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     Ray Price Rating: N/A |
I have it on good authority from a friend at CeBit that the price point for the Leadtek X-Eye will be around 477 Euros. Finally, a decent HMD for the masses. | ||
| Anonymous Rating: N/A |
http://www.mobilemag.com/content/100/336/C2352/ If anyone is seeking a link to the product | ||
| Anonymous Rating: N/A |
By the way does your friend know whether its for the monocular or binocular versions? http://www.emagin.com/pressreleases/pr_010604.pdf Not so cheap if its for the monocular as the binocular version must be more expensive. | ||
| Christoph Bungert (Admin) Rating: N/A |
###Finally, a decent HMD for the masses. I wonder if it will be mass-produced at all. Christoph | ||
| Anonymous Rating: N/A |
A HMD for the geeks (us).  | ||
| Anonymous Rating: N/A |
I used to be cool, then they changed what cool was.. now i don't know what i am anymore | ||
| Anonymous Rating: N/A |
Lost is my middle name | ||
| Anonymous Rating: N/A |
They refer to it as "wide view," but it still only has a horizontal FOV of 32 degrees. Leadtek needs to take a cue from the Olympus Eye-Trek model with the 16:9 display. Then they could get wider FOV without pixel distortion or making the image too big for practical PC use (like putting your face too close to the monitor, which is not good - big FOV can't make it unusable as a PC screen). Then folks could watch letterbox DVDs and play first-person shooters with much fuller immersion, but still use the PC comfortably. | ||
| Lars Ahnland Rating: N/A |
The 32 degree FOV of the X-eye is HORIZONTAL. Vertically it´s more like 40. It´s usually the vertical FOV that is measured (for instance of the I-glasses and the Cy-visor), that´s what´s confusing many ppl about the X-eye. | ||
| Anonymous Rating: N/A |
Lars have you actually tried one of these or is this what you have been told? I called leadtek and they said it would be 4 months+ before one would be released. | ||
| Anonymous Rating: N/A |
Horizontal 32° and vertical 40°??? That cant't be the case. Horizontal 32° and diagonal 40° sounds more reasonable. | ||
| Lars Ahnland Rating: N/A |
Oops, my mistake. Thanks for correcting me about the FOV. As for the releasedate, I have no idea. If Leadtek says 4 months+, that´s probably the case... sadly. | ||
| Ray Price Rating: N/A |
4+ months where? I heard they were releasing it in europe before they do in the USA. Going to try and get some more info as soon as I can get up early enough to call them in Netherlands :P | ||
| Ray Price Rating: N/A |
Spoke to their man in the Netherlands finally. He said that they are still on target for an end of May release in europe with a street price of $499 euros for the binocular version. That's a sweet price for OLED stereo technology IMO. | ||
| Anonymous Rating: N/A |
Ray thanks for getting the price for the binocular version...Do you know/your friend know who will be carrying it for sale? I feel like being 'an early adoptor' in this case. All the best | ||
| Anonymous Rating: N/A |
http://www.emagin.com/pressreleases/svga3d0903.pdf This is the product sheet for the underlying OLED with a claimed 85 fps.... | ||
| Teemu Uusitalo Rating: N/A |
Does the frame around the displays cover your view completely? For example, can I see the keyboard or do I have to get a keyboard meant for blind ppl so I can feel which key my finger is on? I'm currently considering the pros/cons of HMDs versus Monitors with Fresnel lenses on them... | ||
| Dago Rating: N/A |
FOV is not a problem. We could hack it in a heartbeat. When it comes to VR nothing is really good AS IS. Cheers Dago | ||
| Anonymous Rating: N/A |
Teemu: You will most certainly still be able to see your keyboard if you rotate your eyeballs to look down. Very few HMDs (if any?) are THAT immersive. Looking at the X-Eye's design, it appears to be no exception - like that you'll have plenty of outside world visible above and below. Most HMDs simulate the same FOV as the monitor you're likely sitting in front of right now, so consider that when thinking of how much is visible around it via eye movement. | ||
| Teemu Uusitalo Rating: N/A |
Cool! Thanks for the info. Have these 'goggles' been tested by anyone yet? Can't wait to see some reviews. | ||
| Anonymous Rating: N/A |
Just got this email this morning from Leadtek regarding the x-eye, hopefully it won't get pushed back again. Ben ----------------------------- Dear Sir, It's will release on August. Please wait few months. Best regards, Marketing Department, Leadtek Research Inc. E-Mail: service @leadtek.com.tw > > TEL: +886 (0)2 8226 5800 FAX: +886 (0)2 8226 5801 18F, 166, Chien Yi Road, Chung Ho City, Taipei County, Taiwan (235), R. O. C. Certified under ISO-9001. We make Dreams a Reality !!! B | ||
| Anonymous Rating: N/A |
WELL ITS SEPTEMBER THE 15TH AND I JUST READ ALL THESE REPORTS ON THE X-EYE. HMM. SO WHERE CAN I BUY ONE THEN MR.LEADTEK, YOU MAY MAKE MY DREAMS A REALITY... BUT DO YOU BLOODY MAKE IT EASY FOR ME TO FIND THEM? aaaaAAAAAAAARGH! ! ! | ||
| Anonymous Rating: N/A |
It was pushed back to the first quarter of 2005 :-( that will be why you can't find it! Ben | ||
| Anonymous Rating: N/A |
Hmm... where have I heard that before. | ||
| anonymous Rating: N/A |
perhaps Steve with the X-viewer IIS | ||
| Anonymous Rating: N/A |
Anyone heard anything new about the x-eye or x-viewer? | ||
| Anonymous Rating: N/A |
Received the following message from Steve on Oct. 13: "The Xviewer will be launched in December in Asia with a release in the States soon after. The website will be updated by the end of the month." | ||
| Anonymous Rating: N/A |
More bullshit. | ||
| Anonymous Rating: N/A |
I think I´ve heard that kind of message from Steve about 10-15 times in the last 3 or 4 years. I´m not kidding. | ||
| blues Rating: N/A |
give them a chance !! Even if it took them a thousand years there still a release date to come far or near but some day (perhaps!!). So why not think it could be this december give them a break !!! BTW the X-eye should be more interesting !! | ||
| Anonymous Rating: N/A |
Because he's been saying " By this Christmas" for the last 4 years. They haven't been to any of the trade shows that he's said they will be, or have attended. I wouldn't buy anything from him or his s'posed company even if they did come out with the next great thing in HMD's. I'll wait for someone with a better track record to come out with something comparable. I just don't trust IIS at all. John | ||
| Anonymous Rating: N/A |
On almost every imaging discussion group I visit, I see these eMagin trolls ruining the board. Please take your boiler room pumping somewhere else. This board is suposed to be a discussion group about 3D imaging. | ||
| Anonymous Rating: N/A |
"boiler pumping" yea you are one of them too. How about taking it back to Yahoo where it belongs and not here. |
