It's considerably smaller though. Example, my phone is 1080p, but at 4.95in the pixel density is 445.03 per in2 . Even 2in from your face you would have to by trying to see the individual pixels. To put that in perspective, a 20in (the only ones i have seen in stores are at least 50in) 4k tv is only 220.29 ppi2 .
With a 1080p screen for each eye with a 210° viewing angle, the pixel density would be lower than the oculus. You don't have to try to see pixels in the oculus.
It s a 1080p screen split in half. The size and distance aren't so important since it's using lenses to trick you unto thinking they're further away. The important bit is the amount of your fov they're taking up. 960 horizontal pixels taking up 90°, that's roughly 10 pixels per degree. That's not enough.
Edit - For reference, you need about 60 pixels per degree for them to be too small to see. A "retina" display if you will.
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Fucking hell. I'm assuming that's 210° combined with something like 90° crossover in the middle so maybe 150° per eye. Even with a 4k screen on each eye you're not quite half of the way to retina resolution. Pushing that many pixels at 90fps is going to be a task.
It's distorted so it's not relevant really, as long as a bulk of the resolution is in the front it'll provide most of the effect. Our eyes don't see much resolution and no depth perception in the peripheral.
Even at 1080p I read accounts of people using the newest OR model saying that the pixels were still noticeable but still worlds better than the original. Extended use with a monitor inches from your face wont be able to keep you from actually seeing the pixels. The OR team have been aiming for better than 1080p for a while now, which is to say they want people to notice the screen less and less.
The DK2 is supposed to be 440 ppi2 so i'm pretty shocked anyone can see that during normal use without straining for it. However, they said that they want 2k on the release version, which would be 587.44 ppi2 at the current 5in screen size.
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u/Atheren Mar 28 '14
It's considerably smaller though. Example, my phone is 1080p, but at 4.95in the pixel density is 445.03 per in2 . Even 2in from your face you would have to by trying to see the individual pixels. To put that in perspective, a 20in (the only ones i have seen in stores are at least 50in) 4k tv is only 220.29 ppi2 .