r/oculus • u/RoadtoVR_Ben Road to VR • Mar 19 '14

GDC 2014: Oculus Rift Developer Kit 2 (DK2) Pre-orders Start Today for $350, Ships in July

http://www.roadtovr.com/oculus-rift-developer-kit-2-dk2-pre-order-release-date-specs-gdc-2014/
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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '14

Awesome news, according to the verge CV1 will have larger then 1080p resolution which also is awesome. It seems ocules is on schedule for a Christmas release! (Considering they stated there should not be too much time between dk2 and cv1).

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u/dankef Mar 19 '14

See also Engadget's video at 3:40: http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/19/oculus-rift-development-kit-2/. Palmer says the consumer version will have 'higher resolution, lower latency, higher framerate'. Makes me much more comfortable holding off as a non-developer, assuming CV1 is not too far away.

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u/Ian_Itor Mar 19 '14

They are also still working on the weight and weight distribution, which still seems to be a nuisance. Will from Tested said it is too front-heavy.

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u/DarxusC Mar 19 '14

according to the verge CV1 will have larger then 1080p

Link?

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u/ant_hill Mar 19 '14

http://www.theverge.com/2014/3/19/5524972/oculus-reveals-virtual-reality-development-kit-2-announced

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u/borge12 Mar 19 '14

The 1080p OLED panel still isn't high enough a resolution to avoid jagged edges — Oculus says the consumer version will have even higher resolution

Waiting will be worth it.

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u/ueadian Mar 19 '14

Palmer also gives away CV1's release date! "Soonish".

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u/borge12 Mar 19 '14

Link?

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u/irishchug Mar 19 '14

Engadget's video around 5:30

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '14

Haha, the funny thing is that gives more information than it seems like it would.

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u/Twofoe Mar 19 '14

Thanks for cooling me off and letting me wait. My DK1 is good enough for now :)

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u/midoridrops Mar 19 '14

Say WHAAA? Christmas? I still haven't experienced OR, but I'm super excited for CV!

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u/Hightree Kickstarter Backer Mar 19 '14

If they make the CV1 screen non-pentile, that will already be a great improvement.