RickDennis
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Ok, I purchased the Epson Moverio BT-200 glasses. I have to say, I am very impressed. I don't see the issue that mrbluesky experienced. These are great and will only get better. When I was researching these glasses, I struggled finding people that were using them as FPV. With the coming possibilities that regulations could be implemented by the FAA and one of the regulations will be keeping a direct line of sight with the UAV, I decided these were probably the closest thing to meet their criteria and get away from the awkward phone / tablet method of FPV. I was finally able to speak to one of the designers of the glasses at Epson. He was honest in noting a couple of the issues that will soon be worked out. (the Phantom orientation in the compass Image and the slight blur along one edge of the display). Personally, the slight blur was not an issue for me. In fact, once I got the glasses positioned evenly and adjusted to proper fit for me, the blur was gone. It was a beautiful picture. The only real issue I see at this point is the Compass Image not showing proper location and direction of travel, and since this is one the issues being addressed, I will stick with the Moverio glasses and wait for that fix.
The second reason I decided to go with the Moverio glasses, and this will likely deter others, but the current US version of the glasses are being released as "Developer Only Version". No firmware updates for now. I like the idea of the "Developer Version". It's like open source and allows programmers an opportunity to write apps and create new uses for the glasses. Epson has stated that a firmware with some of the major fixes is expected in the next few months, but they won't be writing too much into the firmware that might restrict the developers. It's a Win / Win situation for everyone, if you are patient. In fact, while they are in design stage, now is the best time to get your opinions presented so that Epson can hear your needs and learn your experiences.
My experience the first time out with the glasses was smooth and impressive. The simplicity of using the glasses over my old Android phone was enjoyable. My phone isn't tied up. I don't have to worry about the millions of other apps running on my phone competing with the DJI Application. I start up the glasses, run the DJI app and wait for the Phantom to connect. Simple.
Again, they aren't perfect, YET... but I trust they will be close to perfect as more designers hop on-board. Not to mention that the rest of the world is designing apps for education, business and games for these glasses. There are not many apps out there as of yet, but I feel that will change. There are a few really nice apps that have been designed thus far that will keep you busy when you are not flying. I really don't care so much about the other apps at this point, just interested in the FPV and very satisfied with this purchase so far. |
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