Details: The 5DT HMD 800 Series of Head Mounted Display offers the user affordable quality, high resolution (SVGA), a crisp image and superior sound quality packaged in a sleek, comfortable and extremely light head mount design. The 5DT HMD provides for user configurable immersion levels. Other features are adjustable top/back ratchets, a mounting base for head trackers and a flip-up mode for reality checks. The 5DT HMD 800-26 comes in either a 2D or 3D version with a 26° field of view. The 5DT 800-40 is 3D only with a 40° field of view.
5DT HMD 800 Specs and Info…
Headset: 5DT HMD 800
Manufacturer: Fifth Dimension Technologies
Announced Date: Unknown
Release Date: November 1990
Launch Price: $2,895 (£2,135)
Type: VR Headset (PC Powered)
Display: LCOS 800×600 per display
CPU: N/A
GPU: N/A
Battery: N/A
Diagonal Field of View(FOV): 45°
Refresh Rate: 30 Hz
Weight: 600 g (1.32 lb)
Tracking: 3 DoF Non-positional (Gyroscope Based)
Our Thoughts: Made by Fifth Dimension Technologies the 5DT HMD 800 was a really good headset in its day. With a clear 800 by 600 per eye OLED display and a 40° field of view it was top of the range for the affordable virtual reality headset range. There was a 2D and a 3D version of the headset which was unusual and a flip-up mode visor so you could check where you were in the real world. Design wise it continues to tick the right boxes. With a comfortable face padding and lightweight design, it could be worn for ages so long as you could stand the poor vergence-accommodation conflict. It might well have been affordable, but it was still mostly used by the military only and come with some very interesting options. You can attach a Virtual Laser Range Finder [LRF] or a set of Virtual Night Vision Goggles [NVG] onto it! I’d like to see Oculus top those killer options!
Sources used…
https://www.vrealities.com/products/head-mounted-displays/5dt-hmd-800
https://est-kl.com/images/PDF/5DT/5DTHMD800Datasheet.pdf