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Offline JPorticiTopic starter

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.. Do they exist?
I mean, i'm sure they exist but i wasn't able to find anything like what i have in mind yet.
From what i understand any LCD is transparent per se, if we don't have a reflector behind and something that provides the light we should be good to go.
I've even seen transparent OLEDs that are very small LEDs on a transparent film (cool!)

Basically what i want to come up with is an OSD for my snowboard visor :D i glue the film to the visor, the polarized segments will block the light so i can see speed/altitude/g/whatever
 

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LCD itself is transparent but needs polarisers to work, so  a working unit is never more than 50% transparent
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probably fine with it, won't know until i try
 

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Basically what i want to come up with is an OSD for my snowboard visor :D i glue the film to the visor, the polarized segments will block the light so i can see speed/altitude/g/whatever

Can the eye focus on something so close?
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Nope. If your myopia is bad enough that you can, your far point is probably so close that you cant count your own toes, so attempting to snowboard without vision correction would be suicidal!

What's needed is some sort of imaging projection system that reflects an OLED  display off the inside of the visor, with the effective focus at infinity.   However HUD optics + finding space to mount it safely isn't so simple.   Possibly the best option would be to try to obtain a dead 'Google Glass' like HUD unit you could gut for the optics and display.
 
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