I have been following several hobby HMD projects and have found that most of the components involved in a device similar to Microoptical's SV-6 are readily available at extemely low prices. I have been speaking with Michael Guo's and following the progress on his homebrew HMD integration into a pair of sunglasses: http://michaelguo.com/hardware/hmdhacking.php He basically uses a Tekgear M1 display (which i believe uses Kopin CyberDisplays as the actual LCD). These kopin cyberdisplays are as cheap as $60 for a 320 by 240 black and white model. He also uses a beamsplitter that reflects 50% of light (although I have read that is is better for a monocular display to be opaque over the dominant eye). These beamsplitters are about $30. I am seeking information on basically building a device comparable to a microoptical sv-6 (for personal use) as I am sure the parts are available for far less than $1995.00. What kind of optics are they using? How does the device work? Is the sv-6 opaque or is it using a beamsplitter? Any info would be extremely helpful. ---- Msg sent via CWNet - http://www.cwnet.com/ _______________________________________________ Wear-Hard mailing listhttp://www.haven.org/mailman/listinfo/wear-hard
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