HUDs/HMDs. Suggestions?

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Ashton

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I've been looking around for a quick solution to a problem, and I stumbled on the iwear av920and their high-end version, the iwear vr920.

I have an older version of similar goggles. They are *extremely* sensitive to movement and will distort the screen to uselessness and destroy brightness of the screen to pitch-black if they shift even the slightest. Also it's *allmost* possible to read text from a PC when It's set to the largest possible font size... this means about 10 words per line or less... I was able to play some console games on them or watch videos, but even then text was difficult to read...

Are these any better, or will they still be just as worthless? I need a way to display images/video and basic text including various censors, video feed, and skype (video feed and censors all at once, skype doesn't have to be on-screen at all times). Basic internet like this forum is a very nice perk worth $75 more or so, but not vital. (Minor shifting in goggles WILL occur, possibly frequently, this CANT render them useless! this is Mission-critical!) 800x600 is prefered resolution, higher is gravy, 640x480 is acceptable but.......

Also power is an issue, I need either USB power like these have, or a power pack that will last atleast 4 hours, preferably 8+ (swappable battery does me no good but a way to connect to a USB power source is a major +)

The major limitation on me is cost. I cant spend over $250, if possible not over $150 (hense why I was considering the iwear AV920) No, these are not "MUST HAVE NOW" items, I can wait if I must for adequate technology.

Other perks like the "immersion" screens, the head-tracking, etc are not needed. if they're there, fine, if not, fine. all I really need is a working display like I describe above.

Any ideas and/or suggestions?

Thanks in Advance!
 
*facepalm*

Heads-Up-Display aka Head-Mounted-Display

simplest comparison is to VR Goggles, though usually they work differently, they're still two screens mounted infront of your eyes that give the impressions of looking at a computer screen (usually 3' away) or a TV (usually 9' away, but @ 42" iirc) depending on if they're to interface with a computer or just to watch movies or play games on.
 
OFFTOPIC: can't help you with a suggestion, but out of pure curiosity, what will you be using them for...? HUDs and MFDs (not the same thing) take me to the old days of Falcon 4.0 :)
 
This is actually going to be part of a costume for a stage show. Yes, it's a little extreme, but we're also expecting the "character" be be used for meet+greet at the event and possibly for future events. This seems a lot better idea than using breakable mirrors and making a "periscope" for seeing out the suit's head. not to mention this can allow the wearer immediate contact with emergency services or event staff.
 
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