like my dad, since he's only got one eye, and the glasses won't do squat to help him. ]]>Jan 6th 2010 5:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/Jan 6th 2010 2:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/
You should turn off the computer and get a job. Things are cooler when you can afford them .

Seriously though, please turn off your computer. ]]>Jan 6th 2010 3:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/
2010 is going to be a great year for tech.]]>Jan 6th 2010 2:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/Jan 6th 2010 2:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/Jan 6th 2010 3:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/That still doesn't give the other eye a different perspective of the picture. 3D works in the following way:
A picture is shot by two cameras positioned next to each other to mimic the human eyes looking at an object from two perspectives. When the picture is watched, you use technology to make sure that the right eye sees what the right camera shot, and the left eye what the left camera shot. You cant get 3d from a single camera system.]]>Jan 6th 2010 3:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/
So until I get that 3D Princess Leia R2D2 droid thing experience going on in my living room, Tosh and everyone else won't be getting any access to my wallet.

Anyway, my next tv is supposed to be SED or OLED. I wish they would get real on their existing promises before jumping on the next useless flop bandwagon.]]>Jan 6th 2010 3:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/Jan 6th 2010 3:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/Jan 6th 2010 3:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/Jan 6th 2010 3:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/http://www.jeffsguidetocheaptv.com/general/ces-2010-toshiba-reveals-cell-tv/]]>Jan 6th 2010 4:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/Jan 6th 2010 4:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/06/toshibas-cell-tv-hands-on-at-ces/Jan 6th 2010 5:06PM