LGR Oddware - Sony Glasstron HMD
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Date: 2022-04-14
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xevious2501
Wrong wrong and wrong. The sony Glasstron lineup did not start with this unit the Plm a35, in fact the plm a35 was the last model of its generation. that being the 2nd generation of Glasstron devices and the last in its lineup starting with the plm a75, (the highest quality unit with its aluminum body more slender design to and its maximum 1024x768 maximum resolution lcd displays. The plm a75 also provided dual video inputs for stereoscopic left right it independent displaying as it WAS indeed intended for VR use. The following plastic bodied and less expensive a55, and its 720 x 540 display did not offer dual video input but could indeed achieve such with third party modifications, and lastly a35 was a more slenderized mobile version of the Glasston intended for outdoor use. There was a generation of glasstrons before this group and one final one after. As mentioned thru 3rd party product modifications and add ons such and the Intersence 6 degree head tracker unit, enabled the glasstrons to be used as both VR and AR devices, as the glasstrons were equiped with an internal flip visor that enable pass true mixed viewing of the real world as well as the video content. This was possible due to the glasstron micro lcd screens being mounted above the viewers eyes, its imagery reflected onto a 45 degree clear plane of glass. enabling the view to use the device in pure darkened VR cinema mode with the visor blocking the outside view or AR with the visor up and the imagery appearing holographicly six feet in front of the viewer. You can simulate this by looking thru a window and placing something bright behind your field of view which is then reflected onto the windows glass your looking thru, Whatever is being reflected will look projected into the real world, its an old magicians and film making trick. The glasstron lcd screens were the same used in sony camcorder products. so supplies where plenty and enabled an additional revenue stream via such a costly niche device.
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Wrong wrong and wrong. The sony Glasstron lineup did not start with this unit the Plm a35, in fact the plm a35 was the last model of its generation. that being the 2nd generation of Glasstron devices and the last in its lineup starting with the plm a75, (the highest quality unit with its aluminum body more slender design to and its maximum 1024x768 maximum resolution lcd displays. The plm a75 also provided dual video inputs for stereoscopic left right it independent displaying as it WAS indeed intended for VR use. The following plastic bodied and less expensive a55, and its 720 x 540 display did not offer dual video input but could indeed achieve such with third party modifications, and lastly a35 was a more slenderized mobile version of the Glasston intended for outdoor use. There was a generation of glasstrons before this group and one final one after. As mentioned thru 3rd party product modifications and add ons such and the Intersence 6 degree head tracker unit, enabled the glasstrons to be used as both VR and AR devices, as the glasstrons were equiped with an internal flip visor that enable pass true mixed viewing of the real world as well as the video content. This was possible due to the glasstron micro lcd screens being mounted above the viewers eyes, its imagery reflected onto a 45 degree clear plane of glass. enabling the view to use the device in pure darkened VR cinema mode with the visor blocking the outside view or AR with the visor up and the imagery appearing holographicly six feet in front of the viewer. You can simulate this by looking thru a window and placing something bright behind your field of view which is then reflected onto the windows glass your looking thru, Whatever is being reflected will look projected into the real world, its an old magicians and film making trick. The glasstron lcd screens were the same used in sony camcorder products. so supplies where plenty and enabled an additional revenue stream via such a costly niche device.
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CurvingFyre
Honestly, it seems like soemthing that would have been more suited to a binocular style standing setup. Like, a tripod. I know, I know, virtual boy flashbacks, but I'm serious. Get that thing on a nice boom arm next to your monitor, run an input converter to vga or whatever you have spare, and then you can just lean in when you need it, and ignore it when you don't. You could use it for any number of things, a side browser while gaming or watching, managing playlists, an enclosed visual-noise-less place to put an image you're using as an artistic reference, the list is huge. Arguably the most space efficient second monitor you could ever have, and if it's got that level of clarity, then you're golden. I can genuinely see it being kickass as a streamers monitor. Also, your chat would be able to see it, and that would be hella novelty to them. Tons of engagement.
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Honestly, it seems like soemthing that would have been more suited to a binocular style standing setup. Like, a tripod. I know, I know, virtual boy flashbacks, but I'm serious. Get that thing on a nice boom arm next to your monitor, run an input converter to vga or whatever you have spare, and then you can just lean in when you need it, and ignore it when you don't. You could use it for any number of things, a side browser while gaming or watching, managing playlists, an enclosed visual-noise-less place to put an image you're using as an artistic reference, the list is huge. Arguably the most space efficient second monitor you could ever have, and if it's got that level of clarity, then you're golden. I can genuinely see it being kickass as a streamers monitor. Also, your chat would be able to see it, and that would be hella novelty to them. Tons of engagement.
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Sqweezel
You can pop the earbuds in next to the lenses there, in those slots, it holds them firmly and if you turn up the volume you can hear them just fine.
I had an older set from 1995, of Virtual I/O display glasses, I had those with a 12v battery from a set of emergency lights, bypassed the power supply inside my Playstation, and used one battery to power the display and the unit, kept it in the playstation carry case, so i could start it n play Tomb Raider on the train to Boston, it was an hour trip so i was happy with it.
I was the first, and probably the ONLY kid with a portable playstation, and a head's up display ever. very cyberpunk indeed.
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You can pop the earbuds in next to the lenses there, in those slots, it holds them firmly and if you turn up the volume you can hear them just fine.
I had an older set from 1995, of Virtual I/O display glasses, I had those with a 12v battery from a set of emergency lights, bypassed the power supply inside my Playstation, and used one battery to power the display and the unit, kept it in the playstation carry case, so i could start it n play Tomb Raider on the train to Boston, it was an hour trip so i was happy with it.
I was the first, and probably the ONLY kid with a portable playstation, and a head's up display ever. very cyberpunk indeed.
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CeeStyleDj
I remember Pondering about these when I was younger. I always thought they were marketed as your own personal movie theater. I didn't even think to use games lol. I always thought it was touted more as a personal theater versus something VR because people weren't really talking about VR that much back then. And with Sony being a consumer electronics company - It seems the main use was to either watch movies or TV.
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I remember Pondering about these when I was younger. I always thought they were marketed as your own personal movie theater. I didn't even think to use games lol. I always thought it was touted more as a personal theater versus something VR because people weren't really talking about VR that much back then. And with Sony being a consumer electronics company - It seems the main use was to either watch movies or TV.
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unlimited
I would love to try these. I wonder if that eye-straining feel you had is similar to the feeling I used to get during the first few months I playee my 3DS and would turn on the 3D. - I would describe the feeling as, -It felt like my eyeballs were getting pulled out of their sockets. - But after frequently using the effect for the first two months I got used to it and it doesn't bother me at all.
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I would love to try these. I wonder if that eye-straining feel you had is similar to the feeling I used to get during the first few months I playee my 3DS and would turn on the 3D. - I would describe the feeling as, -It felt like my eyeballs were getting pulled out of their sockets. - But after frequently using the effect for the first two months I got used to it and it doesn't bother me at all.
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elizabeth
In some alternate universe, Sony has the widespread cult following Apple does. They put focus on design and also just- simple joy, that other corporations don-t/didn-t. Strange to be praising a corporation in this way but as far as corporations go, this much is true.
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In some alternate universe, Sony has the widespread cult following Apple does. They put focus on design and also just- simple joy, that other corporations don-t/didn-t. Strange to be praising a corporation in this way but as far as corporations go, this much is true.
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CHRISMENENDEZ
So, did you get your royalties from Ready Player One for copying your thumbnail for the movie poster/cover?
I honestly thought you were copying them, not the other way around, but then I saw the date on your video and it predated the movie by almost 2 years.
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So, did you get your royalties from Ready Player One for copying your thumbnail for the movie poster/cover?
I honestly thought you were copying them, not the other way around, but then I saw the date on your video and it predated the movie by almost 2 years.
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greenaum
If it has 2 LCDs, one for each eye, it's a shame there wasn't a way to access them separately to do 3D and VR. Still at least you could be a cyborg, even if you kept bumping into things. You could put a camera on top and experience what it's like to be legally blind!
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If it has 2 LCDs, one for each eye, it's a shame there wasn't a way to access them separately to do 3D and VR. Still at least you could be a cyborg, even if you kept bumping into things. You could put a camera on top and experience what it's like to be legally blind!
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ArchangelExile
I remember owning one of these. It was such a disappointment. The screen did _not_ look like it was a big screen TV. As he said, it just looked like a tiny screen sitting right in front of your eyes. I felt no eye strain or headaches like he did though.
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I remember owning one of these. It was such a disappointment. The screen did _not_ look like it was a big screen TV. As he said, it just looked like a tiny screen sitting right in front of your eyes. I felt no eye strain or headaches like he did though.
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oldradios.
I actually have a pair of these. Yeah, not the most comfortable things in the world. Sony had a lot of odd but interesting products in the 90s and early 00s like these, The Mavica, The Ruvi camcorder, MicroMV camcorder tapes, and the video Walkman.
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I actually have a pair of these. Yeah, not the most comfortable things in the world. Sony had a lot of odd but interesting products in the 90s and early 00s like these, The Mavica, The Ruvi camcorder, MicroMV camcorder tapes, and the video Walkman.
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