I could hardly believe my eyes! - Looking Glass Holographic Monitor
What it is
Linus Tech Tips reviews the Looking Glass 8K holographic display, a glasses-free 3D monitor. The video shows the display in action and explains how it works.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN uses it as a reasonably detailed overview of Looking Glass tech, including a segment showing the pixel mapping behind the 3D effect.
- 3 people recommended it
- 3 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2020, last 2024
What HN commenters said
“Linus did a decent review of the tech back in 2019”
Decent review of the Looking Glass tech.
ortusdux, 2021-02 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: What is a creative product you've discovered recently?”
“They have some good footage (though obviously it's setup as a hype reel too).”
Good footage of the display with beauty shots and the flattened image.
icegreentea2, 2021-04 · Recommendation · in “This is what Doom looks like on a holographic display”
“Linus Tech Tips covered them before that gives a pretty good overview”
Pretty good overview of Looking Glass displays.
cfjgvjh, 2021-07 · Recommendation · in “High-resolution holographic interface [video]”
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Topics: looking glass, 3d display, 8k, lightfield, hardware review
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