Anyone know a good combined HMD/media player?
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 9:18 am
I have seen/read about several cheap ones (around 100$), and a few more expensive ones(like the MaxSight, or Moverio), but I'm not really convinced by any of those.
Ideally I'd like the ST1080 with integrated player, but this is doubtful. Any workaround involving yet another item to lug around doesn't entice me either (alas, my smartphone doesn't have video out).
While I'd like the ST1080 for gaming, I'm not sure I'd like it for watching videos - too many cables, too many boxes.
An alternative would be a combined HMD/media player just for watching videos - and separately a HMD for gaming.
Problem is, few seem to be any good. There are numerous cheap 2D (knock-offs, I guess?) that work more or less, and I've seen a few more expensive ones - the Moverio looks rather nice at first glance, though the extremely limited file formats are a turn-off. (Especially at that price level.)
I've tried two cheap japanese(I think?) devices, both are adequate for their price, but severely lacking in features (like, can only play few formats well, low resolution, etc...).
Is there a good combined HMD/media player at all? "Good" doesn't necessarily mean high resolution - but rather good file support and such.
Or should I accept the fact that I'll have to have a dedicated media player?
tl/dr:
Is it worth looking for a combined media player/HMD?
Ideally I'd like the ST1080 with integrated player, but this is doubtful. Any workaround involving yet another item to lug around doesn't entice me either (alas, my smartphone doesn't have video out).
While I'd like the ST1080 for gaming, I'm not sure I'd like it for watching videos - too many cables, too many boxes.
An alternative would be a combined HMD/media player just for watching videos - and separately a HMD for gaming.
Problem is, few seem to be any good. There are numerous cheap 2D (knock-offs, I guess?) that work more or less, and I've seen a few more expensive ones - the Moverio looks rather nice at first glance, though the extremely limited file formats are a turn-off. (Especially at that price level.)
I've tried two cheap japanese(I think?) devices, both are adequate for their price, but severely lacking in features (like, can only play few formats well, low resolution, etc...).
Is there a good combined HMD/media player at all? "Good" doesn't necessarily mean high resolution - but rather good file support and such.
Or should I accept the fact that I'll have to have a dedicated media player?
tl/dr:
Is it worth looking for a combined media player/HMD?