Anyone try the Sony Glasstron HMD?

Has anyone tried these virtual HMD glasses? Wonder how a Neo game would look hooked up to these? There are other companies that make these head mounted display units also like Canon, Olympus eye trek and Virtual IO. Any opinions on these?

They don't work as well as they should, and despite what the product statement says... eventually they'll fuck with your eyes. I was big into the "Glasstron" back in the late 90's when I hung out with a bunch of Cyberpunk geeks (Myself one, too into the William Gibson shit), back when those suckers where in the thousands. Personally you're better off with a regular ole' monitor and not putting something on your head. Montior Shades ala' the old SEGA MasterSystem 3-D glasses aren't much better. The projection appears to be off in the distance a bit, sort of like looking into a Virtual Boy (but without the eye hurting RED).

The only time to buy monitor goggles/shades/head sets is when they go TRUE V.R. and when the Internet looks like this:




would I even warrant buying something like a headgear monitor... to own one now is just to have a super expensive piece of technology that'll make you look cool for all of ten minutes.

MD20XX / Storm Rider

Whay about those Sony glasses I heard about? They are supposed to make a 25 or so inch TV look 60 or so. Are they also useless and/or damaging to the eyes?

Diavle18 said:

Whay about those Sony glasses I heard about? They are supposed to make a 25 or so inch TV look 60 or so. Are they also useless and/or damaging to the eyes?

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Well the SONY "Glasstron" Monitor Shades I'm talking about were some of the first to come out back in '97, though I tried them on in '98. The fuggin' things were like $6,000 bucks from what I understand. I used to hang with a fairly loaded crew (guy's dad was rich... we even wrecked the BMW to see if the Dual Air Bags would work! ) *So as to my experience with them, I'd say stay away from them. My eyes hurt enough as it is with a normal monitor much less the head gear. Who knows though, it's 2K3 and maybe things are different now?

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Thanks for the heads up man.

MegaDrive 20XX said:

Well the SONY "Glasstron" Monitor Shades I'm talking about were some of the first to come out back in '97, though I tried them on in '98. The fuggin' things were like $6,000 bucks from what I understand. I used to hang with a fairly loaded crew (guy's dad was rich... we even wrecked the BMW to see if the Dual Air Bags would work! ) *So as to my experience with them, I'd say stay away from them. My eyes hurt enough as it is with a normal monitor much less the head gear. Who knows though, it's 2K3 and maybe things are different now?

MD20XX / Storm Rider

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man he wrecked a beemer that dude is loaded or was loaded I cant tell.

striderpunk said:

man he wrecked a beemer that dude is loaded or was loaded I cant tell.

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Nah, Mark was just a punk ass rich bitch is all. He wanted a "brand new" BMW, so he figured he'd just wreck the old one his dad had bought for his 16th birthday. Seeing as how he knew ole' Mike Shalako (ME) is a couple cans short of a six pack, he called me up and said: "Dude I want the new model, so I'm going to run this sucker into a tree, I'll come up with a good story or something... you wanna' come along and see if these dual air bags really work?"

to which I remember vividly saying: "Fuck I'm bored, why not!"

Anyhow, the bags worked (obviously I'm still here) and it was the most bitchin' adrenaline pump I've had, other than illegally racing sports cars throughout most of '98-'99. Only my neck fuckin' hurt for like 4 months. *Don't try it man... it's only for Adrenaline Junkies, and I sure as shit wouldn't do it again.

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Snooptalian said:

Has anyone tried these virtual HMD glasses? Wonder how a Neo game would look hooked up to these? There are other companies that make these head mounted display units also like Canon, Olympus eye trek and Virtual IO. Any opinions on these?

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I tried a pair of these on at the Sony Metreon in SF on a trip three years ago. Reportedly it was like looking at a 52" TV from six-feet away. Fairly impressive, but way too heavy on the head.