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From: thompson@geo.ucalgary.ca (Douglas Thompson)
Subject: TECH: HMD specs
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Keywords: HMD, virtual reality
Thought everyone might enjoy some information about a few HMD's that are
available now or in early 1995. All information is current as of early
September 1994, but I am not responsible for any changes in product or price
that these companies deem necessary.
Virtual I/O
1000 Lenora St, Ste 600
Seattle, WA 98121
(206) 382-7410
--*Personal Display System*
--Display: 2 full color 0.7" LCD's
--Resolution: 138,000 pixels
--Input: 1 NTSC channel, field sequential
--Optics: 40 degree FOV at 6 foot fixed focus
--Weight: under 5 ounces
--Audio: Stereo
--Optons: Head tracking 3DOF, 60Hz
--Price: probably under $400
--Available: early 1995
--*Gamer*
--Display: 1 full color 0.7" LCD's
--Resolution: 104,000 pixels
--Input: 1 NTSC channel
--Optics: 65 degree FOV at 6 foot fixed focus
--Weight: under 16 ounces
--Audio: Stereo
--Head tracking: 3DOF, 60Hz
--Price: probably under $250
--Available: early 1995
--*UltraView 2020r*
--Display: 2 monochrome VGA CRT's with NuColor technology
--Resolution: 640x480 (1280x960 soon)
--Input: Frame sequential VGA, SGI Reality Engine
--Optics: 50 degree FOV at 3 foot to infinity focus
--Weight: under 2 pounds
--Audio: Stereo
--Head tracking: ??
--Price: call
--Available: now
Maxx Technologies Direct
(800) 815-6299
--*Cyber Maxx Virtual Reality System*
--Display: 2 0.7" active-matrix LCD's
--Resolution: 120,000 pixels (an upgrade soon)
--Input: VGA, NTSC, Mac
--Optics: 62 degree FOV with individual focus
--Weight: 14 to 16 ounces
--Audio: Stereo
--Head tracking: 3DOF (yaw, pitch, roll)
--Price: $699+
--Available: now
Kopin Corporation
695 Myles Standish Boulevard
Myles Standish Industrial Park
Taunton, MA 02780
(508) 824-6696
*This company sent me an annual report (nice and shiny), so the information is
limited; however, their technology allows for very high resolution
active-matrix displays in very small packages. It is called the SmartSlide
and is a 640x480 LCD about the size of a 35mm slide. The HMD is very small
and compact, including stereo headphones. Currently it is only monochrome,
but the company is working on color displays (as of this writing they might
have developped them).
I hope this info is useful. If anyone else has any information about
low-cost, decent-to-high quality HMD's or any other virtual reality hardware
please e-mail me or post the info on sci.virtual-worlds.
Thanks,
Doug Thompson
thompson@geo.ucalgary.ca