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Great, only the vufine displays this sort of thing wants seem to be unobtainium, let alone the pi itself. Fine if you've already got both lying around...

gaudat 5y ago
Micro OLED displays are quite rare but probably still obtainable. If someone is interested I can help you grab some. Edit: Now I see the vufine displays have optics built in maybe that is the harder part to source. Not sure how feasible it is with off-the-shelf optics.
smcl 5y ago
What's the deal with those Vufine displays? Are they any good? I have never heard of them before this article, and now that I'm trying to find a reliable review so I can take a look at what you actually see but I'm struggling
- okennedy 5y ago
  It is... niche. The display, in spite of butting up against your glasses, is still very small. You're not going to be programming on the command line with one of them (I've tried). It's also not really great as a secondary display either. At least for me, refocusing my eye on the vufine screen and back to the main display isn't faster than switching virtual desktops. The applications where these do well generally involve large text or video... AR apps like navigation, or watching TV while traveling.
  - matt8588 5y ago
    I can use the cli just fine. I'm not using x, that was probably your issue
- rdw 5y ago
  Oooh, I have one. It is really amazing, in that there's really a usable display in a package the size of one's finger. I've struggled to use it for anything practical, though, because of small issues with the mounting. It isn't quite adjustable enough so it's slightly out of focus. It's a too heavy so it's tilting the glasses and making them fall off if I tilt my head forward. The micro-HDMI cable interferes if I rest my head on anything. So I pretty much have to use it sitting or standing in free space, in which case, why not use a regular monitor? I wonder if Thunderbolt makes it possible to take another crack at this design without the battery, hugely reducing the weight.
gaudat 5y ago
Lol I found the almost exact same display from an e-waste shop. 960x540 resolution with optics but with analog video input instead of HDMI. I have put it on my store. Ring me up if you wanna get one. https://maimon.shop/products/0-24-960x540-60hz-micro-display https://maimon.shop/products/0-24-960x540-60hz-micro-display

gaudat 5y ago

Micro OLED displays are quite rare but probably still obtainable. If someone is interested I can help you grab some. Edit: Now I see the vufine displays have optics built in maybe that is the harder part to source. Not sure how feasible it is with off-the-shelf optics.

smcl 5y ago

What's the deal with those Vufine displays? Are they any good? I have never heard of them before this article, and now that I'm trying to find a reliable review so I can take a look at what you actually see but I'm struggling

okennedy 5y ago
It is... niche. The display, in spite of butting up against your glasses, is still very small. You're not going to be programming on the command line with one of them (I've tried). It's also not really great as a secondary display either. At least for me, refocusing my eye on the vufine screen and back to the main display isn't faster than switching virtual desktops. The applications where these do well generally involve large text or video... AR apps like navigation, or watching TV while traveling.
- matt8588 5y ago
  I can use the cli just fine. I'm not using x, that was probably your issue
rdw 5y ago
Oooh, I have one. It is really amazing, in that there's really a usable display in a package the size of one's finger. I've struggled to use it for anything practical, though, because of small issues with the mounting. It isn't quite adjustable enough so it's slightly out of focus. It's a too heavy so it's tilting the glasses and making them fall off if I tilt my head forward. The micro-HDMI cable interferes if I rest my head on anything. So I pretty much have to use it sitting or standing in free space, in which case, why not use a regular monitor? I wonder if Thunderbolt makes it possible to take another crack at this design without the battery, hugely reducing the weight.

gaudat 5y ago

Lol I found the almost exact same display from an e-waste shop. 960x540 resolution with optics but with analog video input instead of HDMI. I have put it on my store. Ring me up if you wanna get one. https://maimon.shop/products/0-24-960x540-60hz-micro-display https://maimon.shop/products/0-24-960x540-60hz-micro-display