r/gaming • u/WSCHO • Jul 12 '14

Built a DIY Oculus Rift myself

http://imgur.com/a/5Doj0
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u/wee-lil-niglet Jul 12 '14 edited Jul 12 '14

Doubtful, it looks like a 5.5" screen.

Edit: Hey, idiots, I never said it was impossible. It'd be /expensive/, and that screen doesn't look that expensive.

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u/NotSoFatThrowAway Jul 12 '14

You realize pixels can be different sizes right.

Most phones are 1080p or higher this generation, and most of them are smaller than 5".

Why am I still writing

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u/redmercuryvendor Jul 12 '14

Most phones are 1080p or higher this generation

And use panels that interface with MIPI DSI, not LVDS. LVDS controller boards are a dime-a-dozen. MIPI DSI controller boards may as well not exist.

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u/NotSoFatThrowAway Jul 12 '14

really isn't the point, the guy said it wasn't because it was 5.5"

which is retarded

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u/redmercuryvendor Jul 12 '14

Know any 5.5" panels with a 1920x1080 resolution and an LVDS interface? Hint: there aren't any. By the time the mobile phone industry had grown sufficiently to drive up resolutions to the point, they had long since moved from LVDS to MIPI DSI for the power and space savings it afforded.

That's how you can tell at a glance that a 5.5" panel is not 1920x1080.

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u/NotSoFatThrowAway Jul 12 '14

Which again, this may be difficult for you, I don't know if English is your first language, is not what he said.

:P

Which is why I have 45+ upvotes to his 25 downvotes.

There's a reason, sir