Re: Don't Call LC LCD!

[P3D John W Roberts <roberts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Date: Thu, 9 Jan 1997 19:36:47 -0600
>From: P3D Andrew Woods <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: Re:  Don't Call LC LCD!

>I often use the term LCD glasses but have always felt a bit 
>uncomfortable with it.  I agree, they are not displays and this
>commonly causes confusion with Head Mounted Displays (HMDs)
>not that they could really be called glasses.

I've seen a few - a sort of "heads up" display device, which you can
view while walking around in a building, and have a reasonably good
chance of not colliding with the walls. I wouldn't recommend wearing
them while crossing the street or driving. :-)

>Probably a better compromise is to use the term "LC shutter glasses".
>This is upward and downward compatible :-)  

>I'll try to use the new term from now on.  Maybe we...
>can set a precedent.

I think "LC shutter glasses" is great - the first part accurately describes
the technology (liquid crystal), and the rest describes the function
(shutter glasses). Using that term on this list would set a good precedent.

John R


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