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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

could be awesome

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hmmm, the Wrap 1200 glasses.... anybody try them yet? we've been wanting some glasses like these for a while...... $499.....we should have a pair next week.
 
Dunno- "Twin high-resolution 852 x 480 LCD displays". No HD there, let alone 4k... :coolgleamA:
 
$500?

rather go to vegas.....:smile5:
 
SD resolution and composite input. Looks like fun and on its way. When it gets to 720P and HDMI it will definitely start to get interesting.
 
I think the biggest problem with hmd's for this passive display application is that you cannot look around by moving your head, you can only move your eyes to do so and i suspect this will be quite uncomfortable. I am really looking forward to hmd's in the long term but it will take a lot more than simply higher resolution panels. That said i do think it will be acceptable for the size of the displays in this product once you get used to it.
 
I remember back in the day when Sony was pushing those things in the 90's for astronomical prices. I see them pop up every few years from one company or another.
 
The biggest problem is actually the resolution and the fact that you are blind to the world once they are on. These are not higher res than their previous model, just native 16x9. These are not even the highest res consumer HMD ever made. I O Display systems had better res 5 - 10 years ago. The fact that this tech has not advanced or become mainstream leads me to think two things.
1) people are not interested in this as a product
2) making it substantially higher resolution would require optics that make it cost prohibitive.

Vuzix and others are trying to position these things as consumer products and have made an impressive effort. HMDs definitely have specialized applications, but when's the last time you walked onto a commuter train, subway or airplane and saw 50%, 40% or even 1 person wearing an HMD? Seems like iPods came out and a year later almost everyone had one. Nobody wants this for whatever reason.
 
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