P3D 3D video player

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>From a copyright article in the Jan 1998 Popular Science:

"Everything 3-D

WANT TO WATCH all your old movies again in 3-D? That's the main advantage 
of ChequeMate's C-3D imaging system. Consisting of a VCR-size box, 
special glasses, and a remote control, C-3D gives two-dimensional movies 
visual depth.

The box is wired between the last video source in your home setup - your 
VCR, for example - and your television.

The C-3D box processes the signal so as to create two images where there 
once was one. By using the remote, you can control the degree to which 
these two images offset each other, thereby tweaking the 3-D effect. 
Without the glasses, the picture is unviewable. But don the glasses and 
you have instant depth.

These glasses are unlike the standard 3-D paper glasses you've seen over 
the years. Instead of red and blue lenses, these glasses are electronic 
LCD shutters, one clear and the other opaque, that are wired to the C-3D 
box (which has inputs for four pairs of glasses). These glasses trick 
your eyes into seeing the two images as one, with objects onscreen 
appearing as more lifelike three-dimensional images.

Unlike video for other 3-D systems, C-3D encoded video functions as 
conventional video when not processed by a C-3D system. So a broadcaster 
can show a 3-D movie and be assured of reaching the conventional audience.

The list price for the C-3D system is $600; additional glasses are 
available for $49 each. ChequeMate representatives claim that major cable 
and satellite TV companies are considering broadcasting a 3-D channel 
within the next year or two. "




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