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Video glasses
donelson
17-04-2009
I bought and tried a myVu video glasses for iPod.

The image was tiny and the control knobs did not work, so I am sending it back.

Worst, the image filled a tiny portion of my vision (maybe 1/15th? maybe 1/10th?)

Does anyone know of video visor etc which can take PAL video in, and show an image which fills at least 1/2 of your vision?

Thanks
jacky_sz
19-04-2009
how about these as following,
http://www.onicer.com/video-player-g...-1126_871.html
donelson
19-04-2009
Originally Posted by jacky_sz:
“how about these as following,
http://www.onicer.com/video-player-g...-1126_871.html”

Jacky, thanks. Have you tried any of them?

They say 50" or 80" etc, but a 1-mile wide screen on the moon is pretty small!
-GONZO-
19-04-2009
Ive got some Olympus Eye Trek multimedi glasses which I bought many years ago.
They cost me £300.(I was young with money to burn)
They give you a virtual 52inch screen in front of your face.
I dont use them much these days, but used to use them all the time with my Xbox to play games and watch DVDs.
donelson
19-04-2009
Originally Posted by -GONZO-:
“Ive got some Olympus Eye Trek multimedi glasses which I bought many years ago.
They cost me £300.(I was young with money to burn)
They give you a virtual 52inch screen in front of your face.
I dont use them much these days, but used to use them all the time with my Xbox to play games and watch DVDs.”

Thanks. A virtual 52" screen from 50 ft away is pretty small though. That's why I asked about what coverage your your "visual field" they would show.

If you sort of open your eyes and stare into space, you can kind-of see your whole visual field.

I'd like something that covers at least 1/4 - 1/3 of that area. (Compromising now)
-GONZO-
19-04-2009
When the specs for these glasses say virtual 50",52" or 80" screen then thats what you get.
If using your analogy of 'a 1-mile wide screen on the moon is pretty small!!' or 'A virtual 52" screen from 50 ft away is pretty small though' then that would not be a 50",52"or 80" virtual screen would it as the virtual screen would actually be much much smaller.
My personal feeling is that I dont think you will be happy with any of these sorts of glasses. My recommendation would be to find somewhere that offers a try before you buy.
donelson
19-04-2009
Thanks, Gonzo.

I've been doing computer graphics for 40 years now, and computer video for 36 years.

Professionals ususally use "viewing angle", and assume that, staring straight ahead with eyes fixed, a human can "see" about 150° or so, using both eyes in combination. However, much of this field is not perceived very well, and is primarily dedicated to motion detection and general light/dark.

If a dot is 1.75 cm wide and is placed at 1 m distance from the eye, it will subtend an angle of 1 degree (approx.)

The Human eye's central visual area can typically resolve about 50 "dots" per degree of view - very good.

To cover the 1/4 - 1/3 requires a description not given by product marketing teams, whose ONLY concern is to part you from your money, like good pimps. After all, they have jobs and families like the rest of us poor sods.

So, I have to rely on subjective reports from owners, like you.

So far, I only have reports of tiny "visible" screens covering 1/10th etc of the visual field.

Thanks.
-GONZO-
19-04-2009
Ive just dug out my Eye Trek glasses and plugged them into my dreamcast.
The only way I can describe my experience is that im sitting about 10ft away from my 36" TV. When I put the glasses on the picture gives the illussion that its much bigger than my TV including stand.
Im intrigued and youve wet my appetite as I would like to try the myvu video glasses to compare them to my eye trek.(I know ive got no chance as my wife would go bonkers)
From what ive read I can already see that the picture quality will be leaps and bounds better than my eye trek which must be about 10 years old now.
donelson
19-04-2009
Yes, I would imagine that in ten years, there will be gorgeous hi-def glasses used commonly by cellphone owners.

Oh, well.
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