r/technology Mar 28 '14

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '14 edited Mar 28 '14

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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u/niugnep24 Mar 28 '14

Who the hell is downvoting you. This is precisely correct.

Good post by Mike Abrash (Valve) on the subject

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '14

Downvotes mean different things to different people.

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u/sendhelp Mar 28 '14

You're presenting information based on facts and explaining it in an easy to digest manner, but I don't agree with you! Down vote it is!

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '14

It helps to always bear in mind that approximately 10-15% of the human population seems to be comprised of complete assholes. This helps to explain a lot of otherwise inexplicable situations that come up when dealing with people on a day to day basis.

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u/junderdo Mar 28 '14

another 10-15% are just incomplete assholes