Siliconmicrodisplay ST1080 review part huit: PC gaming Crysis 2 1080p 3D without borders 100" 180g pas problem!

Fancy playing Crysis 2 on a 100" 3D screen in the middle of a cafe without any one knowing or able to interrupt your joy? On a headset that weighs 180g ? The Siliconmicrodisplay ST1080 lets you do just that...watch the iPads drop out of observers hands as you effortlessly place the unit on your nose .. which the 10% opacity will let you see happen right while you're hitting the bad guys with MAXIMUM POWER


PC gaming on the ST1080 is devoid of the scaling issues I found on many console games. The only limit to your immersion is your PC Hardware.


So clicking on Crysis 2 I am playing 1080p res and beyond , yes you can take it higher if your gpu let's you . In stereoscopic 3D , you have never seen a field of view this big. Once again the higher native res of the ST1080 let's you see far more detail , even when you go down to lower resolutions .


And your hardware can be quite humble with an integrated Intel HD3000 you can  can comfortably play Crysis 2 at 1200 by 800 in stereoscopic 3D , with the full 100" impact of the ST1080.


None of those black borders on console gaming problems your gpu OS and game software between them handle the scaling.


Now if you have the hardware bump the res up to 1080p and beyond decorate your game with all the high res textures and Direct X11 sfx  you want.


Well you have to make those invading aliens feel welcome now don't you ?

Sound turned up loud is also excellent you can always connect your Beats or cans of choice if you wish. I get a background buzz from the headset earbuds .

Ok for AV trolls , colour , definition, refresh , 3D effects like popout are all excellent.
Seriously the higher native res means you can read the HUD clearly and see more definition in the wonderful sandbox that is Crytek's Crysis 2.


Next up Skyrim which I have touched on before , remember to set your desktop to 1920 1200 i.e. above the1080p Windows 3D setting. Skyrim is not in 3D , but with the ST1080 you can catch a session any where anytime on a 100" screen . If you are worried about the power of your laptop gpu fret not the game scales to full screen every one of those 100" inches of the ST1080 display. One thing that had me fascinated from my Skyrim session was the reflection of flickering torches onto the lenses of the ST1080 , this is lens flare for real people and actually feels like someone just walked by with a flickering torch...


The higher res again let's you read menus and in game text clearer than with the richer coloured Sony HMZT1


And this is where ST1080 wins hands down , you won't be engaging in portable 100" 1080p Skyrim And Crysis 2 gaming on your HMZT1 any time soon ...whatever modding nonsense you have had to resort to.. and however many back slaps you receive from your fellow AV blog trolls...

OK moving on :


With a 100" screen we have to test space combat ,opera and trading genres starting with the latest X Prelude to Albion .


I have it set up at 1080p res and I am in Jupiter orbit , all the HUD text is flat on the screen and can be read quit easily . The size and scale of Jupiter is amazing . Egosoft's X series is famous for it's hypnotic qualities and your ST1080 is one fine way to play.


Lastly today I also tested Modern Warfare 3 at 1080p using just the i7 and intel HD3000 on my Lenovo X220T on the ST1080 and like wow Scoobs the field of view is amazing , and once again there is less of that peripheral view blurring found on the most excellent Sony HMZT1.

My fourth day of owning the ST1080  , and the only time I have touched my HMZT1 is to compare the unit size in a photo ..


When you look at the ST1080 from a purchase point of view , you have to set aside the usual audiovisual obsessive blog troll nonsense because it is ultimately a device of convenience , you can play Crysis 2 on a 100" screen in 1080p 3D on a device that weighs 180g ANYWHERE... With that knowledge and knowledge is power do you really want to get anal about who has the blackest black? This device is so practical , whilst the HMZT1 is so impractical that I can promise you , you  will not be bothered about shades of black , FOV , and so on .  This is siliconmicrodisplays first attempt and it is a doozie at that ! I cannot wait to see the 4K and 8K variants this time next year  with all the refinements and updates that feedback from ST1080 users will generate.



Right another days testing over I am off to play some Ghost Recon Future Soldier and mess with the Kinect enabled Gunsmith.. More to follow including opacity testing , can I work on my PC screen whilst looking through the 10% opaque ST1080 and using it as an additional monitor? We shall see ...