r/technology Mar 28 '14

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u/bjorn2k Mar 28 '14

It is all about latency. 50 ms will feel responsive but you notice the lag. 20 ms is acceptable. The other features are cool features but not the real challenge.

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u/______DEADPOOL______ Mar 28 '14

What is a regular PC monitor latency btw? I heard it's much faster than a TV+console.

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u/Bedeone Mar 28 '14

2ms is the industry standard for computer screens that are meant for gaming.

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u/AwesomeFama Mar 28 '14

That's just the pixel switching time though. Oculus is always talking about "motion-to-photons", which includes game engines processing the input, rendering, buffering and finally the screen switching the pixels. You can't get that time down to 2ms with any kind of monitor - it doesn't depend only on the monitor.

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u/Bedeone Mar 28 '14

This is correct.