Seeking head-mounted display for work
April 14, 2010 12:08 PM Subscribe
Best head-mounted display for reading text @ 1920 x 1200?
I want a head-mounted display for working remotely (database administration + light programming). All the ones I've found seem to be designed for movie viewing. I want one that I can plug into my netbook (preferably via HDMI) to remote into my work PC and view a decently-displayed approximation of my 24" monitor.
Do any such devices exist, or are they likely to emerge soon? These things just don't seem to have caught on.
I can change my resolution remotely so that things will display properly on my netbooks 11.6" screen, but I've grown quite accustomed to the screen real estate on my 24" monitor.
I want a head-mounted display for working remotely (database administration + light programming). All the ones I've found seem to be designed for movie viewing. I want one that I can plug into my netbook (preferably via HDMI) to remote into my work PC and view a decently-displayed approximation of my 24" monitor.
Do any such devices exist, or are they likely to emerge soon? These things just don't seem to have caught on.
I can change my resolution remotely so that things will display properly on my netbooks 11.6" screen, but I've grown quite accustomed to the screen real estate on my 24" monitor.
Why do you specifically want head-mounted? As per the above, you can't get what you want yet. Depending on your specific reasons for wanting head-mounted, a small projector might do the trick.
posted by madmethods at 1:01 PM on April 14, 2010
posted by madmethods at 1:01 PM on April 14, 2010
Response by poster: I have a small projector which works okay for video viewing (haven't used it with my computer).
What I really want is total mobility without having to compromise my screen real estate. I guess I'll have to keep dreaming for another 5 or 10 years;(.
posted by jjsonp at 1:11 PM on April 14, 2010
What I really want is total mobility without having to compromise my screen real estate. I guess I'll have to keep dreaming for another 5 or 10 years;(.
posted by jjsonp at 1:11 PM on April 14, 2010
Response by poster: These 'video glasses' claim to have a 920,000 pixel resolution (whatever that means).
They look like junk though.
posted by jjsonp at 1:13 PM on April 14, 2010
They look like junk though.
posted by jjsonp at 1:13 PM on April 14, 2010
a 920,000 pixel resolution means approximately √920000, so about 1000x1000 pixels.
posted by devnull at 1:57 PM on April 14, 2010
posted by devnull at 1:57 PM on April 14, 2010
No, it's far worse that that devnull-- the glasses in that link consider each red/green/blue 'subpixel' to be a pixel.
So that's actually 920000/3 to get what an average person would consider a pixel, which gives you a 640x480 resolution display, about 10% the resolution of a 1920x1200 display.
Ahh, marketing at work.
posted by Static Vagabond at 2:06 PM on April 14, 2010
So that's actually 920000/3 to get what an average person would consider a pixel, which gives you a 640x480 resolution display, about 10% the resolution of a 1920x1200 display.
Ahh, marketing at work.
posted by Static Vagabond at 2:06 PM on April 14, 2010
A subpixel is a pixel now? Wow. Maybe they should count backlighting next too :)
posted by devnull at 8:22 AM on April 16, 2010
posted by devnull at 8:22 AM on April 16, 2010
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Lets say for a wearable display you can have a screen that's 2 inches diagonal-- so for a 1980x1200 resolution you'd need about 1132 Pixels Per Inch (See Wikipedia).
At present, a cutting edge phone manages about 311. Which means, using a similar display technology, you'd need 'glasses' with 7.5" diagonal screens in to get to your desired resolution.
So you'll be waiting a good while yet.
posted by Static Vagabond at 12:58 PM on April 14, 2010