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3D Holographic TVs Could Turn Living Rooms Into Movie Sets

by Terrence O'Brien on October 9, 2008 at 10:56 AM

3D Holographic TVs Could Turn Your Living Room into a Movie Set

We've seen a myriad of display technologies come and go: CRT, LCD, SED, OLED, Plasma, Laser, and more. They've all had their respective day in the sun, even if they never really came to have an impact on the consumer market. Trying to figure out the next big thing is always a bit of a crap shoot, but Japanese researchers are expecting that by 2020 we could see holographic displays that could turn your living room into a movie set.

The technology has been around since the 1990s, but only recently have scientists made advances that could potentially bring these visions to life. Displays are now possible that create the immersive environments promised, but they take several minutes to refresh and display the next image. The 3D holographic projectors must refresh at least 24 times a second to create a seamless moving image.

The displays are currently still relegated to the world of science fiction, but it sounds like it's not too far off before watching a movie could turn your couch into a bunker that you take cover in next to the film's star during a battle sequence. [From: Sony Insider]

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