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From: ken@turtlevax.UUCP (Ken Turkowski)
Newsgroups: net.graphics
Subject: Re: Stereo Picture TV
Message-ID: <814@turtlevax.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 8-Jul-85 03:03:01 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul  8 03:03:01 1985
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Reply-To: ken@turtlevax.UUCP (Ken Turkowski)
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Organization: CADLINC, Inc. @ Menlo Park, CA
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Summary: 

In article <8794@ucbvax.ARPA> bradley@esvax.UUCP (Paul Bradley) writes:
>When is somebody going to come out with a good stereo picture tv system?
>
>   It seems like all that is needed is an electrically controllable
>polarizer in front of the screen, say a fast liquid crystal panel.
>Alternate images would be visible to each eye if you wore polarized glasses.

This is exactly what a company in Mill Valley (I believe), California is
marketing.  One problem is that the refresh rate per eye is only 30 Hz,
whereas normal television is 60.  The flicker is noticeable, and you do
have to wear glasses with electrical wires attached, but I guess you
could get used to both of them.
-- 

Ken Turkowski @ CADLINC, Menlo Park, CA
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