Re: the best display for some is not sold.

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Has there been some work done on the degree to which the video output  
to such a display could be adjusted with some types of display to  
provide better focus for persons with different vision problems?   I  
don't know if any of the relevant display technologies can do this.

- samantha

On May 27, 2007, at 3:44 AM, Steve Barr wrote:

>
>
> On 5/27/07, jon sable <> wrote:
> it cost 5K     at the time,  looking back that is cheap for a   covert
> display system and prescription lenses.   So tell me/explaine the  
> reason
> why its so costly to have a covert system?
>
> For that system, it would have to be partly custom made for each user
> needing prescription lenses.
>
> For it and every high resolution wearable display so far, low  
> volume also
> increases the per unit cost.
>
> Perhaps instead of focusing on a covert system, there should be a push
> for some cellphone/windows sideshow combination earbud/monocular
> display, handling phone calls and displaying email/contacts/ 
> appointments
> as a start.
>
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