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Polarized 3D Glasses and Sky TV

At the end of last year, BSkyB demoed what could well be a big part of the way forward for sports broadcasting : the transmission of sports events in 3D, employing a pair of circular polarized 3d glasses.

The system, which is at present being developed, uses the standard Sky+ box to decode the 2 separate photographs needed to create the three dimensional effect. Users then simply view the screen thru 2 circular polarized 3D glasses.

3D technology has been adopted in Hollywood, with a number of films being filmed and released in 3D where the user in the theatre uses 2 circular polarized 3D Glasses. However, makers believe that new 3D Televisions will cost not more than the standard HD-ready plasma set. The Brit broadcaster described ‘Sky+ 3D’ as “a vision of the future” as the company continues to develop the system, which would involve Sky having to use conform or upgrade their cameras for 3D at live events.

“What we are having a look at today is firstly that we are going to do it, and we think we’re going to be able to do it and at a quality level that makes it engaging to begin to have a look at whether there’s a liking for it from the consumer.” the achievement of 3D television in viewers’ homes is obviously still some years away, however as Sky have demonstrated through the trials, watching your favorite team in three dimensions from the comfort of the settee may actually be a common-or-garden occurrence in the reasonably near future.

However, whether spectators will be lured to fork out on a new television set certainly relies on the standard of the final product on offer.

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