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Re:Microsoft’s HoloLens 2: a $3,500 mixed-reality headset fo... by VRay on Monday February 25, 2019 @02:19AM (#19243696)
Handy calculator:

http://phrogz.net/tmp/ScreenDensityCalculator.html#find:dist...

Looks like it's probably similar to using a 27" monitor on your desk, depending on the resolution/size of the display

Re:Microsoft’s HoloLens 2: a $3,500 mixed-reality headset fo... by mojomark on Monday February 25, 2019 @08:31AM (#19245455)
47 pixels per degree (PPD) would certainly be good enough to emulate a desktop monitor. In reality, 35 PPD is sufficient, albeit only capable of emulating low end monitors. 62 PPD is roughly the limit of human eye resolution for a general static image.

I would be surprized if this Hololens is up to 47PPD, but to my pleasant surprise MS did make a big leap (no pun intended) in optics his go-round. So, I suppose it's possible. In my opinion, they are definitely (finally) on the right track in terms of pursuing a virtual retinal display (I.e. laser projection on the retina).