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The '''VPL EyePhone HRX''' is a head-mounted display for VR made by [[VPL]]. It has [[flat focus]]. It used a [[Polhemus]] tracker for 3D tracking. It cost a whopping $49,000. It was released in 1991.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20150223050243/http://vrwiki.wikispaces.com/VPL+EyePhone</ref>
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[[File:VPL EyePhone HRX.png|thumb|VPL EyePhone HRX]]
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The '''VPL EyePhone HRX''' is a head-mounted display for VR made by [[VPL]]. It has [[flat focus]].
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It used a [[Polhemus]] tracker for 3D tracking.<ref name=vrwiki/><ref name="l114"/> It uses a Polhemus 3Space tracker.<ref name="l114"/> The position tracking rate is 60 times per second.<ref name="l114"/>
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It uses [[fresnel lens]]es.<ref name="l114"/>
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It cost a whopping $49,000.<ref name=vrwiki>https://web.archive.org/web/20150223050243/http://vrwiki.wikispaces.com/VPL+EyePhone</ref>
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Its resolution is a total of 345,600 subpixels per eye.<ref name="l114">{{cite web | title=EyePhone HRX : VPL Research : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive | website=Internet Archive | date=2016-10-23 | url=https://archive.org/details/VPL_promo_material_EyePhone_HRX/ | access-date=2024-09-11}}</ref>
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Its single-eye field of view is about 86 degrees horizontal by 75 degrees vertical. Its total two-view FOV is horizontally about 106 degrees.<ref name=vrwiki/>
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It uses [[active matrix TFT]] technology with pixel size on the order of 100 microns.<ref name="l114"/>
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Its video inputs were either left and right RS-170A RGB with NTSC timing, or composite NTSC video, depending on the order.<ref name="l114"/>
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Its weight is about 2.5 pounds.<ref name="l114"/>
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It is compatible with VPL's [[RB2]] system.<ref name="l114"/>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 16:00, 11 September 2024

VPL EyePhone HRX

The VPL EyePhone HRX is a head-mounted display for VR made by VPL. It has flat focus.

It used a Polhemus tracker for 3D tracking.[1][2] It uses a Polhemus 3Space tracker.[2] The position tracking rate is 60 times per second.[2]

It uses fresnel lenses.[2]

It cost a whopping $49,000.[1]

Its resolution is a total of 345,600 subpixels per eye.[2]

Its single-eye field of view is about 86 degrees horizontal by 75 degrees vertical. Its total two-view FOV is horizontally about 106 degrees.[1]

It uses active matrix TFT technology with pixel size on the order of 100 microns.[2]

Its video inputs were either left and right RS-170A RGB with NTSC timing, or composite NTSC video, depending on the order.[2]

Its weight is about 2.5 pounds.[2]

It is compatible with VPL's RB2 system.[2]

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