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I could hardly believe my eyes! - Looking Glass Holographic Monitor

Linus Tech Tips reviews the Looking Glass 8K holographic display, a glasses-free 3D monitor. The video shows the display in action and explains how it works.

Why HN readers recommended it

HN uses it as a reasonably detailed overview of Looking Glass tech, including a segment showing the pixel mapping behind the 3D effect.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
Linus Tech Tips
Topic
holographic displays
Format
demo
Level
general
HN recommenders in dataset
3
HN mentions in dataset
9
Recommendation years in dataset
2020–2024

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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  • It looks like their kickstarter has all the info: [LINK] Linus did a decent review of the tech back in 2019: [VIDEO]

    ortusdux on Hacker News · 2021-02
    In Ask HN: What is a creative product you've discovered recently?
  • Like other people have said, this looks like a Looking Glass dev unit or something. And here's a Linus Tech Tips video of it: [VIDEO] They have some good footage (though obviously it's setup as a hype reel too). Edit: Skip to follow for "beauty …

    icegreentea2 on Hacker News · 2021-04
    In This is what Doom looks like on a holographic display
  • Linus Tech Tips covered them before that gives a pretty good overview [0]. It's a really cool tech and I hope it becomes more affordable in the future. I'd imagine actually feeling like a person is physically present will make Zoom meetings and such a …

    cfjgvjh on Hacker News · 2021-07
    In High-resolution holographic interface [video]

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