Anybody try these? Or own one?

[aresye 0]

They're called Head Mounted Displays (HMD's), and almost all of them can have you plug any type of device into, whether it's a PC, PS3, portable DVD player, etc.

I'm thinking about getting one, because I'm doing a lot of workups on the Harry S. Truman, in addition to deploying this fall. I just got done with a 3 week det to the boat, and I had a difficult time trying to watch a movie in my rack on my laptop. I'm thinking this would be a great way to play games, watch movies, and...observe adult entertainment

In all seriousness though, I am thinking of getting one. Not one of the $800+ ones, but a decent $250-300. There's a ton of different types out there, and reviews are hard to find. So, if anybody has every owned, or ever tried one, your input is greatly appreciated!

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[SARLDO 0]

We have some HMD's in our simulators that are really, really cool. They have head trackers on 'em that allow the scenery to move with your head. Bad side? Any delay in the video makes you sick because the timing of your head moving in relation to what you see is off. Also, there not really affordable by most folks.

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[aresye 0]

You can buy a decent headtracker for between $300-500 now, but the thing that confuses me is the resolution. Some say 640x480, which seems terrible, but they are small LCD screens after all.

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[GaryRay 0]

640x480 on a small screen like that is just fine, thats what the old computer monitors were designed to be run off of, also known as VGA. when its going to be on your eyeball it will be very clear.

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