http://www.osnews.com/story/16017/Review_MicroOptical_MyVu_Personal_Media_Viewer_Universal_Edition Exploring the Future of Computing en-us Copyright 2001-2012, David Adams adam+nospam@osnews.com Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:43:46 GMT http://www.osnews.com/images/osnews.gif http://www.osnews.com http://www.osnews.com/thread?166834 http://www.osnews.com/thread?166834 Since it had so many troubles with other PMPs I guess connecting it to a computer would be non-trivial. But that is how I would like to use it, if the quality is good enough. Fri, 29 Sep 2006 15:40:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (jaylaa) Comments http://www.osnews.com/thread?166837 http://www.osnews.com/thread?166837 Well, you will need a cable that takes your VGA signal and has an RCA-out. Not sure if you will find such a cable easily. And then you need a cable for audio, from your sound card to the two-way out RCA. It's probably easier to find such output cables for a TV-card rather than a graphics card.

Additionally, don't forget that you are watching the signal from two meters away (6.5ft), you can't really use a computer from that far away. The video glasses are made specifically for movie watching...Edited 2006-09-29 15:51 Fri, 29 Sep 2006 15:46:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Eugenia) Comments http://www.osnews.com/thread?166842 http://www.osnews.com/thread?166842 It only supports 320x240 resolution. Nothing new or innovative about these goggles at all. Just a re-packaged set of goggles that we've seen before...... Fri, 29 Sep 2006 15:51:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (ferrels) Comments http://www.osnews.com/thread?166846 http://www.osnews.com/thread?166846 Most goggles on the market are QVGA. There is only 1 or 2 such consumer products that come in VGA and they are considerably more expensive as they have to cram VGA resolutions in a 1" LCD. I don't see why you think that you need more than QVGA. I could not see any pixels or anything while watching a video. You are standing far away from the virtual screen that it's not possible to make pixels out.Edited 2006-09-29 15:54 Fri, 29 Sep 2006 15:53:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Eugenia) Comments http://www.osnews.com/thread?166875 http://www.osnews.com/thread?166875 Looks more like the signal is 6.5 millimeters away to me. Fri, 29 Sep 2006 16:45:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Sphinx) Comments http://www.osnews.com/thread?166876 http://www.osnews.com/thread?166876 And what about watching an entire movie, with more than two hours, does the eyes become tired or its like watching a TV? Fri, 29 Sep 2006 16:46:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (xultz) Comments http://www.osnews.com/thread?166877 http://www.osnews.com/thread?166877 Will it work with the tv-out cable on my GP2X? Fri, 29 Sep 2006 16:46:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Sphinx) Comments http://www.osnews.com/thread?166878 http://www.osnews.com/thread?166878 Yes and no. The actual screens are as close, but the they simulate a screen at 2 meters away. The portrayed image is simply too small to use it as a compuer monitor. Fri, 29 Sep 2006 16:48:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Eugenia) Comments http://www.osnews.com/thread?166880 http://www.osnews.com/thread?166880 My eyes felt ok after a movie. Only the part of my nose that was holding the device was itching. Fri, 29 Sep 2006 16:48:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Eugenia) Comments http://www.osnews.com/thread?166881 http://www.osnews.com/thread?166881 Is that you? Fri, 29 Sep 2006 16:49:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (umccullough) Comments http://www.osnews.com/thread?166882 http://www.osnews.com/thread?166882 Well, depends if your GP2X has standard RCA cables, or it has a 3.5mm output that its wiring is compatible to the one myvu expects. With the RCA cables you will probably have no problem, but with the 3.5mm-to-3.5mm cable you only have a 30% chance that it will work. So, depends on the cables you use. Fri, 29 Sep 2006 16:49:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Eugenia) Comments http://www.osnews.com/thread?166883 http://www.osnews.com/thread?166883 Funny. Fri, 29 Sep 2006 16:51:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Eugenia) Comments http://www.osnews.com/thread?166906 http://www.osnews.com/thread?166906 so now we have workable HMD's, when can we get a usable interface for on the go typing?

or maybe one have that with frogpad, or something like that glove someone buildt... Fri, 29 Sep 2006 18:22:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (hobgoblin) Comments http://www.osnews.com/thread?166949 http://www.osnews.com/thread?166949 Personal video displays are cool, but this one is very blah, blah. The article says it costs $250, but if you get it online at http://myvu.com/buy.html it costs $300 or $400 bucks depending on which version you buy. Why not spend an extra $150 and get this one: http://www.3dvisor.com/ instead?

I bought the Z800 and let me tell you, it's sweet. For one thing it has dual 800x600 displays rather than a sad 320x240. It takes a VGA signal. Not only that, but you can play games in true stereoscopic 3D! And it has built-in head tracking that lets you look around in your environment.

It's true that these two products serve different niches, but I'd much rather have the Z800 for the value.

And just in case you're wondering, I am in no way affiliated with eMagin or the Z800. I just really like the product. Fri, 29 Sep 2006 21:22:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (theycallmeloopy) Comments http://www.osnews.com/thread?166952 http://www.osnews.com/thread?166952 >Why not spend an extra $150 and get this one: http://www.3dvisor.com/ instead

Because these are made for PC and PC gaming. They are usb powered. You can't take them out in the park with you. The Video Goggles instead are made for portability and PMPs, and they have size and battery limitations.

They are not the same product or for the same product, apart from their similarity of putting "stuff" on the front of your eyes. This is like comparing a HiFi system with big headphones and an iPod with earbuds.

To show you that MicroOptical have created this product with that specific market in mind, check this product: http://www.microoptical.net/Products/vga.html#SV6 which is similar to the one you describe, with 800x600 displays. They are just made for a different purpose. Fri, 29 Sep 2006 21:31:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Eugenia) Comments http://www.osnews.com/thread?166964 http://www.osnews.com/thread?166964 I understand your point (and in fact addressed it in my post) that my comparison wasn't exactly apples to apples. The intent of my post was more to show that the value of the MyVu was not, in my opinion, good.

That said, the SV-6 which you mentioned looks like an even worse value, if that is possible. For one thing, it is only a monocular display. Second, the display is only 640x480 native - 800x600 images must be scaled. Third, it does not have head tracking capability. Finally, the price is a whopping $1995 as listed on http://www.tekgear.com/index.cfm?pageID=90&prodid=395&secti... (MicroOptical does not list their price).

I don't think the MyVu and the Z800 are as different as you suggest. A common use for the Z800 is watching DVD movies on a laptop during plane trips, especially since they use far less power than a laptop's LCD monitor. Yes, I know it's not quite as portable and doesn't use batteries.

At any rate, to each his or her own. This is all just my opinion Fri, 29 Sep 2006 22:20:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (theycallmeloopy) Comments http://www.osnews.com/thread?166974 http://www.osnews.com/thread?166974 That really, really was. Fri, 29 Sep 2006 22:56:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (Sphinx) Comments http://www.osnews.com/thread?167040 http://www.osnews.com/thread?167040 I bought an eyetop centra a few years back to play with the possibility of using it as a computer display. the resolution was horribly low and it ended up being to stressfull for my eye when reading text, but this is a perfect use for it! just bought an ipod video and dusting off the eyetop. very cool concept.Edited 2006-09-30 05:08 Sat, 30 Sep 2006 04:51:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (StainlessSteelRat) Comments http://www.osnews.com/thread?167096 http://www.osnews.com/thread?167096 Thanks for the review! Are there any adjustments for the distance between different people's eyes? Seems like this would be critical to prevent double vision and eyestrain. Sat, 30 Sep 2006 10:40:00 GMT donotreply@osnews.com (spacemaggot) Comments