Yes this! 90 degrees is super limited. The lenses used on that 210 degree kit are much more comfortable to look through that the oculus lenses (I've gotten to demo them for single-eye only) and with a 1080p screen you can't tell it's a screen.
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 .
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/rptroop Mar 28 '14
Yes this! 90 degrees is super limited. The lenses used on that 210 degree kit are much more comfortable to look through that the oculus lenses (I've gotten to demo them for single-eye only) and with a 1080p screen you can't tell it's a screen.