Samsung Electronics says that it is already the first to begin mass producing 3D TV Panels, both LED and LCD production lines for three different sizes of device.
The panels are for 40 inch, 46 inch and 55 inch with both LED and LCD screens, compatible with 3D active glasses and production began this month using Samsung’s 240 fps technology which is says delivers full-HD viewing in 2D, but also offers full-HD 3D images.
Samsung says that it had to reduce the switching time of its LCD and LED panels by 20% in order to make them compatible with 3D, eliminating interference between left and right eye images.
Samsung is also saying that it has its own technology called 3D Active Glasses technology, to make the glasses that go with these screens, adhering to a standard set by the Glasses Standardization Working Group of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA). Samsung says that the polarized glass method previously used in 3D glasses offered only half the resolution and lower brightness.
According to a market research firm, DisplaySearch, the 3D display market is expected to grow from $902 million in 2008 to $22 billion in 2018 and the 3D TV market is expected to expand to a $17-billion market, with sales increasing from 200,000 units in 2009 to 64 million units 2018.
Samsung is already the world leader in all forms of LCD (including LED) flat screen TV, so it has everything to lose if it does not get off to a quick start in 3D.