Hi Tan,
I'll try to answer with what little I know about VR gear.  More knowledgeable
folks are welcome to correct me.
Shutterglasses are basically, as the name implies, simply glasses that can shut
one eye at a time (make either the left eye or the right eye part of the
glasses totally opaque).  They work in conjunction with the monitor by
refreshing at the same rate as the monitor (usually).  The computer monitor, in
turn, displays first one view (right) and then the other (left).  Hence when
the left eye can see through the glasses (and the right eye can't), the monitor
is showing the left view.  Then both the glasses and the monitor swap eye
views.
HMDs on the other hand, usually have displays built-in to the gear (like two
tiny monitors...or more appropriately, LCDs), each constantly displaying the
left view (the left display) or the right view (the right display).  They tend
to be more realistic (and more expensive), because they can block out anything
but the displays, while the glasses can't (you can still look around and see
your desk, keyboard, mouse, etc).
Hope this helps,
-Guillermo Gutierrez
Software Engineer, IR&D
Harris Corporation

Tan Dongquan wrote:

> Hi, all
> I want to ask a basic question about input device. I saw all kinds of
> shutterglasses and HMD(Head Mounted Display) devices available now. But
> could anyone give me the explaination about the difference between two kinds
> of things (shutterglasses and HMDs)
>
> Thank you very much.
> Tan
>
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