Can macbook watch 3D movie?

I've just read this (from Stereoscopy.com):

MacBook Pro Retina 3D

Dimenco and Philips announce MacBook Pro Retina 3D

3D-News Posted: Thursday, December 13, 2012 (11:20 UTC) | Posted By: Webmaster

During the Flat Panel Display show 2012 held in Tokyo, Dimenco exhibited a fully functional MacBook Pro Retina 3D. The display makes use of the lenticular technology, which permanently attaches a lens on top of the screen with a thickness less than 3mm. This technology allows the viewer to perceive perfect 3D images without the use of clumsy eyewear.

The lenticular technology in the MacBook Pro Retina 3D is optimized for a single person with the use of face tracking. The onboard camera tracks the movement of the user and adjusts the 3D image to the position of the viewer for a continuous and optimal 3D experience.

Normally glasses-free 3D displays use a technique called "Multiview". This technique allows multiple users to view 3D at the same time with a reduced resolution. The MacBook Pro Retina 3D, however, suffers much less from the resolution loss due to its single person optimization with face tracking.

Combined with a Retina Display (2880 x 1800) the screen holds up to modern day standards and delivers a truly exciting 3D performance! This does not mean the display can't handle 2D content. Within the blink of an eye the screen switches back to its native 2D mode.

As well as other Dimenco glasses-free 3D displays, the MacBook Pro Retina 3D has a superb 3D viewing angle of 140°, which ensures an optimal viewing experience for the user.

Mickey: can you clarify: is it possible to play to a 3dtv via the hdmi output? You mention using the mini display port with vlc but not the hdmi port. Is there a specific reason for this?

I am currently trying to output mvo stills from my macbook pro retina to a panasonic 3d projector (AE8000U) and view them with active shutter 3D glasses and not getting anywhere using the hdmi port and Stereophotomaker under parallels. Why does this have to be such a PITA?

Yes, you can playback 3D content via your MBP Retina. I just purchased a Sharp Aquos 70" 3D TV. I've connected my MBP Retina to the Aquos TV via HDMI - HDMI cable to output few of my 3D mp4 backup files played through VLC. 3D works fantastic.

So, no, you don't need a 3D Blu-Ray player for playback.

Interesting. That contradicts what others have said. Can you be much more specific about your set up: file type(size by side, interlaced etc), resolution for monitor, if you use parallels etc?

Would help to pin down this difficult problem. Can you play MVO files? Why to you say "back up files" you ate not speaking of Anaglyph 3d are you?

The TV is Sharp AQUOS LC-70LE847U. My MBP Retina is 10.8.3 running 2.7 GHz with 16 GB.

I've tested various types of 3D backup files with SBS, TB configuration. The Aquos atuomatically converts the signal received from HDMI and prompts the viewer that it is in 3D mode to be used with the active glasses.

By backup files, I mean that these were derived primarily from Blu-Ray disks into .mp4 and .mkv.

Not familiar with "MVO" format video. If you mean ".mov" files, I don't backup to that format generally, so, I can't opine with certainty. However, VLC supports practically all formats, so I think this isn't an issue.

Looks like the key is to have the latest 3D TV that automatically makes the SBS or TB 3D format input via HDMI work with the active glasses.

3D movies with 3D glasses? No.

3D games and animation sure.

No - you need a 3D TV with a Blu-Ray player. Even if you bought an external Blu-Ray (read and write) for your MBP-R, it wouldn't show 3D content.

Clinton

yeah you can

if you have a 3dtv you can use thunderbolt to hdmi to connect and play via VLC player if 3d movie is downloaded onto mac

With 3-D just about dead, it's unlikely.

Hi denpa*shonen. I just got hang of a .mkv SBS 3D movie. Can you tell me the setting I need to do on VLC and my Sharp Aquos 3D tv to play back the movie as a proper 3D. I have a 15" retina mac.

Thanks

Do you mean stereoscopic 3D gaming?