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Manufacturer: VPL Research Inc
Resolution: Color LCD, 442238 elements
Weight: 2.5 lbs
Field of view: 108H x 76V, custom optics
Video in: NTSC
Cost: $58,000 (£42,531)
Launch Date: February 1992
Estimated Value: $4-6,000

Manufacturer: VPL Research Inc
Resolution: Color LCD, 442X238 elements
Weight: 2.5 lbs
Field of view: 108 HX76 V, custom optics
Video in: NTSC
Cost: $9,150
Launch Date: 1992
Estimated Value: $4-6,000

Manufacturer: VPL Research Inc
Resolution: Color LCD, 360×240 elements
Weight: 2.6 lbs plus 3 lbs counterbalance
Field of view: 90-100H, LEEP optics
Video in: NTSC
Cost: $6000
Launch Date: 1995
Estimated Value: $4-5,000

Manufacturer: Virtual Research
Resolution: Color LCD, 360×240 elements
Weight: 1678 g (59.18 oz)
Field of view: 90-100H, LEEP optics
Video in: NTSC
Cost: $6000 (£4,400)
Launch Date: 1994
Estimated Value: $4-5,000

Manufacturer: Polhemus Labs
Resolution: 4-to 8-foot fiber-optic cables, 500 X 500 TV line pairs
Weight: 0.88 lbs
Field of view: 40H, custom optics
Video in: NTSC or RGB
Cost: $35,000 (£25,666)
Launch Date: July 1995
Estimated Value: $8-10,000

Headset: LVES (Low Vision Enhancement System)
Manufacturer: John Hopkins Medical Institutions, NASA
Cost: $3,000 (£2,196)
Resolution: Monochrome CRT, 500 X 500
Weight: 453 g (15.97 oz)
Field of view: 80 H (est.), custom optics
Video in: NTSC
Launch Date: November 1995
Estimated Value: $2-3,000

Headset: Cyberface 2
Manufacturer: LEEP Systems Inc.
Resolution: Color LCD, 479 x 234 elements
Weight: 1927 g (67.97 oz)
Field of view: 140H, LEEP optics
Video in: NTSC, PAL, or RGB
Cost: $8,100 (£5,930)
Launch Date: August 1992
Estimated Value: $2-5,000

Manufacturer: Kaiser Aerospace
Video in: Color LCD, 479 x 234 elements
Field of View: 40V X 60H
Graphics: Custom Optics
Cost: $50,000 (£36,613)
Launch Date: September 1993
Estimated Value: $5-10,000