Lenovo Offers Glasses-Free 3D at 4K via ThinkVision Monitor

It’s an ideal time to outfit hybrid home workers, and Lenovo is going all-in on the concept, rolling out new tools for digital business users. Foremost among the digital offerings is the ThinkVision 27 3D, a 27-inch glasses-free 2D/3D compatible monitor with real-time eye-tracking. Designed for developers and professional content creators like graphic artists or product designers who can benefit from immersive 3D visualization, ThinkVision has a max resolution of 1920×2160 for 3D and displays flat at 3840×2160, thanks to a lenticular lens in the monitor that can toggle between the two.

“Like other glasses-less 3D screens, the ThinkVision works by projecting two different images to each of your eyes, resulting in a 3D effect” that makes it appear “the images are popping out of the screen,” writes Ars Technica, adding that Lenovo uses a proprietary combination of hardware and software for the 3D effect.

The 3D Explorer software includes a 3D player so videos and files can be viewed “with 3D effects,” Lenovo explains in a press release, adding that “support for design and productivity software, and an SDK for developers to build 3D applications” is also part of the package.

Another company marketing glasses-free 3D include Netherlands-based Dimenco, whose Simulated Reality platform is used by Acer and Asus, according to Ars Technica, which says “ThinkVision’s design stands out from Acer’s glasses-free 3D portable monitors and Acer and Asus’ 3D laptops” due to its expansive 27-inch screen and the fact that “the monitor can be a regular 2D monitor when needed.”

PC Magazine viewed a demo featuring a red race car suspended in 3D space and wrote that “it felt like you could reach out and grab or manipulate the car,” adding that “the 3D worked well, but the image blurred slightly when viewed from the sides.”

Lenovo says the 3D image is optimized for viewing at a distance between 23.6 and 39.4 inches. Ars Technica says a narrow viewing sweet spot limits the 3D experience “to one user at a time.”

The monitor can be used with Microsoft Windows 10 or later PCs that feature the following minimum requirements:

  • Intel Core i5-7400 at 3 GHz
  • Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050
  • 16GB DDR5 RAM

Lenovo also unveiled the Legion Glasses, micro-OLED goggles “for consuming content (or anything else) on a pair of private screens that you can strap to your head,” writes PC World, noting the ThinkVision 27 3D will ship for “$2,999 beginning in January, while the Lenovo Legion Glasses will cost $329 and ship in October.”

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