Details: From the ashes of the Jaguar VR HMD technology arose Takara’s HMD DynoVisor and Philip’s Scuba Visor. The DynoVisor sported the Pupil Projection System with a ground breaking 120-degree field of view (FOV) display using Sony’s Active TFT and LCD lenses. Coupled with Hi-Fi stereo and Inter Pupil Distance (IPD) focus adjustment, these consumer products quickly sold-out upon release in Japan.
HMD Dynovisor Specs and Info…
Headset: HMD Dynovisor (Takara HMD Dynovisor)
Manufacturer: Takara
Announced Date: July 1994
Release Date: May 1997
Launch Price: $300 (£222)
Type: VR Headset (Console Powered)
Display: 180,000 Active TFT Pixel Resolution
CPU: N/A
GPU: N/A
Battery: N/A
Diagonal Field of View(FOV): 120°
Refresh Rate: 30 Hz
Weight: 550 g (1.21 lb)
Tracking: 3 DoF Non-positional (Gyroscope Based)
Our Thoughts: The Takara HMD Dynovisor is often seen as the much-hated cousin of the Atari Jaguar VR, and the twin of the Philips Scuba Visor. Even their owners (the few there are) will happily tell you how rubbish the system is. But yet it is still a system that rightly deserves it place within our VR halls of fame.
Half the problem with this headset is not the fault of Takara the makers, more the fault of Atari! Atari wanted to team up with Virtuality to produce a VR headset system for the home market. The problem was Atari thought they understood about VR and game consoles as a whole and that is why they failed. Sadly Takara was just caught in the crossfire. Featuring a massive 120″ display this HMD had real potential to be amazing if only the low resolution didn’t let it down.
Sources used…
[https://retrovideogamesystems.com/takara-hmd-dynovisor/]
[https://ausretrogamer.com/tag/takara-hmd-dynovisor/]