Details: The PT-01 Professional Personal Video Display is the result of extensive research and clever engineering, designed to enhance a wide variety of operations. You will be using a unique piece of equipment incorporating new technology and lightweight materials into a device with the specific purpose of making your work casier and more effective.
For most people, using a head-mounted display will be a new experience. We recommend that each user spend time acquainting him/herself with the unit’s various adjustments, for both fit and performance, before trying the PT-01 in its intended application. Each individual will find settings that best suit personal tastes and job requirements.
Optics 1: PT-01 Specs and Info…
Headset: Optics 1: PT-01
Manufacturer: Optics 1
Announced Date: Febuary 1991
Release Date: Unknown
Launch Price: $8,000 (£5,869)
Device Type: Other
Display: AMLCD 800 x 225
Diagonal Field of View(FOV): 30°
Refresh Rate: 15 Hz
Weight: 503 g (1.10 lb)
CPU: N/A
GPU: N/A
Battery: N/A
Tracking: 3 DoF Non-positional (Gyroscope Based)
Controllers: Mouse & Keyboard
Our Thoughts: While most virtual reality systems were expensive in the early 90’s this one we particularly pricey. But the stats are not shy to justify the price. With an AMLCD 800 x 225 Display and NTSC (RS-170) support its a powerhouse of VR (for its time anyway.) While the tech is quite impressive the build quality really isn’t. Made from plastic it has a crappy looking blue folding sun visor and very poor quality head straps. Given how much you might have paid for this you would expect a lot better.
The other problems it had was that it was a miss-marketing of sorts. This was aimed towards commercial markets when only massive design industries could afford it! But it’s not all bad. It feels comfortable, lightweight and well balanced. It was also a high-quality display that was top of the range. It’s just a shame that it was all it had going for it because it’s not a bad looking headset.
Sources used…
[https://vrtifacts.com/1511/]