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09/17/2008, 12:30am, EDT
Wednesday, September 17thfrom: www.electronista.com
Vuzix announces iWear AV310 virtual 52" widescreen
Vuzix Corporation has announced the latest addition to its line of video eyewear, the iWear AV310 Widescreen, offering a 16:9 aspect ratio to replicate a home theater screen. Users will experience a virtual 52-inch screen, as if viewed from 9 feet, displayed from twin high-resolution LCD displays. The device is compatible with any NTSC or PAL devices with video output, including iPods, portable media players, gaming consoles, or DVD players.
The AV310 provides a wide range of adjustments, including +2 to -5 individual diopter focus for each eye, "AccuTilt" 15 degree tilt adjustment, adjustable nosepiece, and on screen display settings.
Both 2D and 3D video formats are supported, including "Vuzix 3D". The eyewear runs on a single AA battery, claimed to last up to 5 hours. The earbuds are removable if the user prefers their own. The iWear AV310 Widescreen will cost $250, however no formal ship date was provided.
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Resolution
I wonder how much resolution those screens have. I would like to see at least 480p, but most of these displays are only 320x240. Then, the display would need enough bandwidth to take advantage of that much resolution. The dock connector supports component connection. That offers plenty of bandwidth if the display uses it.
not the same
a 1/2 screen viewed from 2 inches away is just not the same thing as a 52 inch screen 9 feet away.... but why stop there.... just say its like a 104 inch screen 18 feet away.... or a football sized Jumbotron when viewed from across the stadium with binoculars.
1/2"?
Where do you get this 1/2" figure? It doesn't say that anywhere. As for the 9' distance, maybe they pick that figure because people are expected to watch TV from 9' away in a living room, a figure people would be familiar with. Or maybe that's the virtual focus distance. In any case, they must include some kind of distance. A diagonal dimension by itself would be absolutely useless. If somebody claimed a 100" virtual screen, what would it mean if you had no idea what distance you'd be viewing that 100" screen from? It's basic trigonometry. You need at least two dimensions to define a right triangle.
I'll stick with 28" from two feet (on my desk).