Pedro, The DV920 works even with frame-sequential stereo, but with a native resolution of 640x480, they aren't useful for real work. Plus, they're not all that comfortable -- I returned them after a couple of week.
According to the Vuzix rep I spoke to on the phone, we are still years away from having 1024x768 or better resolution in sub-$1,000 consumer VR glasses. Cheers, Warren > -----Original Message----- > From: CCP4 bulletin board [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Pedro M. Matias > Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 8:49 AM > To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK > Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] 3D Glasses - Vuzix HMD by eDimensional > > Hi, Jeroen > > The Vuzix VR920 should provide a cheap 3D stereo alternative > to CRT monitors, because it contains two small LCD screens - > if one displays a right eye view and the other a left eye > view we'd have a situation similar to older display systems, > with side-by-side stereo and a 3D viewer with mirrors. > Afterglow and flicker wouldn't be a problem because each LCD > would always receive the same eye view. In Linux with an > NVIDIA Quadro card, this might (?) be achieved by option "4" > TwinView clone mode stereo, provided each LCD can be > perceived as a single display. > > Regards, > > Pedro. > > At 14:24 04-02-2008, Jeroen Mesters wrote: > >Dear Pedro, > > > >there is no cheap solution for now, the 3D community has to > wait for a > >few years more I think to be presented with a good > stereo-capable LCD. > >The problem is not the refresh rate (as low as 5 ms > nowadays) but it is > >the after glow effect... that is one of the reasons why LCDs > provide a > >stable picture at just 60 Hz refresh rate in contrast to > CRTs that look > >stable at 85 - 100 Hz. > > > >The cheapest solution is still the good old CRT (there are > still a few > >around) with nuvision stereo glasses. > >For example, you can still buy the Samsung SyncMaster 1100MB > that has > >sufficient rates (Vert x Hori 160 Hz x 130 kHz) to do the job. > > > >If you can, wait a few years ... > > > >Jeroen. > > > >p.s. There are also some (more expensive) active stereo > beamers around > >(we own an Infocus DepthQ) and they provide a nice active stereo > >picture on the wall: > >- http://www.digital-image.de/ > >- http://www.depthq.com/ > > > > > > > >Pedro M. Matias wrote: > > > At USD 7000 it's not exactly the cheap solution I was > looking for... > > > > > > At 10:46 04-02-2008, Andrew Raine wrote: > > >> Anastassis Perrakis wrote: > > >> > > >>> While we are on the subject, does anyone in general > have working > > >>> in their labs a stereo-3D solution that does not require CRT > > >>> monitors but works on LCD and preferably with Linux or > OSX ? (any > > >>> windows hints are welcome as well). > > >> > > >> Yes indeed. We have a 20" one of these: > > >> > > >> > > > http://www.inition.co.uk/inition/product.php?URL_=product_stereovis_om > > nia_mimo&SubCatID_=3 > > >> > > >> > > >> on one of our Linux workstations. After the original > Acer screens > > >> were swapped for Samsung ones it is excellent. People > like it for > > >> the lack of flicker and consequent lack of headaches! It has a > > >> wide angle of view, and several people can see stereo on > the same > > >> screen at the same time, and there is no cross-talk between > > >> different displays in the same room. > > >> > > >> It needs to be driven by an nVidia FX-series graphics card, with > > >> dual DVI outputs. Other cards with dual outputs can be made to > > >> work, but the nVidia driver can intercept the conventional > > >> quad-buffered screen swapping instructions and divert > the two eye > > >> views tot he different displays. Thus most software that is > > >> already stereo-capable will work without modification. > > >> > > >> In case this sounds a little too glowing, I should point > out that I > > >> have no connection with the suppliers or the > manufacturers, except > > >> as a customer! > > >> > > >> Andrew > > >> > > >> -- > > >> Dr. Andrew Raine, Head of IT, MRC Dunn Human Nutrition Unit, > > >> Wellcome Trust/MRC Building, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 2XY, UK > > >> phone: +44 (0)1223 252830 fax: +44 (0)1223 252835 > > >> web: www.mrc-dunn.cam.ac.uk email: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Industry and Medicine Applied Crystallography Macromolecular > > > Crystallography Unit ___________________________________ > > > Phones : (351-21) 446-9100 Ext. 1669 > > > (351-21) 446-9669 (direct) > > > Fax : (351-21) 441-1277 or 443-3644 > > > > > > email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Mailing address : > > > Instituto de Tecnologia Quimica e Biologica Apartado 127 > > > 2781-901 OEIRAS > > > Portugal > > Industry and Medicine Applied Crystallography Macromolecular > Crystallography Unit ___________________________________ > Phones : (351-21) 446-9100 Ext. 1669 > (351-21) 446-9669 (direct) > Fax : (351-21) 441-1277 or 443-3644 > > email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Mailing address : > Instituto de Tecnologia Quimica e Biologica Apartado 127 > 2781-901 OEIRAS > Portugal > > > >
