How long will it be before 3-D videos come to the living room? Unclear, but by some estimates, it could be another five years before the projectors are affordable enough to become mainstream. In the meantime, the Society of Motion Pictures and Television Engineers is establishing a taskforce of engineers to help develop standards for 3-D home video, so that a 3-D DVD will theoretically work with all players.
"Digital technologies have not only paved the way for high quality 3-D in the theaters, they have also opened the door to 3-D in the home," said Wendy Aylsworth, vice president of engineering at SMPTE, in a prepared statement. "In order to take advantage of this new opportunity, we need to guarantee consumers that they will be able to view the 3-D content they purchase and provide them with 3-D home solutions for all pocketbooks."
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