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FatShark Dominator HD3
#46
I know this is a slightly older thread, but I just got the HD3 today - my first goggles. First thing I noticed was a slight blur around the edges - and I got scared I got a bad pair; but after reading this I feel more relived that Im not the only one. I played with the IPD and how close my eyes were to the lenses, but that would just make it better in some spots then worse in others. I think it will just take a bit of time to get used to. These are my first goggles - either flew LOS or with a small monitor. We'll see how I adjust to them as the season progresses. So, I guess Im slightly disappointed / not as impressed as I thought I'd be. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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#47
(16-Mar-2017, 03:07 AM)PaulMek Wrote: I know this is a slightly older thread, but I just got the HD3 today - my first goggles. First thing I noticed was a slight blur around the edges - and I got scared I got a bad pair; but after reading this I feel more relived that Im not the only one. I played with the IPD and how close my eyes were to the lenses, but that would just make it better in some spots then worse in others. I think it will just take a bit of time to get used to. These are my first goggles - either flew LOS or with a small monitor. We'll see how I adjust to them as the season progresses. So, I guess Im slightly disappointed / not as impressed as I thought I'd be. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

You should contact fatshark about the issue. Some hd3s have faulty optics and fatshark has changed the optics on a pair a friend of mine have
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#48
(16-Mar-2017, 04:39 AM)oyvinla Wrote: You should contact fatshark about the issue. Some hd3s have faulty optics and fatshark has changed the optics on a pair a friend of mine have

Thanks for sharing this info oyvinla, I contacted FS right away after reading your post. I really hope mine are one of the defective ones and that replacement optics can fix the issue. It's not too bad when flying but adjusting settings using the OSD is really uncomfortable.
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#49
So it turns out my HD3 are from the batch that needs to have the optics replaced after all...

And btw, FS support has been great so far.
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#50
(16-Mar-2017, 11:09 PM)tozes Wrote: So it turns out my HD3 are from the batch that needs to have the optics replaced after all...

And btw, FS support has been great so far.

What was the QC date on yours?
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#51
(17-Mar-2017, 02:34 AM)PaulMek Wrote: What was the QC date on yours?

I trashed my QC card so I don't know (realized when FS support asked the same question)
However, I bought them as soon as they were available in early November so this was enough info for them to know they belong to the bad batch.

What's the QC on yours? I'd guess that if it's from last September/October they could be from the bad batch as well. 
But anyway, if you contact FS and give them the date of the QC they will tell you right away
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#52
I agree with comments about getting them closer to eyes. The closer they are the less blur I see. I wear the band about as tight as I can stand comfort wise and I use the softer foam. This gives me a good start but then from there I still need to get the IPD adjustment just right. I don't think I ever quite get it perfect but I do get it good enough that I just see little streaks in the corners when not looking directly at them.

What I do to adjust IPD position is I hook the goggles up to HDMI on my computer and load something on the screen (usually a sim or something... anything is better than a computer desktop full of icons)... then I put my mouse cursor in the upper left hand corner. I look straight forward and adjust each lense until there is minimal streak coming from the cursor. Then I do the same for the right side generally undoing a little bit of the fix that I just applied for the left side. Then I go back and forth and see what position minimizes the amount that I see the little streak which generally doesn't quite make it go away all the way but does get it to a point to where I don't notice the blur when I am flying in the sim or looking through a VTX.
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#53
(17-Mar-2017, 08:55 AM)tozes Wrote: I trashed my QC card so I don't know (realized when FS support asked the same question)
However, I bought them as soon as they were available in early November so this was enough info for them to know they belong to the bad batch.

What's the QC on yours? I'd guess that if it's from last September/October they could be from the bad batch as well. 
But anyway, if you contact FS and give them the date of the QC they will tell you right away

Mine was from mid December.  So far FS has been pretty responsive.  Still waiting to heat back from the last message I sent them with the date.  
What I have noticed now is that the 4:3 is actually pretty good, the 16:9 is what isnt that clear for me.  Or isnt what I thought it should be.  All of my cams are 4:3 right now, so thats good.  Thumbs Up
I will be switching to the softer foam to see if that helps.
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#54
(03-Oct-2016, 08:13 PM)Oscar Wrote: To be honest i really like the spec and price of the Skyzone V4 Smile

the problem with FPV goggles industry is that we always buy the ones that have good reviews on the internet, and if they are not popular they aren't likely to be recommended, which makes them even less popular. They are so expensive so we can't just buy and try and we have to follow what's been recommended... and the same circle goes on...

I wish there is a shop with all the goggles available and just let me walk in and try them all LOL

Geehh, there's no such shop??!!  Cry
I must admit the whole fpv-goggles subject is the one that puzzles me the most - I can cope w everything else, but I am having troubles accepting the price for these toy-grade low-res (..I know, higher res doesn't make sense, but..) star-trek wannabes. *sorryforthat..
I just don't have 500 bucks lying around to throw out of the window, I don't know about you guys. For that money, you get all the diversity receivers you want, even with 2 separate oled-screens one could mount in some DIY-fashion in front of the face  ROFL forget about the form factor..
To me, the FS form/size factor is one of the main arguments. I'm still looking for some decent HD goggles w HDMI & analogue input I could use w external diversity..
Any suggestions, by chance?
I'm just sure I won't buy FS before I haven't tried out the whole range. Reports about FS products are equally confusing, reviews on HD3 not seldom very disappointing, like for instance having to get used to the poor image quality/sharpness when compared to the dominator v3's..
Wouldn't the DomV3 be the better option for a beginner??

Cheers, everyone!
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#55
(21-Mar-2017, 12:55 PM)campagnium Wrote: Geehh, there's no such shop??!!  Cry
I must admit the whole fpv-goggles subject is the one that puzzles me the most - I can cope w everything else, but I am having troubles accepting the price for these toy-grade low-res (..I know, higher res doesn't make sense, but..) star-trek wannabes. *sorryforthat..
I just don't have 500 bucks lying around to throw out of the window, I don't know about you guys. For that money, you get all the diversity receivers you want, even with 2 separate oled-screens one could mount in some DIY-fashion in front of the face  ROFL forget about the form factor..
To me, the FS form/size factor is one of the main arguments. I'm still looking for some decent HD goggles w HDMI & analogue input I could use w external diversity..
Any suggestions, by chance?
I'm just sure I won't buy FS before I haven't tried out the whole range. Reports about FS products are equally confusing, reviews on HD3 not seldom very disappointing, like for instance having to get used to the poor image quality/sharpness when compared to the dominator v3's..
Wouldn't the DomV3 be the better option for a beginner??

Cheers, everyone!

That's sort of how I felt... as I looked at them I said to myself "Isn't the technology way ahead of these specs?"... but one of the things I noticed was that even folks who are making 3d video glasses are often selling them as "1080p compatible". I don't know... maybe it's just one of those markets that is pending-breakthrough.
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#56
So, just reporting back that the smaller foam does help bring it into focus more. Its not as comfortable as the thicker foam.
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#57
(22-Mar-2017, 03:02 PM)PaulMek Wrote: So, just reporting back that the smaller foam does help bring it into focus more.  Its not as comfortable as the thicker foam.

Will you be replacing the optics as well or you got one of the "good" ones?

Mine are now on the way to the UK for replacement. It was quite expensive to even ship them insured for their value, so not only they costed a small fortune to start with but I also had to pay extra for FS' screw up. I'm pretty annoyed with FS to be honest, starting from the fiasco I had with the HD2 and now this. Seems that even their QC which they are so proud of is a crap after all.

This goggles market really needs some disruption. Fingers crossed for Aomway's attempt to see if it forces FS to step up their game.
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#58
(22-Mar-2017, 10:54 PM)tozes Wrote: Will you be replacing the optics as well or you got one of the "good" ones?

Mine are now on the way to the UK for replacement. It was quite expensive to even ship them insured for their value, so not only they costed a small fortune to start with but I also had to pay extra for FS' screw up. I'm pretty annoyed with FS to be honest, starting from the fiasco I had with the HD2 and now this. Seems that even their QC which they are so proud of is a crap after all.

This goggles market really needs some disruption. Fingers crossed for Aomway's attempt to see if it forces FS to step up their game.


1 December is apparently the cutoff.   So, technically mine were one of the "good" ones.   Using the smaller foam helped, but its definitely not as comfortable.   FS tech told me I could try using a -2 diopter to see if that helps.  He said it works for some and not others, so I'll think about getting those I guess.  I didnt really want to have to get additional things to make it work well.  Thats why I went for the newest, so it would be good for a while.n  I still think I'll keep them, but under performing to what my expectations were.
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#59
(22-Mar-2017, 10:59 AM)Carl.Vegas Wrote: That's sort of how I felt... as I looked at them I said to myself "Isn't the technology way ahead of these specs?"... but one of the things I noticed was that even folks who are making 3d video glasses are often selling them as "1080p compatible". I don't know... maybe it's just one of those markets that is pending-breakthrough.

Ciao Carlo Big Grin,
gotcha on that one! Subcritical - phase-transition - supracritical, start over. Guess and hope it's ramping up to a phase-transition at the moment. I truly believe in the whole FPV concept, but I fear that the analogue component of our quad-requirements are somehow scaring off investments of larger enterprises. Guess they'd rather invest in the digital variant, just because they know too little about latency and so forth. Indeed, technology is lightyears ahead, already now. Take a look into military technology, or free electron-laser technology. We'll be seeing some pretty amazing stuff,
but that doesn't help us with chosing the right pair of goggles for the moment.. Poop
Just chucked a fresh patience-module into my slot, guess I'll be hanging out with my overworked dead-cheap eachines as long as I don't find something convincing me of being worth the money.
Let's keep everybody posted on this,
I-want-some-decent-goggles, *bugger!

Live three-dimensional & catchya soon,

Emanuele
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#60
(23-Mar-2017, 01:32 AM)campagnium Wrote: ... but I fear that the analogue component of our quad-requirements are somehow scaring off investments of larger enterprises. Guess they'd rather invest in the digital variant, just because they know too little about latency and so forth....

And therein lies where I would probably be investing if I were to establish a start up to serve this market. Cheap, Fast, Digital VTX/VRX experience (That said, this piece could be made possible without replacing the HD3s since they are modular as long as the tech was small enough) 

FPV is cool, and to be honest seeing multiple antennas hanging off of people's faces make them look like retro-futuristic space police... but it's tough enough to be able to see where you're going when you're new. So not having clear vision in the goggles, or camera not getting good a clear digital high-resolution reception. It's like the technology is just BEGGING to be optimized... 

Of course, on the other hand... I am getting better at flying... and some day I do hope to race... barriers to entry have their downsides (less competition to keep you pushing yourself) and their upsides (practice and perseverance goes even further!)
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