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A comment on Voxon hologram volumetric display (2019).

Re:Voxon hologram volumetric display (2019) by zevv on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @04:09AM (#25568061)
"[...] a single piece of rear projection glass that's being flung back and forth in the air at 15 cycles per second [...]"

So, how does that not cause huge air friction, turbulence and noise?

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Re:Voxon hologram volumetric display (2019) by newman8r on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @09:51AM (#25570201)
Seems reminiscent of the Baird television with the mechanical Nipkow disc. Is there any tech on the horizon that can replace this in the same way tubes beat out the mechanical TV?
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Re:Voxon hologram volumetric display (2019) by ekianjo on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @04:10AM (#25568067)
It does make a bit of noise. (seen one before)
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Re:Voxon hologram volumetric display (2019) by Blammar on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @04:18AM (#25568097)
? I assumed the globe was to maintain a vacuum. Huh.
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Re:Voxon hologram volumetric display (2019) by andi999 on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @04:28AM (#25568157)
Main purpose is not to cut of your arm.
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