Sharp today announced the development of their small 3D LCD in Japan that does not require any glasses. The screen measures 3.4-inch in size, supports touchscreen and uses parallax barrier to show 3D images. The parallax barrier tech is integrated in a normal LCD and features a series of vertical slits that helps to control the path of light to create a sense of depth. Sharp says that a regular 3D screen is unable to display high-quality images with the same tech.
Sharp’s screen is also superior to conventional 3D LCDs and boasts a FWVGA (480×854 pixels) resolution, 500cd/m2 of brightness in 2D mode, contrast ratio of 1000:1 and can easily switch between 2D and 3D mode.
Although this is unconfirmed, Nintendo’s upcoming 3DS could use the same screen. Nintendo’s 3DS is said to have a smaller screen than 4-inches and won’t need any glasses to view 3D, which in fact resonates Sharp’s 3D screen description.
Sharp has also created a non-touchscreen version of the 3D screen and will start mass production in the first half of 2010.
This is an exciting break through, kudos to Nintendo for the cutting edge technology. First it was the Wii, now 3D…
Umm, except that Nintendo has already stated that the 3DS was an April Fools prank – there is currently no such device in development. They went on to say that the current line of DSi and the new larger model are still the standard for the next few years.