OVERALL COMFORT AND FIT
4.47 xxx Glasses
3.63 xxx Glasses
3.47 xxx Glasses
3.43 xxx Glasses
3.25 xxx Glasses
3.17 xxx Glasses
3.17 xxx Glasses
2.57 xxx Glasses
1.27 xxx Glasses
The printed circuit board for both the XXX and XXX (See Technical Layout)
is housed within the headphones. Therefore, these headphones are not upgradable.
Because of this, we have chosen to include comments concerning the COMFORT
and FIT of these units in this section with the other goggles since the
headphones are an integral component of the experience and cannot be avoided
by upgrading to a superior more comfortable pair.
The XXX uses a pair of XXX that come standard with the XXX and XXX. These
were rated #1 by our research test team. However, the headphones were not
so popular with some of the research subjects creating discomfort that had
not been an issue when using the XXX and a lighter pair of headphones connected
to a XXX or XXX.
On a dissimilar note, XXX uses XXX LEDs that are mounted via non-telescoping
stems directly to the headphones. In one sense, this is better than the
XXX approach for those individuals who had discomfort from the headphones
squeezing the XXX between their ears. A big downfall to the design, however,
is bilateral protrusions of the plastic housing the headphones directly
behind the ears. When laying down, these protrusions push the entire unit
up off of your face carrying the LED visor up and out of effective range.
With non-telescoping stems, your only solution is to either put your hands
behind your head propping your face and eyes into a better position to receive
the photons, or putting a pillow at least as narrow as your head underneath
it. Of course, you also have the option of using the unit while sitting
or standing but this would seem to defeat the relaxation that the machine
is being used to induce.
Since the other mind machines use headphones that are independent of the
goggles and which can be easily upgraded to a more comfortable or superior
sounding pair, they have been evaluated in the Tones Chapter. Look for HEADPHONES
at the end.
LED PROTRUSIONS
In addition to general comfort, the structure of all of the LED glasses
is such that the LED diodes protrude from the glasses toward the eyeball.
This can be extremely distracting. XXX and the glasses with XXX made by
XXX use a flat translucent panel to disperse the light and separate the
light source from the immediate area. As a result of this panel, there aren't
any bulbs or diodes protruding towards your eyes from the visors of these
two machines.
Since this can be very troublesome, the data demonstrating the extent of
this annoyance for each pair of LED goggles follows directly below. The
higher the score, the better: meaning the LED diodes are not protruding
far enough to be of great concern. The lower the score, the worse: meaning
the diodes are exerting pressure on the eyelids and thus are very uncomfortable
becoming a great distraction.
4.10 xxx Glasses
3.13 xxx Glasses
3.23 xxx Glasses
3.37 xxx Glasses
3.47 xxx Glasses
0.80 xxx Glasses
Comments for both LED Protrusion and general Comfort and Fit have been combined
for convenience.
COMMENTS: OVERALL COMFORT AND FIT
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