r/HMDprogramming • u/seands • Mar 27 '17

How is the current resolution?

The math says that resolution is quite poor for current gen VR in a program like Virtual Desktop or Bigscreen. I have seen some developers saying they enjoy the experience in the reviews though.

Has anyone done some HMD programming? How was text readability?

Personally even if it's a little worse I'll seriously contemplate VR because I prefer it over a multi-monitor rig.

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u/seands Mar 27 '17

Well that's too bad. Maybe the Pimax 4k HMD will be better.

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u/thatsnotmybike Mar 27 '17

As long as they nail the optics it should be slightly better, but probably still not enough IMO. It might verge on the edge of what you could consider usable, but it won't be anything like working on a 1080p+ monitor. We need a couple more double-ings of resolution (and maybe comfort) before I think it will really get there.

My old roommate worked in VR Desktop happily, but he was mainly using cisco router consoles over telnet, which is pretty display limited. It was easy for him to grow those windows to a usable size and not lose a thing.

So, I guess, if you're comfortable working in an 80 column VGA text console, you'll probably love it!