Ok so for the first time, this isn't one of my own posts. However, it is possible to make your own ghetto fpv goggles to enable you to have a more immersive flying experience, and also look like a dimwit at the same time ;)
And if you're happy to buy a cheap kit version. Look here: http://www.flyingwings.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&path=57_76&product_id=382
http://dalybulge.blogspot.co.uk/
:) :) :)
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Have you seen the ancestor of the Oculus Rift - FOV2GO?
http://projects.ict.usc.edu/mxr/diy/fov2go-viewer/
http://projects.ict.usc.edu/mxr/diy/fov2go/
There are a lot of fresnel lens on ebay. The credit card size pocket magnifier seems very popular and cheap. It might require one for each eye. Print out a case. Add an old cell phone or small monitor and you could have a nice set up if you can put in the time it would take.
I'm very familiar with this post. I personally think its too low tech, and low quality. They use those cheap 1/4 resolution LCDs which are just terrible. So I'm working on making my own guide. Stay tuned.
Hmmm .. Any lens + any HD display (i.e. smartfone) = HD google.
Apropos why both eye? =)
I've made a pair of these with a 3.5" LCD and a fresnel lens. They look goofy but they work quite well, and are the best way to try FPV without making a significant investment.
Mount a pair of +3 reading glasses in the goggles and you can reduce the distance of the screen a couple inches.
Then attach the box to the bill of a hat to take the weight off.
Oww my neck.
But if it's a spectator holding them just to see what's going on, it's brilliant.
The wings Rob makes are very good as well I love them!
They have been an extremely popular product, some folk especially glasses wearers love them. £220 for fatsharks or approx £27.00 for these. Also work well as a cheap passenger set or for the spectator who wants a ride
Rob
www.flyingwings.co.uk
Also see http://fpvlab.com/forums/showthread.php?5181-Bobs-ECO-Goggles 58,000 views !
hmm not very practical if you ask me