Watch Olympics in Glasses free 3D?

Sports fans in a few major cities in the US such as New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Philadelphia might be able to watch summer Olympic Games in 3D. Mathu Rajar, the CEO of Stream TV Networks said that they are going to set up prototype of Ultra-D televisions at sports
bars in the target cities. It could be a good chance for people to see what it is like watching games in 3D but I'm afraid they get a wrong idea about 3D. Glasses-free 3D technology is not mature yet. The consensus on Toshiba's glasses-free 3D which is the first commercialized product released this year is that the 3D is not as deep as glasses based 3D picture. And the head tracking system limit the number of viewers to 9. I don't know if Stream TV came up with a better technology but I'm sure there will be more than 9 people in the bars. If any one of you guys plans to go watch it, let me know how it is.

[Slashgear]

Stream TV is a company specializing in an area of consumer tech that others are either passing off as only in the research phase right now, or as something that’s so expensive, it isn’t worth going after mainstream crowds yet. We’re talking about glasses-free (also known as “autostereoscopic”) 3D television sets. While Stream TV can’t offer its sets at affordable price points yet, it has the next best thing.

The company is going to be setting up its TVs at sports bars in major metropolitan areas around the world – New York City, London, Chicago, and Los Angeles. It will also be doing the same in Philadelphia, mainly because that is where the company is headquartered. The goal is to get the bars to purchase the TVs in an effort to drive patrons there to watch the summer Olympics in 3D, without the need for glasses.

The world of autostereoscopic 3D TV is still incredibly nascent. Toshiba pioneered the market but its sets are at least 10 times more expensive than you would expect to pay for a comparable 2D high-definition set. Most consumers aren’t willing to pay that premium, especially since the market for 3D TV content is dwindling, not expanding. So Stream TV is taking a risk, for sure. But if you live in NYC, LA, London, or Philly, you might be able to get a neat experience out of it.