Head mounted display with OLEDs
posted Dec 7th 2005 7:00AM
We know using organic EL screens instead of LCDs in a head mounted display has been done before, but we'll still let you know about the "i-Visor FX601" from Korea's Daeyang E&C. They're being sold in Japan by a company called Mikimoto Corporation from the 12th of this month for the low low price of 376,500 yen (~$3,000 USD). On second thought, we really have no idea how much these things should be selling for; we'll let you decide on value. Specifications-wise, they offer a nice resolution of 800 x 600, and simulate a 60-inch screen at a distance of 6.5 feet. They have integrated speakers and get power via USB, but still only take video signals via standard analog RGB. Of course, since there are two screens inside, you can use them with whatever 3D display software you have handy. We keep waiting for these things to come down in price, but we don't think it will be happening anytime soon.
FOV: 40.5 deg horz, 28.5 deg vert. 55.5 deg diag.
Still not much improvement in immersion level :(
Seems for $3k they're a rip off. I've had the I-Glasses SVGA 3D 800x600 LCD display. I'm guessing the OLED is easier on the eyes but where's the 3D! That was the only thing that made the i-glasses worth the $1k price tag. It seems none of these immerse you in the games/display as much as I would like. Oh well.
What I want is a small, thin, rechargeable battery powered, 720x480 (the vPod can't do 720x480, but it can do 720x320 (2.25:1) and 480x480 (1:1) MPEG4, for example) LCD display that has a dock for the Apple vPod. Plug in your vPod and watch MPEG4 encoded movies on a bigger, higher rez screen on the train. Similarly for photo viewing. Ideally this would be about the width and height of the vPod (of the entire vPod) turned on its side, so as to still remain very portable but offering a much larger, higher rez screen. As a bonus, also have it act as a portable amplifier with volume control to drive power hungry, high-end headphones, and doing so with the iPod's line-out audio. Should include a screen-off, amplifier-only mode for when you just want to listen to music.
Well when they come out with goggles like those of Ed from cowboy bebop thats when i will buy any heat mounted display.By the way those goggles(Ed's) they were really cool.
Won't glasses like this make you go near-sighted faster than you can say "I'm a near-sighted bastard"?
But will it work with glasses?
That does seem a lot of money, I thought you could get that tech for a lot cheaper.
I guess they are much more advanced.