Affordable HMDs?
I read through the FAQ, and noticed it said you can only get HMDs in the 800x600 variety. After scouting the interwebs I've found some high end models at 1920x1200, and a few middle range at 1280x1024. I like to game at 1920x1200, but would certainly be willing to drop it down to 1280x1024.

The problem is, any of the HMDs at this resolution, I'm looking at over £5k at LEAST. Which seems a ridiculous amount.

I really want a decent 3D solution, however the shutterglasses won't work very well for me, since I'm using a laptop. Obviously I could hook up a monitor to that, but that's just a lot of clutter in my opinion. Plus I use my laptops built in keyboard, so that's more cost in purchasing the 3D Shutterglasses, the 120Hz display, and an external keyboard.

Are there any laptop users around who have found a decent way to get 3D? I'm currently using the old sterescopic glasses (Blue/Red), however it causes colors to be all greyscale and blergh.

Any suggestions are welcome. I'm looking for a way to do it without purchasing an external monitor, or sacrificing my resolution right down to 800x600. I could maybe stretch to about £1k budget, at the most.

an HMD would be perfect, but I can't see me getting an affordable option out of that. Thanks for any suggestions or advice.
I read through the FAQ, and noticed it said you can only get HMDs in the 800x600 variety. After scouting the interwebs I've found some high end models at 1920x1200, and a few middle range at 1280x1024. I like to game at 1920x1200, but would certainly be willing to drop it down to 1280x1024.



The problem is, any of the HMDs at this resolution, I'm looking at over £5k at LEAST. Which seems a ridiculous amount.



I really want a decent 3D solution, however the shutterglasses won't work very well for me, since I'm using a laptop. Obviously I could hook up a monitor to that, but that's just a lot of clutter in my opinion. Plus I use my laptops built in keyboard, so that's more cost in purchasing the 3D Shutterglasses, the 120Hz display, and an external keyboard.



Are there any laptop users around who have found a decent way to get 3D? I'm currently using the old sterescopic glasses (Blue/Red), however it causes colors to be all greyscale and blergh.



Any suggestions are welcome. I'm looking for a way to do it without purchasing an external monitor, or sacrificing my resolution right down to 800x600. I could maybe stretch to about £1k budget, at the most.



an HMD would be perfect, but I can't see me getting an affordable option out of that. Thanks for any suggestions or advice.

#1
Posted 07/06/2009 07:26 PM   
[quote name='Eambo' post='562284' date='Jul 6 2009, 01:26 PM']I read through the FAQ, and noticed it said you can only get HMDs in the 800x600 variety. After scouting the interwebs I've found some high end models at 1920x1200, and a few middle range at 1280x1024. I like to game at 1920x1200, but would certainly be willing to drop it down to 1280x1024.

The problem is, any of the HMDs at this resolution, I'm looking at over £5k at LEAST. Which seems a ridiculous amount.

I really want a decent 3D solution, however the shutterglasses won't work very well for me, since I'm using a laptop. Obviously I could hook up a monitor to that, but that's just a lot of clutter in my opinion. Plus I use my laptops built in keyboard, so that's more cost in purchasing the 3D Shutterglasses, the 120Hz display, and an external keyboard.

Are there any laptop users around who have found a decent way to get 3D? I'm currently using the old sterescopic glasses (Blue/Red), however it causes colors to be all greyscale and blergh.

Any suggestions are welcome. I'm looking for a way to do it without purchasing an external monitor, or sacrificing my resolution right down to 800x600. I could maybe stretch to about £1k budget, at the most.

an HMD would be perfect, but I can't see me getting an affordable option out of that. Thanks for any suggestions or advice.[/quote]


[url="http://www.vrealities.com/virtualviewer3d.html"]http://www.vrealities.com/virtualviewer3d.html[/url]

These seem reasonable.
[quote name='Eambo' post='562284' date='Jul 6 2009, 01:26 PM']I read through the FAQ, and noticed it said you can only get HMDs in the 800x600 variety. After scouting the interwebs I've found some high end models at 1920x1200, and a few middle range at 1280x1024. I like to game at 1920x1200, but would certainly be willing to drop it down to 1280x1024.



The problem is, any of the HMDs at this resolution, I'm looking at over £5k at LEAST. Which seems a ridiculous amount.



I really want a decent 3D solution, however the shutterglasses won't work very well for me, since I'm using a laptop. Obviously I could hook up a monitor to that, but that's just a lot of clutter in my opinion. Plus I use my laptops built in keyboard, so that's more cost in purchasing the 3D Shutterglasses, the 120Hz display, and an external keyboard.



Are there any laptop users around who have found a decent way to get 3D? I'm currently using the old sterescopic glasses (Blue/Red), however it causes colors to be all greyscale and blergh.



Any suggestions are welcome. I'm looking for a way to do it without purchasing an external monitor, or sacrificing my resolution right down to 800x600. I could maybe stretch to about £1k budget, at the most.



an HMD would be perfect, but I can't see me getting an affordable option out of that. Thanks for any suggestions or advice.





http://www.vrealities.com/virtualviewer3d.html



These seem reasonable.

The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire.

--Robert A. Heinlein

#2
Posted 07/06/2009 09:22 PM   
[quote name='pahncrd' post='562326' date='Jul 6 2009, 10:22 PM'][url="http://www.vrealities.com/virtualviewer3d.html"]http://www.vrealities.com/virtualviewer3d.html[/url]

These seem reasonable.[/quote]


Thanks for the response. However those models only have the 800x600 resolution, too small for my likings unfortunately =-( Thank you for your response though!
[quote name='pahncrd' post='562326' date='Jul 6 2009, 10:22 PM']http://www.vrealities.com/virtualviewer3d.html



These seem reasonable.





Thanks for the response. However those models only have the 800x600 resolution, too small for my likings unfortunately =-( Thank you for your response though!

#3
Posted 07/06/2009 09:22 PM   
[quote name='Eambo' post='562328' date='Jul 6 2009, 03:22 PM']Thanks for the response. However those models only have the 800x600 resolution, too small for my likings unfortunately =-( Thank you for your response though![/quote]

Sorry, I misread your op. It is going to be tough to find a higher res hmd that supports the new nvidia 3d stereo afaik. Especially for a reasonable price. I wish you luck though. /thumbup.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':thumbup:' />
[quote name='Eambo' post='562328' date='Jul 6 2009, 03:22 PM']Thanks for the response. However those models only have the 800x600 resolution, too small for my likings unfortunately =-( Thank you for your response though!



Sorry, I misread your op. It is going to be tough to find a higher res hmd that supports the new nvidia 3d stereo afaik. Especially for a reasonable price. I wish you luck though. /thumbup.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':thumbup:' />

The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire.

--Robert A. Heinlein

#4
Posted 07/06/2009 09:41 PM   
[quote name='Eambo' post='562284' date='Jul 6 2009, 12:26 PM']I read through the FAQ, and noticed it said you can only get HMDs in the 800x600 variety. After scouting the interwebs I've found some high end models at 1920x1200, and a few middle range at 1280x1024. I like to game at 1920x1200, but would certainly be willing to drop it down to 1280x1024.[/quote]

Check this link for why the resolution may not be as good as it sounds. This is an old site, but the HMD market seems to not even have a pulse. :
[url="http://www.stereo3d.com/hmd.htm#resolution"]http://www.stereo3d.com/hmd.htm#resolution[/url]

Quote from that page:
The resolution of a HMD might be less impressing than the specs indicate at first. The LCD panels usually used in consumer HMD's offer a resolution of 789 x 230=181.470 pixels per eye. That sounds quite good, but it's not. They use 3 pixels (red, green and blue) to produce one colored pixel. So the true resolution is 263 x 230. There are professional products out there with 1920 x 480, this should equal true 640 x 480.

TDVision announced an HMD, then couldnt produce it.

The panasonic DMC G1 camera uses and LCOS display, which may be the future of HMD tech used to make these things small and better.
[quote name='Eambo' post='562284' date='Jul 6 2009, 12:26 PM']I read through the FAQ, and noticed it said you can only get HMDs in the 800x600 variety. After scouting the interwebs I've found some high end models at 1920x1200, and a few middle range at 1280x1024. I like to game at 1920x1200, but would certainly be willing to drop it down to 1280x1024.



Check this link for why the resolution may not be as good as it sounds. This is an old site, but the HMD market seems to not even have a pulse. :

http://www.stereo3d.com/hmd.htm#resolution



Quote from that page:

The resolution of a HMD might be less impressing than the specs indicate at first. The LCD panels usually used in consumer HMD's offer a resolution of 789 x 230=181.470 pixels per eye. That sounds quite good, but it's not. They use 3 pixels (red, green and blue) to produce one colored pixel. So the true resolution is 263 x 230. There are professional products out there with 1920 x 480, this should equal true 640 x 480.



TDVision announced an HMD, then couldnt produce it.



The panasonic DMC G1 camera uses and LCOS display, which may be the future of HMD tech used to make these things small and better.

#5
Posted 07/06/2009 10:58 PM   
[quote name='scstudios' post='562350' date='Jul 6 2009, 11:58 PM']Check this link for why the resolution may not be as good as it sounds. This is an old site, but the HMD market seems to not even have a pulse. :
[url="http://www.stereo3d.com/hmd.htm#resolution"]http://www.stereo3d.com/hmd.htm#resolution[/url]

Quote from that page:
The resolution of a HMD might be less impressing than the specs indicate at first. The LCD panels usually used in consumer HMD's offer a resolution of 789 x 230=181.470 pixels per eye. That sounds quite good, but it's not. They use 3 pixels (red, green and blue) to produce one colored pixel. So the true resolution is 263 x 230. There are professional products out there with 1920 x 480, this should equal true 640 x 480.

TDVision announced an HMD, then couldnt produce it.

The panasonic DMC G1 camera uses and LCOS display, which may be the future of HMD tech used to make these things small and better.[/quote]

Thanks for the response. I guess HMDs are out of the question. I'll post a new thread a bit more general than this one, if a mod drops by please close this =-)
[quote name='scstudios' post='562350' date='Jul 6 2009, 11:58 PM']Check this link for why the resolution may not be as good as it sounds. This is an old site, but the HMD market seems to not even have a pulse. :

http://www.stereo3d.com/hmd.htm#resolution



Quote from that page:

The resolution of a HMD might be less impressing than the specs indicate at first. The LCD panels usually used in consumer HMD's offer a resolution of 789 x 230=181.470 pixels per eye. That sounds quite good, but it's not. They use 3 pixels (red, green and blue) to produce one colored pixel. So the true resolution is 263 x 230. There are professional products out there with 1920 x 480, this should equal true 640 x 480.



TDVision announced an HMD, then couldnt produce it.



The panasonic DMC G1 camera uses and LCOS display, which may be the future of HMD tech used to make these things small and better.



Thanks for the response. I guess HMDs are out of the question. I'll post a new thread a bit more general than this one, if a mod drops by please close this =-)

#6
Posted 07/06/2009 11:49 PM   
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