The Glade 4.0
https://gladerebooted.net/

Sony to start selling head-mounted displays!
https://gladerebooted.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=7031
Page 1 of 1

Author:  Lex Luthor [ Wed Aug 31, 2011 9:34 am ]
Post subject:  Sony to start selling head-mounted displays!

Image

Quote:
Earlier this year, during CES 2011, Sony showcased a prototype of a wearable 3D display that looked much like those virtual reality helmets we’ve been seeing since the 1990s. And today, the company announced that it’s actually ready to start selling the OLED device, dubbed “Personal 3D Viewer”/ HMZ-T1, on November 11 - in Japan.

The head-mounted display is the first of its kind, according to Sony. It creates the experience of watching 3D (or 2D) pictures on a “movie theater-like virtual screen” that’s equivalent to a 750-inch display, if big S is to be believed.

Here are the main specs:

two 0.7-inch OLED panels with HD resolution (1,280×720)
45-degree horizontal viewing angle / “virtual viewing” distance of 20m for the aforementioned 750-inch virtual screen
5.1 surround sound coming from speakers integrated into the HMD (Sony’s Virtualphones)
processor unit with two HDMI interfaces (input and output) for connecting TVs, consoles or Blu-ray players
size: 180×168×36mm, weight: 420g


In their press release, Sony isn’t mentioning plans for sales outside Japan, but over here, the HMZ-T1 is expected to carry a $780 price tag.


I predict this product line will become very big. It's amazing that Sony is doing this rather than some small startup. This means they probably 'got it right', meaning low cost, not too much bulkiness, high-res, much less nausea (guess it depends on the app), etc. The possibilities here are enormous. I think cyberpunk is becoming real.

Author:  Rorinthas [ Wed Aug 31, 2011 9:52 am ]
Post subject:  Sony to start selling head-mounted displays!

Like the article says we've been seeing stuff like this for 20 years. Not sure it will ever really catch as anything but a fad.

At least not until you have the other accessories for full immersion.

Author:  Kaffis Mark V [ Wed Aug 31, 2011 9:53 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Sony to start selling head-mounted displays!

Lex Luthor wrote:
I think cyberpunk is becoming real.

Lol.

He says, as he types out a message to people he's never met in real life on his wireless phone.

I dunno. It'll be interesting to see if it overcomes the Virtual Boy stigma.

Author:  Lex Luthor [ Wed Aug 31, 2011 9:56 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Sony to start selling head-mounted displays!

Rorinthas wrote:
Like the article says we've been seeing stuff like this for 20 years. Not sure it will ever really catch as anything but a fad.


Yeah, I could see it going either way. Still it is very atypical for a large company like Sony to release to a product like this.

Quote:
Lol.

He says, as he types out a message to people he's never met in real life on his wireless phone.

I dunno. It'll be interesting to see if it overcomes the Virtual Boy stigma.


It just makes me picture some kind of a wirehead sitting in the corner of a room in a run-down apartment, completely lost in another world.

Author:  Lex Luthor [ Wed Aug 31, 2011 10:21 am ]
Post subject: 

Image

I remembered this picture first and had to find it again. :P

Author:  NephyrS [ Wed Aug 31, 2011 10:22 am ]
Post subject: 

WoW on a personal video screen... Or Everquest... Or Quake... Or any of the others!

Would be pretty cool.

Author:  Taskiss [ Wed Aug 31, 2011 12:14 pm ]
Post subject: 

Yeah, I'd buy it.

Author:  Midgen [ Wed Aug 31, 2011 12:20 pm ]
Post subject: 

Sorry, I'm not putting that (or anything else) on my head...

I can barely tolerate headphones (even really good ones) on my head for more than a few minutes...

That thing just looks like a headache waiting to happen...

Author:  Kaffis Mark V [ Wed Aug 31, 2011 12:30 pm ]
Post subject: 

Not to mention, I shudder to think of what long-term use of something that demands you focus at 3" is going to do.

Author:  Lex Luthor [ Wed Aug 31, 2011 1:02 pm ]
Post subject: 

I'd buy it only if it gets really good reviews. I wouldn't blindly throw money into it.

Author:  Lenas [ Wed Aug 31, 2011 3:46 pm ]
Post subject: 

I want to buy one right NOW.

Author:  Mookhow [ Wed Aug 31, 2011 3:48 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Sony to start selling head-mounted displays!

I wonder how well it works with glasses.

Page 1 of 1 All times are UTC - 6 hours [ DST ]
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group
https://www.phpbb.com/