redridinghood
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After messing with various setups and not being satisfied I bought a set of pirate eye video glasses. My goal is not FPV but video framing for my one man X8 copter.
The glasses come in a plastic tool case with foam to hold everything in place. A 2nd pair of clear glasses a cleaning cloth and some spares (rubber bands and some plastic pieces used for eyesight adjustment).
The Pirate Eye glasses weight 82 grams, the quality is nice and not uncomfortable for the 10 min I wore them. The video adaptor is aluminum of good quality.
When turned on the image is bright with a nice warm color balance and VGA resolution with 4:3 aspect ratio, similar to a 42 inch screen at 2 meters away. I had the RCA video connected to a canon HV10E to see how the glasses handle a good quality signal. There is some horizontal banding but the image is bright the text is readable and there is no lag. The image becomes a bit muddy after a few minutes of use. The display unit gets warm, the aluminum video adapter box stays cool.
The all around visibility is good and if you bring the glasses low enough on your face you can fly without the screen becoming an issue. Briefly glancing down with your right eye gives you a view of the video feed. Focusing is not possible but since there is no underscan you can frame correctly.
The dealer support is excellent with fast shipping and hourly responses to emails.
Overall I find the glasses usable but in this age of high quality LED & OLED monitors I am left wanting. If they get rid of the VGA monitor and use a higher def OLED screen, they will have a winner.
The glasses come in a plastic tool case with foam to hold everything in place. A 2nd pair of clear glasses a cleaning cloth and some spares (rubber bands and some plastic pieces used for eyesight adjustment).
The Pirate Eye glasses weight 82 grams, the quality is nice and not uncomfortable for the 10 min I wore them. The video adaptor is aluminum of good quality.
When turned on the image is bright with a nice warm color balance and VGA resolution with 4:3 aspect ratio, similar to a 42 inch screen at 2 meters away. I had the RCA video connected to a canon HV10E to see how the glasses handle a good quality signal. There is some horizontal banding but the image is bright the text is readable and there is no lag. The image becomes a bit muddy after a few minutes of use. The display unit gets warm, the aluminum video adapter box stays cool.
The all around visibility is good and if you bring the glasses low enough on your face you can fly without the screen becoming an issue. Briefly glancing down with your right eye gives you a view of the video feed. Focusing is not possible but since there is no underscan you can frame correctly.
The dealer support is excellent with fast shipping and hourly responses to emails.
Overall I find the glasses usable but in this age of high quality LED & OLED monitors I am left wanting. If they get rid of the VGA monitor and use a higher def OLED screen, they will have a winner.
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