Toshiba Qosmio F755

Toshiba Qosmio F755 Review

We have a term for technology like Toshiba’s Qosmio F755 laptop. It’s “demo cool.” It wows you in a demo, but after some serious testing, you’re not quite sure you’d want to use it day in and day out. Though we’re impressed by the technical achievement of Toshiba’s glasses-free 3D technology, it’s just not developed enough to earn our recommendation. Unlike most stereoscopic 3D displays, which require you to wear a pair of 3D glasses, Toshiba’s lenticular display creates a stereoscopic 3D illusion with the naked eye. That illusion did impress us. Watching a 3D Blu-ray video of an aquarium, you are almost fooled into believing there are fish swimming around in the laptop. This technology works both in a window and full-screen, promising to integrate 3D into a normal part of the PC-using experience. There are, however, some downsides to a glasses-free 3D display. To maximize the effect, the laptop uses the webcam to track your head movements. We found that the 3D effect was best if one person watched the video, sitting right in front of the laptop, and keeping his or her head completely still. Head movement or an oblique viewing angle significantly reduced or disrupted the 3D effect.