Re: $20 320x240 B&W NTSC monocular HMD

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Hi:

  I just ordered one of the 320X240 headsets. Can you tell me about the cabling. Are there separate pairs for video and power, or is power sent up the video cable? What voltage are we talking about?

  Thanks,
  Andy

 wrote:
  > On the topic of HMDs, I wasn't able to find the one you referenced on
> Aculei, but I found these:
>
> http://www.shopwildplanet.com/prod/WPT70058.html
>
> Text only, but if it works as advertised...

I've seen those. They display something like 5-10 characters, and
scroll it by so you can read it. It's better bandwidth than an LED
blinking morse code, but not by much.

I've used the headset for the WP spy video car and the WP night vision
headset. The night vision headset has been discontinued, and made for
a bilious green view of the world.

Interestingly, the WP site has just the spy video car headset (no car
or remote) available for $20, which is a great price for a wearable
display.

The headset accepts NTSC video, and is a 320x240 black and white
display. There is a reasonable amount of space inside the case for a
camera, so you can make an eyetap out of it. I got a tiny USB webcam
meant for use with a laptop, and with the camera case removed, it just
fits.

The display is a Kopin Cyberdisplay. I'm not looking at mine now, but
I think the driver chip is the standard Motorola one. The backlight is
white, so the image is black and white, not black and green.

The part number is WPT70133-HEAD on the wild planet web site. You can
order it here:
http://www.shopwildplanet.com/prod/WPT70133-HEAD.html

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<DIV>Hi:</DIV>  <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV>I just ordered one of the 320X240 headsets. Can you tell me about the cabling. Are there separate pairs for video and power, or is power sent up the video cable? What voltage are we talking about?</DIV>  <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV>Thanks,</DIV>  <DIV>Andy</DIV>  <DIV> </DIV>  <DIV><BR><BR><B><I></I></B> wrote:</DIV>  <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">> On the topic of HMDs, I wasn't able to find the one you referenced on<BR>> Aculei, but I found these:<BR>><BR>> http://www.shopwildplanet.com/prod/WPT70058.html<BR>><BR>> Text only, but if it works as advertised...<BR><BR>I've seen those. They display something like 5-10 characters, and<BR>scroll it by so you can read it. It's better bandwidth than an LED<BR>blinking morse code, but not by much.<BR><BR>I've used the headset for the WP spy video car and the WP night vision<BR>headset.
 The night vision headset has been discontinued, and made for<BR>a bilious green view of the world.<BR><BR>Interestingly, the WP site has just the spy video car headset (no car<BR>or remote) available for $20, which is a great price for a wearable<BR>display.<BR><BR>The headset accepts NTSC video, and is a 320x240 black and white<BR>display. There is a reasonable amount of space inside the case for a<BR>camera, so you can make an eyetap out of it. I got a tiny USB webcam<BR>meant for use with a laptop, and with the camera case removed, it just<BR>fits.<BR><BR>The display is a Kopin Cyberdisplay. I'm not looking at mine now, but<BR>I think the driver chip is the standard Motorola one. The backlight is<BR>white, so the image is black and white, not black and green.<BR><BR>The part number is WPT70133-HEAD on the wild planet web site. You can<BR>order it
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