top | item 43440136 (no title) Andys | 11 months ago How is it low res when the specs say 5120 × 2560? discuss order hn newest Manuel_D|11 months ago Because the text isn't displaying directly on the headset screen. It's being displayed as a 3d pane within the virtual desktop: https://roadtovrlive-5ea0.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/...So the actual number of pixels used to display the pane containing your text is maybe 10-20% of the headset display's resolution.I suppose you could display text directly on the headset display. But then you only have 2,560x2,560 pixels per eye, fewer pixels than a 4k display. two_handfuls|11 months ago Parent was talking about screen density, so pixels per degree. This headset ~~has more pixels~~ but also a wider fov, so it should feel similar.Edit: fell for their lies, the headset is only 2k per eye. The 5k figure is "combined", i.e. a marketing number.I'm with you though: early headsets were low resolution but these modern ones are not. We can still use more pixels though, esp. for text work.
Manuel_D|11 months ago Because the text isn't displaying directly on the headset screen. It's being displayed as a 3d pane within the virtual desktop: https://roadtovrlive-5ea0.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/...So the actual number of pixels used to display the pane containing your text is maybe 10-20% of the headset display's resolution.I suppose you could display text directly on the headset display. But then you only have 2,560x2,560 pixels per eye, fewer pixels than a 4k display.
two_handfuls|11 months ago Parent was talking about screen density, so pixels per degree. This headset ~~has more pixels~~ but also a wider fov, so it should feel similar.Edit: fell for their lies, the headset is only 2k per eye. The 5k figure is "combined", i.e. a marketing number.I'm with you though: early headsets were low resolution but these modern ones are not. We can still use more pixels though, esp. for text work.
Manuel_D|11 months ago
So the actual number of pixels used to display the pane containing your text is maybe 10-20% of the headset display's resolution.
I suppose you could display text directly on the headset display. But then you only have 2,560x2,560 pixels per eye, fewer pixels than a 4k display.
two_handfuls|11 months ago
Edit: fell for their lies, the headset is only 2k per eye. The 5k figure is "combined", i.e. a marketing number.
I'm with you though: early headsets were low resolution but these modern ones are not. We can still use more pixels though, esp. for text work.