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Re: HMD

From: daggerware@earthlink.net (Edward Keyes)
Date: Sat Feb 12 09:01:21 2000
Newsgroups: comp.sys.wearables

In article <880kvt$sjh$1@nnrp1.deja.com>, abc9992@my-deja.com wrote:

> What are the current options for HMDs that display a decent
> resolution? Im hopping for 640x480 or better.  I mean whats the
> point of a wearable if the stuff you are working with is not
> readable.

Keep in mind that a whole generation of computer users read text
with no special complaints at TV resolutions on their C64's and
Apple ]['s.  PalmPilots are quite usable at 160x160 monochrome.

The reason I say this is because there really *aren't* any decent
options for "high" res HMDs.  While this is a bad situation, my
point is that it's not a fatal flaw... people did decent work for
years and years on displays comparable to the current crop of
320x240 M1/LitEye HMDs.

Not that I don't want an XVGA HMD myself... but far more work ought
to go into writing applications that make decent use of current
technology than is happening in the wearable community today.

*RANT MODE OFF*

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