(RTTNews) - Japanese electronic devices maker Toshiba Corp. (TOSBF.PK: News , TOSYY.PK) Monday announced the introduction of the world's first LCD TVs that offer comprehensive 3D capabilities without any need for dedicated glasses. The company offers the new glasses-less 3D REGZA GL1 series in two models, 20GL1 with a 20-inch panel and 12GL1 with a 12-inch panel. Both TVs, which are specifically designed for personal use, will be available in Japan from December-end. According to the company, current 3D TV is based on active shutter glasses that deliver separate images to the left and right eyes. In response to the market's need for TVs that deliver the 3D experience without dedicated glasses across all content, the company has adopted an integral imaging system that reproduces smooth, natural stereoscopic pictures, without any need for dedicated glasses.
Toshiba said it introduced the REGZA series as state-of-the-art TVs that make full use of synergies between its semiconductor and image processing technologies. The new glasses-less 3D TVs employ an integral imaging system and a perpendicular lenticular sheet to display smooth, natural images.
The integral imaging systems is based on the principal of sampling and collecting from several directions the light reflected from an object, and then reproducing the light through the display to realize smooth, natural images.
The new glasses-less 3D TVs also use the company's image processing technology to create nine parallax images from the original content and create to 3D images. These lead to the precise rendering of high quality 3D images in any viewing angle within the viewing zone, the company noted.
Further, Toshiba stated that the 20GL1 model integrates a high definition LED backlit LCD panel specially designed for 3D capability without any need for glasses. The LED backlit LCD panel systematically aligns pixels and provides about four times the pixels of a standard Full HD panel, approximately 829 million pixels. The company also said that the LED backlights are free of mercury, which occurs at trace levels in cold cathode fluorescent or CCFL backlights.
The 20GL1 model integrates the Cell REGZA Engine designed for 3D capability without glasses and is based on the Cell Broadband Engine to deliver superior multimedia processing. Further, power consumption in this model is controlled by maintaining optimum image brightness.
Toshiba also stated that it is now commercializing the 12-inch and 20-inch models and will seek to lead the market in 3D TV without glasses, further increasing its market share. The company will also respond to various needs from the users for LCD TV with 3D capability. This will include larger screen models that use dedicated glasses and personal use LCD TVs without glasses.