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     David Parks Rating: N/A |
As I understand it (and my knowledge on the subject is limited), one of the main difficulties in making a HMD is getting high resolution screens that are small and light-weight. Well, IBM just came out with a method of making thin CRT monitors (see http://www.informationweek.com/story/IWK20010719S0011). According to the article, these monitors cost the same to make as a standard CRT monitor of the same size, but large monitors would be difficult to manufacture. This leads me to believe that small monitors, say, two or three inch, would be very cheap. The question is, if you can make a 15" monitor with a maximum resolution of 1600x1200, could you make a 3" monitor with a max resolution of 800x600 that would be close to the same price? What are your thoughts? | ||
| Christoph Bungert (Admin) Rating: N/A |
Miniature CRT's are used in HMD's for a long time already. If the new thin CRT's are of any advantage here remains to be seen. Flat CRT's may be good news however for shutterglasses users. At least as long as they're addressed the same way as conventional CRT's. If they need some new (digital) interface to control the electron beam this would be bad news, because it would most likely work out of sync with the VGA signal. Christoph |
