Matsushita Electric has developed a prototype stereoscopic 3-D television and Blu-Ray Disc player that supports high definition.

The company will demonstrate the 3DTV at the CEATEC conference in Japan later this month and aims to work with the Blu-Ray Disc Association to set a standard around the 3-D format it hopes to use for the system.

Matsushita issued a press release Wednesday (Sept. 24) saying it will demonstrate under its Panasonic label a 103-inch plasma 3DTV and Blu-Ray Disc player that deliver high definition images of 1920 x 1080 pixel for both right and left eye. The system uses two full HD images at the recording, playback and display stages and requires users wear synchronized shuttered glasses.

The company said it has developed a way to pack the two sets of HD images for a full movie on to a single Blu-Ray Disc. It has also defined a way to decode and play back in real time the two HD images from the drive.

A handful of companies have developed early 3DTV products, some using Blu-Ray disks, but to date no standard approach has emerged and most do not try to use two high def images. The release does not say how the company would handle the problem of transmitting content that uses two full HD images across broadcast, cable, Internet or satellite networks.

It's not clear what independent content is available for the TV. Matsushita said it will show on the TV at CEATAC stereo 3-D images it has created from the Olympics and other venues as well as animated Hollywood movies.

By: DocMemory
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