HMD prices

[K_Freddie]

Specs:
- Each eye channel will have a minimum 800x600 physical/true resolution .
- The idea is to make the LCD modules detachible from the HMD, so they can be replaced by new higher res ones when they arrive on the market.
- Software upgrades should be minimal.
- At first, the same image will be screen on each eye channel, allowing for a single graphics card video connection. A dual channel (one for each eye) might be available from the start... still toying with this idea.
- Surround sound

Real 3D images would only be available if.
- You have 2 graphics card in your PC that already does 3D, using each video output into a dual channel hmd (mentioned this above)
- You have the 'black box' which contains a number of parallel processing cpus, that'll do all the number crunching needed to do each eye's visuals.
The cost of the black box, a real rough 'guestimate' at the moment would be about 80-100% of a single, latest top of the range video cards.
Comparing this to 2 SLI or seperate video cards, it's not that bad.

Hopefully by the time it's ready, hardware prices will have dropped.
Anyway.. that's the BIG idea.