A Survey of Head Mounted Displays

Product /
Company
Display
Technology
Resolution [pixels] Field of View [horiz.
x vert.]
Overlap Weight Video
Inputs
Cost
[U.S. $]
Boom 3C
FakeSpace
Dual CRT
head coupled
1280 x 1024 45/140° x 90° - boom RGB Video $ 35,000 - 95,000
ClearVue
Hughes Training
Monochrome CRT
with LC filters
1280 x 1024
Pixel Size:
2.65 arc min.
80° x 40° 30° 80 oz. - $ 95,000
CyberEye
General Reality
Dual Active Matrix LCD 789 x 230
Pixel Size:
1.7 arc min.
- - 14 oz eyewear
8 oz beltpack
16 oz stereo
NTSC
(2 for stereo)
$ 1,995 - 2,495
CyberFace2
LEEP Systems
Single large format LCD, divergent axis 385 x 119 140° x 110° - 32 oz. NTSC / PAL composite or RGB Individual Orders Only
CyberFace3
LEEP Systems
Single large format LCD, head coupled 480 x 120 80° x 60° - arm NTSC / PAL composite or RGB Individual Orders Only
CyberFace4
LEEP Systems
Single large format LCD, head coupled 640 x 480 80° x 60° - arm NTSC / PAL composite or RGB $ 18,400
CyberFace5
LEEP Systems
Quad LCD, triple acuity 1170 x 202 140° x 110° - 32 oz. - available 1997
DataVisor
n-Vision
Dual CRT's >1280 x 1024
Pixel Size:
2 arc min.
41.6° x 31° 50/100% adjustable 56 oz. - Contact Vendor
DataVisor 80
n-Vision
Dual CRT's and LCD shutter devices >1280 x 1024
Pixel Size:
2.9 arc min.
64° x 48° 50/100% adjustable 57 oz. - Contact Vendor
FOHMD (Fiber-Optic Head Mounted Display)
CAE Electronics
CRT projector through fiber optics Pixel Size: 6.6 background, 2.2 inset; Pixel Structure: 1.2 million pixels distributed between inset and background 120° x 55° 25° 72 oz. - By Quotation
FS2
FakeSpace
Dual CRT >1280 x 1024 pixels 45/140° x 90° ~100° boom RGB field sequential video $ 65,000 - 105,000
FS5
FakeSpace
CRT's with color shutters 800 Horizontal Lines 44° x 33° 100% adjustable to 50% ~32 oz - Contact Vendor
Full Immersion HMD
Kaiser Electro-Optics, Inc
Active Matrix LCD 640 x 480 150° x 50° 40° > 32 oz. - Contact Vendor
HOPROS
OIP
B&W, mono or dual CRT, see through 300 x 1000 20° x 20° - > 25 oz. CCIR, PAL (other video, NTSC, available on demand) $ 3,000 - 7,000
I-glasses! ProTec

Virtual I-O, Inc.

Active Matrix TFT-LCD, removable shield for immersive viewing 640 x 480 42° diagonal (16:9) x 34° (4:3) - 12.5 oz VGA (NTSC and PAL require optional converter) $ 6,000
I-glasses! VTV/VPC

Virtual I-O, Inc.

Active Matrix LCD's, see through optional 789 x 230

Pixel Size: 1.92 arc min

25.25° x 19° 100% 8 oz. One RCA connector $ 399 - 499
Immersive Visualization Display HMD Model 975B

RPI Entertainment

- 700 x 240 color pixels/eye 67° @ 80% overlap - 32.9 oz. Dual NTSC, RGB or S-VHS -
KEO HiDef HMD's

Kaiser Electro-Optics, Inc

2 full color, active matrix TFT, high speed polysilicon LCDs (2)- (640 x 3)x 480 Background: 6 arcmin/color group AOI: 2.5 arcmin/color group *80° diagonal - 65° x 50° Background
32° diagonal - 25° x 20° AOI
100% 40 oz. One or two VGA 640 x 480, H&V - TTL, analog 0.7V P-P, 75 ohms, 60 Hz video inputs; Intemal and extemal sync -
Low Vision Enhancement System

Visionics Corp

B&W CRT 512 x 492

Pixel Size: 5.9 arc min

50° x 37.5° 100% 33.6 oz. - $ 5,795
Mediamask (Olympus Corp.)

Nissho Electronics

LCD, switchable see through capability 1068.5 x 480 60° x 34° - 24 oz. - 900,000 yen
MRG 2

Liquid Image

Active Matrix LCD, single screen 720 x 240

Pixel Size: 7.0 arc min

84° x 65° - 64 oz. - $ 3,495
MRG3C

Liquid Image

Active Matrix LCD, single screen 768 x 556

Pixel Size: 7.0 arc min

84° x 65° - 80 oz. NTSC composite, analog RGB $ 5,500
MRG4

Liquid Image

Active Matrix color LCD, single screen 479 x 234 61° x 46° - 40 oz. NTSC/PAL analog RGB $ 2,199
MRG6

Liquid Image

Monocular LCD - 40° diagonal - 4 oz. VGA $ 3,495
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