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Screen With 180 Degree Field of View

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the exercizes-in-skepticism dept.

emj writes to tell us project jDome has started actively soliciting consumer feedback and, of course, donations. They are currently promising to deliver their "180 degree FOV monitor" this year for a pricepoint of around $200. The videos and talk have been circulating for the last couple of weeks or so, but they have added a video of the supposed tech in action. Buyer beware, but I would love to see a couple of reviewers get ahold of this and let us know what the story is.

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  1. Re:180 degrees? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    You're not going to be able to see the whole screen without turning your head. Isn't the average human's field of view between 120-140 degrees? That's why you have a neck.
  2. Re:180 degrees? by morgan_greywolf · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's why you have a neck.
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  3. Excellent! by idontgno · · Score: 2, Funny

    The perfect display for playing Duke Nukem Forever on my Phantom console!

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  4. Re:bad image, bad lighting by Alzheimers · · Score: 3, Funny

    That totally reminds me of This

  5. Re:180 degrees? by Deadstick · · Score: 3, Funny

    Aw, shit, you mean you'd have to turn your head once in a while to see your surroundings? What the hell kind of realism is that?

    rj

  6. Re:Ya $200 bucks and... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ah, but look, my penis is longer still

    tosser

  7. Re:Ya $200 bucks and... by aliquis · · Score: 3, Funny

    After playing an hour of Yoshi Touch&Go on _THE_ throne at the NDS 3" 256x192 LCD your big screen options seems rather crappy.

    Projectors and 30" monitors may be great and all, but how do you get them into the toilet? ... I guess if I had a keyboard and mouse I could fold out from the wall, the machine built into the wall, screen ceiling mounted, oh wait, never mind, 30" is the shit!

  8. Re:180 degrees? by Scrameustache · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's why I have people waving their hands right at the edge of my FOV at all times.

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