OMG! Is 3-d here? Has anyone tried this with the 360?

According to the product details the thingie gives you the visual equivalent of a 52" screen at 6 ft viewing distance. That part sounds nice. The products specs also state that the native resultion is 800x600, which is crap deluxe on 52" from 6 ft away... Nah, this is not what I'd call a "cool product".

I'd be curious to try it, but if it's like anything else I've ever put on my head like that, it'll give me a headache and make me nauseous.

It sucks resolution is not HD..Their was actually a decent product only for the pc that was released a year or so ago it was pretty nice and not to pricey but it was flimsy junk.

If they had one that worked, it would be the true introduction to virtual reality. It would own all other technologies because with some kind of battery system you could sit on your sofa with your buddies and be immersed in a virtual world - far away from the rigors of this complicated society we have before us. Picture a world where scantily clad women feed you grapes and hideous orcs try to kill you. A place where the beer flows like wine. All of this would be possible with virtual reality.

"A place where the beer flows like wine."

This looks really cool, I wonder how the PQ is. It's pretty unrealistic to expect HD resolutions in something like this considering the actual physical size of the screen, sure it may appear 52" but it's probably more like 5". Which makes me wonder if even with it's low resolution if you'd see pixel structure since it's got a high resolution for such a small screen and it's LCoS which usually does a good job eliminating pixel structure. Would be cool to try it out.

Resolution is 1024x768, so that's not that bad...although I wonder how it will look with your eyballs an inch from the screen.

I'd like to try it out. The review sounded positive, but I don't have an extra $499 sitting around for something that may or may not be good.

I have used these type of units before (2 different models) and they can/will induce headaches almost instantly (even motion sickness) . The idea is very cool but unless they have done extensive changes to these devices in the last 2-3 years I would not even think about making a purchase .

--- Jason

buy a projector.

Some place warm, a place where the beer flows like wine, where beautiful women instinctively flock like the salmon of Capistrano.

Aspen!

Do you live under a rock these things have been out for years just at crappier resolutions.

Anyone remember the Aruras Interactor..It showed the kid playing a fighting game and getting kicked and acting like he was hurt..I bought one of those things and was disappointed it was just a vibrator inside a chest..I pimped it though so I wouldnt feel ripped off..Mind you I was like 11.

lol
+1

yeah, i've tried these; didn't like it; however, i do think something like this is the way of the future, just not in this current iteration

and all god's people said "AMEN"

No the max resolution it accepts, the actual resolution is 800x600. Which I just realized another thing, that's not widescreen it's a 4:3 aspect ratio. That would suck.


Wouldn't it be wonderful if we all had the space to set-up a projector.

You mean "swallows"? Salmon just swim upstream.

You haven't seen Dumb and Dumber have you?

get the hitachi I can't remember the model but it will give you an insane huge picure at like 9 feet. Unless you live in a box like homie the clown, it should work for you

How much does it cost? Even at 9 feet though that's a probably too far, I can get a decent sized image at 9 feet from a Mitsu HC1500 or Optoma HD70 but it's just not worth the trouble of setting it up in a dorm. Maybe if I get an apartment next year.

There is nothing 3d about that, it is just a little 2d screen that sits infront of your eyes.

This could be cool... but I dont know if you ever tryed "Rad Racer" w/ the 3D glasses on NES it was FREE with the game but it was way cooler.

It has a 3-D option, it projects two different screens to get the 3D effect in the same way the Virtual Boy did, so headaches should abound.

Yeah that was awesome worked as good as my powerglove

I have an earlier generation of one of these VR headsets; I really don't use it all that much. In my experience, the image floating in front of your eyes doesn't fill your peripheral vision so it actually doesn't seem all that large. Also, when using these types of headsets with videogame consoles there is no motion tracking so no matter how you move your head, you always get the same screen in front of you - that pretty much kills the immersion as well. The 3D effect usually has some gotchas: with PC's it's easier to implement because you can just intall a driver to manipulate the images but with consoles, the games usually have to be specifically written to support it (not sure if this applies to this version but that's been my experience in the past). On all the VR headsets I've tried, the color has been very washed out. Again, this one may be better but this is a definite try before you buy device; making a blind purchase might be a little risky.

I bought contacts because I can't stand to wear glasses, there's no way I'm putting that thing on my head.

well, I just did a looksie at projector central. It streets for 900, but I remember seeing it for way less than that. It is known for its real short throw. I think you could get 80 inches easily at 9 feet, maybe even closer.
http://www.projectorcentral.com/Hita...ltraVision.htm
do a search in the projector thread. This sounds like the pj for you