NTSC/PAL (Television) Video Glasses

SKU: ADA1452 Brand: Adafruit

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You are from the future with these futuristic video glasses. Or at least, an 80's version of the future. Wearing these turns your vision into what appears to be a 52" television a few feet away. These are basic video glasses, they do work well, taking standard NTSC/PAL video in and projecting a 320x240 display onto your eyeballs. They're not terribly comfortable for long term use as they're a bit heavy, but we think these would be best used for hacking and modification of the the micro display/optics inside.

Comes with video glasses, AV adapter, charger and some removable headphones. Not good for people who require corrective glasses! Best for use by people with contact lenses or good vision. Adafruit tested it with a Raspberry Pi and it works great!

Note that the 4-pole connector is NOT compatible with the Raspberry Pi's 3.5mm 'A/V' jack and probably other devices - the pinout is different! (This customer has some notes on how he re-soldered the wires to make it work, but its a bit of effort)

NTSC/PAL (Television) Video Glasses (1:20)

Technical Details

Dimensions: 142mm / 5.5" wide x 42mm / 1.6" high
Glasses Weight: 74.65g

Items	Description
Display	full-color LCD micro-display
Virtual Screen	52" 4:3 large screen (at 2 meters distance)
Resolution	320*240
Color Depth	24-bit
Optical visible Angle	26 degree angle
Battery	Built-in LiPoly battery, 3.7V 800mah
Maximum Power	500 mW
Battery Duration	4-5 hours
Power consumption	<450mWa
Audio Sample rate	8KHz/16KHz
Video format	NTSC / PAL / SECAM automatic selection
Earbuds	double-channel stereo ear buds
Frequency response	20Hz to 20KHz
SNR	>85dB
Working temperature	-5ºC to 40ºC
Viewing angle	controllable degree is -15 degrees to 15 degrees
Weight	60g (not including earphones)

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