Eyes-on with Vuzix's iWear AV310 Widescreen wearable display
By Joshua Fruhlinger 
posted Oct 9th 2008 9:03AM
posted Oct 9th 2008 9:03AM
posted Oct 9th 2008 9:03AM
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awesome! really want one! stereo3d is amazing and I love my 3d LCD!
What's the resolution of these "Twin high-resolution widescreen LCD displays"?
You could have asked them about the LCD resolution, which is not mentioned. But with this price, it will be probably quite low, otherwise they would have mentioned it.
My guess is 400x240 instead of the usual 320x240...
Yes, I believe the display is 428x240.
One of these might be pretty cool for the bus or plane. As if i dont spend enough time already in front of my monitors at work and home. Are they easy on the eyes after a couple hours?
the elderly have secretly been piloting this project for years.
Supposedly it gives the impression of a 52" at 9 feet, and at that distance/size ratio, a low res screen is going to give a visibly pixellated image.
Nice little option.
I love to wear these goggles when my in-laws come to visit.
... with my bathrobe open, white socks and the credit card and some tissues on the table. What a thanksgiving that was.
Dont these things strain the eye eventually......?
Probably not more than your dire need to isolate yourself from reality.
defecating on the ol' toilet in the morning will never be the same once i get my hands on these suckers. goodbye newspaper forever...
Does anyone make goggles like this that accept VGA signals (using a DB-15 connector)? Something like this would be perfect to use with my shiny new Fit-PC during my 3 hour daily commute on the bus. All I've been able to find are goggles that only display composite video. Sure, I can get an adapter to convert VGA to composite, but that's one more conversion of the video to degrade it that much further, along with another gadget to further bloat my "trying to keep it as small as possible" PC.
Can you imagine a vga connector on this? Can you imagine a thick, not that flexible vga cable going from these to a computer?
i want that crazy video sunglasses that were in mission impossible 2. those were the sh!t
Yes, but will you be able to play "The World" on it?
Yes, but can you play Doom on it?
You didn't mention the two eye adjustment wheels! That is a major improvement! And you didn't mention the new nosepiece!
And can I just ask... Is the screen actually wider?? Or is it just less tall? Because there is nothing good about a widescreen aspect ratio, you can achieve the exact same thing by sticking tape over the top and bottom of a 4:3 screen. A screen that's actually wider is good, but not as good as a screen that's both wider and taller.
By the way, the numbering scheme is the number of kilo-subpixels per screen. So 310 means one third of the VR920's 640x480 (x2) resolution.
The AV series is for VCRs, game consoles, and portable media players. They don't work on a computer. The VR series is for the computer and they have bonus headtracking.
great deal on this product via woot tonight. fyi peeps.
Jesus, Google "Vuzix AV310 resolution" and you get like 4 pages of hits with nothing but "twin high-resolution LCDs" -- NOBODY will tell you what "high" means. If the display actually runs at 428x240, the only thing "high" is the marketing trolls who wrote up the copy. This is the problem with every low-cost HMD I've seen -- my PSP has a better resolution than this garbage.
This may not answer all the questions:
http://www.youtube.com/user/GreatLakesBuy
It’s not the best video review as it’s my first ever. It is true widescreen. I've tried a few widescreen dvd's and I think they look great. There is also a slight screendoor effect. also, High resolution iwear glasses would cost more than anyone would be willing to pay. I really favor these over the older AV230’s The new features are great such as the OSD Menu, The ability to use a simple AA Battery means you don’t have to wait 4 hours or more for the recharging time. The new Nose piece is more like what your eyeglasses have but are more durable. I can't see much at all without my glasses, but I was able to fully focus the screen in without my glasses with the focusing dials.
I think I need video making classes ;) just my 2 cents