Screen With 180 Degree Field of View

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Screen With 180 Degree Field of View

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Monday May 12, 2008 @08:17AM 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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Ya $200 bucks and... by ZonkerWilliam · 2008-05-12 08:21 · Score: 5, Insightful

How much more for the projector? won't come cheap no matter how you look at it.
180 degrees? by Lilith's+Heart-shape · 2008-05-12 08:23 · Score: 4, Insightful

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?

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1. Re:180 degrees? by Firehed · 2008-05-12 08:57 · Score: 4, Insightful
  
  Peripheral vision doesn't really count though. While you're technically seeing that area, it's more of a dinosaur-esque movement detection than anything else. Have someone wave their hand around to the side of your head and you'll see it. Then try to count how many fingers they're holding up. Good luck.
  
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2. Re:180 degrees? by Robert1 · 2008-05-12 09:03 · Score: 4, Insightful
  
  I don't disagree. But its certainly more immersive to have something moving there than not.
Donate?? by Anonymous Coward · 2008-05-12 08:40 · Score: 3, Insightful

Let me get this straight...this guy wants people to DONATE money to help him produce something he intends to sell to others for a profit? Start talking about shares in the company and we might have something to talk about, but I'm not going to donate money so this guy can build a "community" to help him start a for-profit business.