From: dstamp@watserv1.waterloo.edu (Dave Stampe-Psy+Eng)
Subject: Re: Low cost display - Questions
Date: Sat, 19 Oct 1991 02:30:49 GMT
Message-ID: <1991Oct19.023049.20724@watserv1.waterloo.edu>
Organization: University of Waterloo



In article <1991Oct18.193556.19610@milton.u.washington.edu> lowry@src.
honeywell.com (Dave Lowry) writes:

>In article <1991Oct18.183107.26564@milton.u.washington.edu> cwatters@magnus.
>acs.ohio-state.edu (Coyt D Watters) writes:
>
>>Has anyone tried to use the video display units from video camcorders as
>>a display source for VR?  I've a unit on my Fisher camcorder which is...
>
>Yes.  They work nicely, but the apparent field of view is quite small--
>it's like looking through a couple of toilet paper tubes-- about 20 degrees,
>as I recall.  In some conference proceedings I read, someone in the 
>military looked at using telescope eyepieces instead of the optics of the
>monitor to get a wider field of view.

Too bad about the field of view-- the resolution should be awesome.
  
>From the optic work I've done, I wouldn't expect an FOV greater than
>35 degrees for the 3/4 inch CRT anyhoo.

Hmmm... what about bigger portable TV's?  Does ANYONE still sell those 
"flat"-CRT things that came out two or three years ago?  A non-flat 3" or 
4" TV would probably be too heavy...

- Dave Stampe