Sony releases 27″ version of glasses-free Spatial Reality 3D screen
Sony has released a larger version of the Spatial Reality Display. The ELF-SR2 version of the 3D screen has a 27″ 4K panel. Like its predecessor, the display has eye tracking and no glasses are required for 3D content. The screen is not intended for consumers.
The LCD panel has a resolution of 3840×2160 pixels, a brightness of up to 400cd/m² and supports ‘approximately’ the entire Adobe RGB color spectrum. Sony says that the screen has a contrast ratio of 1000:1 and a response speed of 14ms.
Like the smaller version, the ELF-SR2’s screen has a micro-optical lens to divide the image between the left and right eyes. This means no glasses are needed to see the 3D effects on the screen. The screen uses eye tracking to track the user’s head movements, allowing the device to move images on the screen. This allows users to view digital 3D objects from multiple angles, Sony said.
The manufacturer doesn’t just say released a larger version, but also improved other parts of the device. For example, the vision sensors for eye tracking have been upgraded, allowing the screen to process the user’s movements faster, which should prevent motion blur and crosstalk. Furthermore, there is an engine that can upscale the resolution of 2k images to 4k and the device must support more SDKs, including Unity and Unreal Engine. The ELF-SR2 variant can also handle OpenGL, DirectX 11 and 12, and Open XR.
The improved hardware would also mean that the screen requires less fast hardware than its predecessor, according to Sony. The company recommends at least an Intel i5 processor with six cores, a GeForce RTX2070 Super GPU and 16GB of memory. The screen supports Vesa mounts, comes with a detachable stand and can be connected with HDMI 2.0 or DisplayPort 1.2.
Sony announced the first Spatial Reality Display at the end of 2020. That first version still had a 15.6″ panel with the same 4k resolution. The device is not intended for consumer use, but for use in healthcare, the metaverse, in stores or for developing VR or AR applications, or for creating 3D models. The ELF-SR2 version will be released in May in North America, where the device will cost 5000 dollars. Converted excluding VAT this is 4587 euros, with VAT this is 5550 euros. It is not It is clear whether the screen will come to Europe.