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Re:When will virtual reality take off? The $100 bet by kreddor on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @01:41PM (#25446513)
Is it that much better than Quest 1? The first Quest was already pretty great compared to everything else, Facebook or not.
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Re:When will virtual reality take off? The $100 bet by scpedicini on Thursday December 17, 2020 @12:09AM (#25452722)
No, the resolution and refresh rates were increased but the field of vision was actually REDUCED from the already narrow oculus quest which had a fov of about 90 degrees. Think about that for a minute, the normal fov for a human is about 200 degrees.

It's like looking out of a damn periscope on a submarine, which is the first VR experience I would develop for the oculus quest.

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Re:When will virtual reality take off? The $100 bet by chaostheory on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @07:28PM (#25450747)
The visuals are already a big improvement, but I think the big difference will happen once 90HZ unlocked with Quest 2
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Re:When will virtual reality take off? The $100 bet by ipsum2 on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @07:21PM (#25450670)
It's not substantially better. It's only a good upgrade if the screen resolution bothers you.
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