Hi all, There's a pretty good description of how it works, and how to make one yourself here: http://forums.nvidia.com/index.php?showtopic=32547
I've never used one myself, and I personally feel that LCD stereo with a large f.o.v. on a single flat panel should be available soon (I think they just need to solve the polarization problem as some LCD TVs run at 120 Hz now). I think most people would prefer that too. By the way, image inversion/mirroring can be done using Nvidia Windows drivers... but I'm not 100% sure about doing it in Linux as I've never tried it. P.S: I shouldn't suggest these companies are over charging - though to me they seem to charge an awful lot of money given the components and skill/technology level needed to make them. Maybe I'm way off mark?! AGS Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 12:09:33 +0000 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] 3D Glasses - Vuzix HMD by eDimensional To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Hi Just looking at the diagrams, I don't think the glass is half-silvered - it looks like a large sheet of Polaroid™. It only needs to polarize the transmitted light from the vertically oriented monitor, since the reflected light from the interface between two materials (at least one of which has a refractive index) will be polarized in any case (that's why your Polaroid™ sunglasses let you see below the waves...). My physics is too rusty to remember, but I think the vertical monitor in this case needs to be polarized vertically, since the reflected polarized light will be horizontal. No idea where you can buy large sheets of Polaroid™ though. IMWBW, though... On 4 Feb 2008, at 11:30, P Hubbard wrote: Hi Andrew, Just like the commercial systems, the glass is the only special piece of kit (which can be bought separately). The LCD monitors are just set up to display either left or right channel. If you ask me, I think these companies are just a rip off! Paul > Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 11:24:32 +0000 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] 3D Glasses - Vuzix HMD by eDimensional > To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK > > P Hubbard wrote: > > > Just an FYI.... you can build those yourself at a fraction of the price! > > You just need the special piece of glass, two identical LCD monitors, > > and an edited X config file. > > The clever bit of the Omnia system (and the similar one from Planar, > which being from the US might be cheaper there...?) is the DVI > "reflector" card that flips the image to be displayed on the screen seen > in the half-silvered mirror. > > Are you implying that an appropriately written Xorg.conf can get the > graphics card to do this instead? The prospect is very appealing! > > Regards, > > 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] Helping your favorite cause is as easy as instant messaging. You IM, we give. Learn more. Harry -- Dr Harry Powell, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, MRC Centre, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 2QH _________________________________________________________________ Shed those extra pounds with MSN and The Biggest Loser! http://biggestloser.msn.com/
