The personal 3D Viewer by Sony by Sony has an HMD (head mounted display) that is a commercial version of prototype of âpersonal 3D viewerâ. This new model has been considerably changed from the earlier model and is rechristened as HMZ-T1. Like the other best products of Sony, this will also be priced highly. As the expectation goes, this new product will be available in all the stores during Christmas with a price tag $780. Still, it comes cheaper than a Bravia. The OLED technology used in it has the advantage of giving extremely fast response time (0.01 millisecond) and very silky, life-like video of the speedy moving imagery needed for gaming and watching sports.
Tim Hanlon and Kate Seamer of Gizmag, who tested this product, had mixed opinion about the product. âThe video is crisp and of high quality but the goggles are heavyâ-Kate said and Tim opined that Sonyâs choice of demo footage, which is a demo cap with insufficient depth, is actually bizarre. He also said that he was not sure that what basic idea of Sony was for this.
What is it?
As you don this HD TV, you will instantly reach your personal movie theater. You can get merged into the ocean of pleasure of 2D and 3D. You will be amazed by itâs built in virtual 5.1 surround sound headphones, which copy the sound of that of movie theater. You can play with its stunning dual OLED panels and you would definitely find yourself as though sitting just 12 feet away from 150â screen.
You can get the pleasure of virtual phones technology of sound in which you experience the sound of airplane and siren of the police just from your behind. It is due to the natural sound field created by Sony for your enjoyment and pleasure.
Another amazing feature of this product is the super thin dual OLED panels for independent and completely coordinated images for each of your eye. You can enjoy the nightscapes with city lights and brilliant fireworks because of the amazingly true black and strong illumination against dark backgrounds.
Key features
1. Brilliant wearable HD TV: You can easily don the HD TV and it will be your entry to personal movie theater. You can experience the immensely powerful built-in virtual 5.1 surround sound headphones that can easily copy the sound of a movie theater. The 2D and 3D technology in it along with the built-in virtual sound technology will make you feel insane. You can also play on the OLED panels, feeling as though you are sitting just 12 feet away from an animated and dazzling 150â screen.
2. Virtual phones technology: You can get the pleasure of 5.1 channel virtual surround sound technology in Sonyâs ingenious virtual phones technology. You can also listen to dialogues from the front and sounds of airplane and police siren as though those are coming from behind. It is due the natural sound field designed by Sony.
3. Dual HD OLED displays: The super thin OLED panels in it give you exceptional 2D and 3D experience. The super thin OLED panels in it provide independent and completely synchronized images in it for each of your eye. You can witness nightscapes and beautiful fireworks by it because of the astonishingly black and strong illumination against the dark backgrounds.
Whatâs innovative?
You can coolly watch the 3D movie by buying this 3D gaming headset with two independent 0.7 inch HD OLED panels inside. This apparently has the viewing angle of 45 degrees that can reproduce a 20m away 750 inch cinema screen and each panel in it can separately display HD video without any chances of cross-talk or shadowing to speak of. Sony has also developed virtual phones technology with built in head phones simulating 5.1 surround sound. The head set has a processor unit to make connection to Blu-ray disc players, PS3 and other mobile devices.
Price and availability
The personal 3D viewer is supposed to be available in the US from November and price tag would come around $799. 99.
Accessories
The HMZ-T1 personal 3D viewer has a head-mounted personal 3-D TV, which was displayed at the consumer electronics show in the January at Las Vegas. To add to it, it has the two tiny 0.7 inch OLED screen (one each for both of your eyes) and two headphones to give into your ears 5.1 surround sound.
The upside
This personal 3D viewer is sharp without ghost images. The quality of the image is high contrast. The virtual surround sound is outstanding. You look like a Geordi straight from Star-trek.
The downside
Your Geordi look from Star-trek may not exactly fit your appearance. This product is not light in weight. The handset is tethered to a processor. The light creep spoils the illusion and viewing. It is very expensive.
Our experience
As we have found, it is a bulky affair to fit these goggles (read personal 3D viewers) on everyoneâs eyes. Well, it is a little troublesome. When the visor extends in front of your face, we find this product of Sony to be a little unwieldy. Once you wear this HMZ-T1 perfectly on your head, you find the picture and sound quality of it to be amazingly good. The images have great solidity and rich in color. The compact headphones in it give excellent quality of sound.
The bottom-line
Due to its high cost, this may not be the future of the home viewing. There is also nothing mentioned about the after-sales-service. But definitely, it is one of the best products designed by Sony.
