Domestic holographic TV

[crankedup]

Hologram tech’ is not new, the Japanese companies have had hologram tech’ working and available for domestic use for years. How much longer before we can purchase such equipment and junk the ugly black boxes?

[Toltec]

It's all smoke and mirrors

[Monty Python]

Sometime in the next 50 years.

[Toltec]

Monty Python said:

Sometime in the next 50 years.

Just after fusion power stations come on line?

[FurtiveFreddy]

Define 'hologram tech'.

There have been plenty of attempts to display moving 3D images in real time, but very few have been true holograms and there aren't any viable ones around at the moment.

There is a display technology which promises to come close, but whether it is scalable to a large screen is yet to be seen and it may not be good enough for some years to replace a high resolution conventional TV.

I doubt I'll see true holographic TV in my lifetime.

[crankedup]

What prompted me to open the thread subject was the advertising of a gig featuring Roy Orbison on stage. Not simply a film clip onto a screen either. How do they do this?

[FurtiveFreddy]

crankedup said:

What prompted me to open the thread subject was the advertising of a gig featuring Roy Orbison on stage. Not simply a film clip onto a screen either. How do they do this?

Google 'Pepper's Ghost' and you'll find out.

[crankedup]

Will do, thanks furtive.