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Vuzix dealers in France

Sidney — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:20:50 GMT

Hi,

I am mainly interested in the AV920.

I found one dealer in France ( http://www.orichalk.com )

Is this company a Vuzix partner ? Does someone have any feedback ?

Thanks.

Convert 2d->stereo

Partechie — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:44:21 GMT

If one were to do this, what format should the video be recorded using?

(I mean like Anaglyph, Over/Under, Side by Side etc...)

Also, has anyone used http://www.3dcombine.com/ ("3DCombine allows you to create 3D
photos and videos from 2D ones and
output them in any 3D format you want.")

(Just have to say, the glasses are pretty cool...still tweaking them a bit for gaming use, but with the use if the iZ3D drivers, ALL my games so far work..

Farcry 2, Bioshock, FEAR, Fallout 3, Crysis...Just having issues figuring out glovePIE for tracking...)

How well does the VR920 work with IL-2?

Fatalblade — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:10:20 GMT

I was wondering this for a while, and I can't seem to be able to find any video demonstrations of it. Specifically, does the head-tracking move smoothly or does it snap to the various camera angles in IL-2?

the stereoscopic player for the vr920

zio — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:28:55 GMT

I am trying the stereoscopic player for some while now, trying every methode to get it to play my 2d movies > 3d !
Still there is nothing that i can do to get that effect, so that's why i'm here certaintly people here have experience with this player. It would help big time for alot of guys.(':cool:');

Black dot

Centurion — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:13:44 GMT

This is not because overheating. Setting darked backlight won't help. The only reason this happens is because you use resolution bigger than 640x480. Chip that downscales it probably badly cooled down, so around hour playing 800x600 you will see dot growing right side. Playing 640x480 you'll never see it again.

What will the future hold?

bgaviator — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 06:12:41 GMT

I am extremely interested in purchasing these glasses since I'm an active Flight Simulator enthusiest....however by the time I think I'd be able to afford a toy like this, I'm sure newer versions/models will be out. What kinds of things could I possible expect from future models, and is Vuzix actively working on these enhancements? For instance, with the advent of the OLED displays that I saw in articles from the CES, it looks like ultra thin, crystal clear, sharp displays could be implemented. Will Vuzix possibly switch to OLEDs? What about total immersion? I would think for a lot of gamers, the FOV would need to be greatly increased. And what about improving the head tracking? Currently the TrackIR system allows not only the directions the VR920 does, but it also allows for the zooming in and out. Will this be possible with future versions? Will it be possible to watch regular movies with a 3-D like effect with these glasses? Thanks!

VR920 used for movies ?

Loony — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:53:21 GMT

Hello,

This may seem like a stupid question, but upon reading all the detailed decriptions on the VR920, I was wondering if it could be used *also* to watch movies from a computer's VGA port (since only playing games is mentionned).

Thanks in advance. :)

Mac OSX

Hurleyboy — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:37:27 GMT

Hey guys, i was browsing the sharper image site, bumped into this rather B.A. device... and was wondering if you guys had made any progress on Mac OSX compatibility... i saw in the FAQ that you said it works as far as audio, but the 3D and headtracking functions were not on-line right now ...

a) wondering if any progress was made on the 3D aspect/headtracking
b) wondering, if i were to buy the product NOW, would a software update (assuming you all figure out how to make the 3d/headtracking work with OSX) be all that i need to get those functions online, or would it be completely new hardware pieces to get those functions up and running ? .... or can you even speculate on that?
c) i have a powerbook pro mac laptop, 2 USB ports, and i use both for other things--- one of which is a fan-cooler that plugs in via USB, the plug has like a splitter though, so you can plug in a 2nd device into it--- just wondering if you could speculate if that'd be ample power supply or if it needs to be directly plugged into the comp's USB (i dont know if there's like deteriorating power supply depending on splits like that)

anything else of interest about OSX-compatibility would be awesome & much appreciate, have 2 friends i play world of warcraft with that i turned onto this, and they have similar setups/questions, so w/e is appreciated

thanks in advance :)

Question for Carl about glovepie.

frogger — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:52:25 GMT

i figured i would ask it here rather then a pm incase others were interested.

wanted to know if u were able to write a script that does like vr920 roll + = keypress E
and vr920 roll - = keypress Q.

i was trying to get it to work but i just get a constant keypress Q. im trying to set the roll function to work in call of duty 4 to lean around corners.

regards
frogger.

Buying Vuzix products in stores usa/europe

tsol — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 21:22:21 GMT

anyone knows if and when the Vuzix VR920 or any other products will be ever available for puchase in street stores in the US and in europe/uk?

are there any of these stores will be ever selling the VR920 ?

compusa; bestbuy, circuit city; walmart etc ???

its just that id like to "try before buy"

thanks

Are we there yet?

wuhlei — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:38:07 GMT

sorry im impatient.

VR920 with Lock On and GTR 2

Kyoku57 — Sat, 10 May 2008 23:03:55 GMT

Hi,

I have two problems :

Lock On : Flaming Cliffs
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I have full stereo and it's great but I don't succeed in activate tracking mode. I can't use my mouse to see around in the cockpit...so I wan't to know if someone know the prob. I tried to configure the view.lua file, or to find a option to unlock the view. In F1 mode (cockpit), the mouse doesn't work (and so tracking too), but in F2 mode (outside the plane), the mouse work (and so tracking too)...so if someone knows...

GTR - 2 :
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Tracking works but it tremble a lot. Is there a way to smooth the tracking on this game ?

Thanks

--
Seb

IL2 Sturmovik detection.

SailorSat — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:52:16 GMT

Hi.

I got a quite simple problem.

The iWearMonitor (right now 1.1.0) doesn't detect my "IL2 Sturmovik 1946" Installation, neither als IL2 Sturmovik, nor as Pacific Fighters.

How does the Monitor detect an installation? Maybe it should be enough to change some registry keys.

Flight Sim-Century of Flight

bofficer — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:40:38 GMT

I haven't really found any information on the compatibility of FS9. Does any one know if it is compatible with the VR290 and if so, what are the limitations if any? Please provide as much information as possible. I would really like to buy, but if FSX is the only choice, I will have to wait. Although I have FSX, I prefer FS9 for the time.

Thanks

Carl, What will I need?

jimsom88 — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:32:01 GMT

Going to order a vr920, My system is XP with a geforce 8500gt.

I will run flight sims, mostly Aces High 2, I want head tracking and stereo 3d if possible. Am I out of luck on the 3d with the 8500 or is there a soulution?

Thanks in advance on your software, firmware, etc, suggestions.

VR920+DirectorMX

Claire — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:12:41 GMT

Hi there
I am a final year multimedia student. My project involves using the VR920 headset. Before I buy it I would like to know if it is compatible with Director MX. Also does it work well with Macintosh computers?

Thanks

Game List

Seagalka — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 16:38:44 GMT

Can someone please list a game list that the VR920 can work on ? I play Final Fantasy XI and want to know this game works with it before I purchase the VR920.

Xbox360

rhudaur83 — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 13:57:43 GMT

I was wondering if this product works for the Xbox 360.

Seeing that some of the games listed are running on the PC gaming format, I wonder
how well it will work with the 360. Has there been any testers on this?

Thanks,

rhudaur83

KVM and demo

taz-hein — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:47:17 GMT

can I use a KVM switch to alternate between monitor and vr920?

where can I see a vr920 in person? I live near Denver.

Monitor Replacement for Applications

Daddyoisme — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 11:01:34 GMT

Can this be used to view 2d apps, like MS Office or IE 7? Thanks :)

Before you post - New Users - Read Me First!!

Admin — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 10:29:30 GMT

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