Coming at You: 3-D Digital Cinema to Take Center Stage at Display Week 2008

摘要

IF you are a pirate who wears an eye patch, this story isn't for you. For everyone else who use both eyes, the emergence of stereoscopic 3-D digital cinema in the past two-plus years is one of the most exciting developments to come along in both the cinema and display industries in decades. Of course, display-industry veterans and the movie-going public have heard these promises before regarding 3-D, only to see the trend pop up and then quickly fade in the 1950s, the 1970s, and the 1980s. Those involved in the movie business insist that this time is different - that after decades of waiting, 3-D cinema has arrived and is here to stay. Hollywood studios and A-list directors are signed up to produce a slew of digital 3-D feature movies over the next couple of years. The number of digital 3-D-enabled screens has jumped from less than 100 just 2 years ago to more than 1300 worldwide (as of March 1, 2008), with many deals pending to expand that reach even further.