Whats the best way to display stereo images for a general audience?

Viewing a stereo image in my opinion, has been the main reason why 3D is not very popular. The need for glasses etc. has been the big holdup for the 3D movies/TV as well. I also do not think the camera used for taking the 3D type image is the big problem. Using the "Cha-Cha" method, I have many great shots using a variety of 2D cameras.

Another big problem is that some people, even with glasses/viewers, do not get the 3D effect. My eye doctor tells me that it has to do with their "spatial vision"(spelling?). My brother never did see my 3D shots no mater how I set him up.

I am also a member at some of the other 3D forums and have learned a lot. Currently I am involved with the effect of the "stereo window" and also "Power Windows" which is a process that involves what your eye see and your brain interprets.

Quite awhile ago, a much older friend loaned to me her "Holmes Stereographic viewer" and many boxes of the cardboard stereo images. She had received these from a much older family member. I did a scan of these many images prior to returning them. Besides the general theme of these images, there was a few boxes of the San Francisco earthquake back in 1906?

Now here in the year 2011, it seems that we could collectively improve on this 3D process. When I think back to when these old stereographic cards were made (1860's) and the tools they had then, it was a true wonder.

Using early cameras, no color film and mass production/distribution of the cards must have been almost impossible. From what I have found, these mass produced cards for sale to the general public were lithographs. They were hand colored. These two items in todays world would be enough to kill the deal.

But how many of us remember going to "Great Grandma's house" and with the Holmes type viewer marveled at what we saw (No TV either back then).

A few years ago I bought a "Pokescope" viewer, surprisingly not for 3D, but for its example of clever product packaging. This little viewer has proved to be ideal for me now with its ability to also view "parallel" 3D images on my computer monitor. There are other viewers on the market as well and no I am not affiliated in any way with "PokeScope". I personally prefer cross eyed as it is easy for me.

The idea of the three images is very clever. I have a couple of 3D software programs that I use. None have this 3 image feature. How is it done?

So with much interest, I will follow this thread/forum and see what the rest of this group is doing.

Paul