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Hi Andrew, Just like the commercial systems, the glass is the only special piece of kit (which can be bought separately). The LCD monitors are just set up to display either left or right channel. If you ask me, I think these companies are just a rip off! Paul > Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 11:24:32 +0000 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] 3D Glasses - Vuzix HMD by eDimensional > To: [log in to unmask] > > P Hubbard wrote: > > > Just an FYI.... you can build those yourself at a fraction of the price! > > You just need the special piece of glass, two identical LCD monitors, > > and an edited X config file. > > The clever bit of the Omnia system (and the similar one from Planar, > which being from the US might be cheaper there...?) is the DVI > "reflector" card that flips the image to be displayed on the screen seen > in the half-silvered mirror. > > Are you implying that an appropriately written Xorg.conf can get the > graphics card to do this instead? The prospect is very appealing! > > Regards, > > Andrew > > -- > Dr. Andrew Raine, Head of IT, MRC Dunn Human Nutrition Unit, > Wellcome Trust/MRC Building, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 2XY, UK > phone: +44 (0)1223 252830 fax: +44 (0)1223 252835 > web: www.mrc-dunn.cam.ac.uk email: [log in to unmask] _________________________________________________________________ Helping your favorite cause is as easy as instant messaging. You IM, we give. http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Home/?source=text_hotmail_join