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Sony's Personal 3D Viewer Out in UK - US Release Tomorrow!

If you're looking for a 3D experience that you don't have to share, the HMZ-T1 is the way to go.

Despite the flaws present in a personal media viewer - tiny sweet spot for viewing, discomfort or incompatibility with glasses, looking like a tool - the idea of being able to lay back and enjoy a 3D movie with 5.1 surround without anyone else bothering you is pretty slick.

Sony boasts an immersive experience that's like "you're sitting 12 feet away from a 150 inch screen" just like being in "your very own movie theater." It offers a pair of OLED displays and, of course, you don't need to put on any additional glasses for the 3D experience.

Sony's 3D personal media veiwer, the HMZ-T1, is available in the UK now and will be hitting the states on Wednesday the 26th. You can preorder it directly from Sony or pick it up on Amazon. Either way, you're going to be shelling out $800.

Source: Engadget

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Sony Will Launch a Personal 3D Visor for Japan in November

So, if you want to wear a crazy big thing on your head to watch 3D movies that no one else can see, you have that option.

Personal media viewers are just plain odd. In theory they're really cool. They let you watch a movie simply by donning a pair of glasses. It gives you a full immersive experience and allows you to zone out when on a plane or riding in a car.

In reality they're kind of hinky. The video doesn't look that great and they don't work at all if you wear glasses. Of course, that's not stopping Sony from going all out.

The new HMZ-T1 is a personal media device that handles 3D as well as 2D content. Sony says it's like watching a 750-inch screen at a distance of 20 meters and that their Dual-Panel OLEDs provide a bright and crosstalk-free 3D picture.

It's an interesting product, but it's hard to tell whether it's going to pan out any better than the rest of the media viewers on the market. It's going to run just under $800 when it launches in Japan this November.

Source: Engadget

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