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i-Theater Head Mounted Display iTheater HR

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i-Theater Head Mounted Display iTheater HR

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ALL NEW FOR 2007. Get the Latest Highest Performance Model! If you want a big clear image in a little tiny package, THIS IS IT!!! Introducing... the World's Most Lightweight Mobile Video Eyewear! i-O Display Systems is pleased to introduce the i-Theater HR, a completely new concept in head-worn personal displays. Featuring more than 920,000 pixel resolution in a truly lightweight design, this personal video display offers big pictures on-the-go in a compact AV unit. Weighing just 3.5 ounces, the i-Theater HR features a new sleek, ergonomically comfortable and lightweight design. But don't let the small package fool you. All the necessary electronics and optics have been integrated into this compact, stylish, video-eyewear product. The i-Theater HR is a completely mobile video system that delivers a crisp, vivid-color, VGA resolution (640 x 480) video image which is equivalent to a 60 inch video screen viewed from a distance of 8.5 feet. The full-screen image is compressed into two of the industry's smallest light-transmitting LCDs (liquid crystal displays), by means of award-winning technology, protected by more than 200 global patents. Why settle for a tiny 2 inch iPod Video screen? When you interface your iPod Video with the portable and lightweight i-Theater HR glasses, you'll experience an incredible 60 inch virtual video image from the i-Theater's internal LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) screens.

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Product Details

Product Weight:	0.22 pounds
Package Length:	7.72 inches
Package Width:	5.75 inches
Package Height:	1.97 inches
Package Weight:	0.62 pounds
Average Customer Rating:	based on 7 reviews

Features

922,000 pixel resolution
equivalent to a 70 inch video screen viewed from a distance of 8.5 feet
Connect to your iPod
combination of video micro displays, adapters, surround-sound stereo and battery pack, make it ideal for theater-quality video

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review: 3.5

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4 of 4 found the following review helpful:

Good and solid product May 30, 2008
I ordered these glasses with some reluctance because years ago I checked out those big bulky helmets with CRT displays and was still kind of harmed by that experience. Times have changed yet, and these glasses are not at all what those old HUD devices were like.
The mechanical quality is fairly good, the braces that go around your head are made of elastic plastic so it's more like putting one of those cheap sunglasses on that squeeze your head but I suppose that is to give it a firm grip and prevent the weight of the device from pulling it off your nose.
That said, the video quality is astounding. After you manage to set everything up and set the video output correctly (I only connected it to a computer so far, so I don't know about other devices) the picture is brilliant and clear. The built in earphones also give a fairly good sound, so all in all, I can't complain and would buy them again.

Two caveats to look out for (maybe it's just because I am not a whizz kid with audio video devices), one is the video and one is the connection. First, be sure to set your video card to the correct resolution. Once you connected the glasses to your video output it shows a picture, but if you have it set to 800 or 1024 resolution like I did at first, you will be disappointed. Be sure you use the TV settings in your video card software to set the second display (the first is your monitor) to 640*480.

Second, the adapter that comes with the card has 3 component inputs but those are not video components. Basically, the yellow plug is your standard video signal and the red and white plugs are the sound input. On a computer you will need an additional adapter which is not included to connect the small output plugs of your sound card to the chinch input plugs of the device.

You need a videocard that has a TV output though, regular vga or digital monitor connectors are not supported.

13 of 13 found the following review helpful:

Works well, but not like a 65 inch screen, and it kind of cheaply made. May 08, 2008
First, The I-Theater works...It connects to your Ipod (With the extra A/V cable from Apple), it works with Game Consoles, I tried it with the PS2..not bad:
Here are my thoughts after one day of using it:

Construction and Quality:
**
Two Stars...The Stems on the glasses are really cheap..like a toy. For $300 it should be much better...In fact, I think that that is a major drawback to this unit...it does not feel like a $450 technical wonder. I was hoping for more metal frame, but I guess they needed to keep the weight down for comfort They should have put a little more into the Quality here.

Performance:
***
The video quality is quite good! I can't fault its performance. I was also afraid that I would not be able to see through these correctly, as I have a condition with using both eyes at once, and I wear Trifocals ("Watch for me on the road ;-)..Mr McGoo")
But I had no problem wearing these, it worked great!
Now, it works best when you are in a dark room or at least not outside. I tried them outside connected to the PS2 and had a hard time seeing the screen.
Inside it worked fine in a normally lit room, but I bet this will look excellent when in a dark room.

Versatility:
*****
5 Stars
It really does work on almost every device....DVD, Ipod, Game Consoles....just great!

Conclusion:
$449.00 is just too much to spend for this unit (It was my birthday..and I wanted to treat myself...normally I would not have.) I think that $350.00 would have been about right....Do I feel like a sucker...Yes and No, The technology is great, and I really do enjoy it..but They need to work on the Quality!

4 of 4 found the following review helpful:

Barely Stable Apr 23, 2008
Kind of a lousy item, very unstable & Cheesy. Ear plug covers fall off all the time/easy to lose. Very poor battery. Tried to use on two flights unsucessfully

4 of 8 found the following review helpful:

How to estimate virtual monitor size Mar 14, 2008
To get an idea of what the screen will look like when you wear them, a little math is involved. Take the screen size they estimate and divide it by the distance they estimate. Then multiply it by 2. For example: this product says it shows 70" at 8.5 feet. The usual distance when seated in front of a computer monitor is 2 feet. Hence, if we divide 70 by 8.5 and multiply it by 2 we get an estimated size of a 16.5" screen at 2 feet away. But if you have a decent field of vision and light reduction, it should look fairly decent.

worthless, useless and extreme poor construction Feb 18, 2008
looking at the product it will be obvious that these glasses are nowhere near to what it claims. Dont be fooled here. they are just lousy. i used it with my 160 gb classic ipod after making some changes to the ipod software. Big mistake !!!
If you still want to buy this anyway, i would advice to buy some ducttape along with product and use it all over yr head. the suffocation caused would be better than using this glasses.
trust me on that...