Samsung, RealD ink 3D deal

Samsung and 3D company RealD are teaming up to licence a new, full-resolution 3D technology to consumer electronics makers, says Cnet.

Discussed at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this year, the new technology promises better and brighter image quality.

It brings active shutter functionality to the display, which alternates content viewing between the left and right eyes, making full use of all the display's pixels.

Content delivered through the companies' technology can be viewed with RealD's circularly polarised 3D eyewear.

According to Consumer Reports, the first products will be computer monitors in the 23- to 27-inch range, slated to arrive early next year, but larger TVs, including 55-inch models, later will follow them up.

The two companies have a strong backer in director James Cameron, who says: “RealD and Samsung's new displays look fantastic and represent the next step in 3D home entertainment.”

Cameron, a RealD board member, says full resolution is key to experiencing 3D as a filmmaker intended,” and when combined with the ability to use RealD 3D cinema glasses, “this display technology will set a new standard for 3D in the home.”