First Look at the Rift, Shipping Q1 2016

Re:First Look at the Rift, Shipping Q1 2016 by Roritharr on Wednesday May 06, 2015 @08:28AM (#9498092)

For what? VR experiences differ as much as any graphical simulation in terms of needed performance. Thats why the GearVR is a thing next to the Oculus Rift.

Pick any Mid-Range Card and upgrade once you hit a roadblock, that will keep your expenses reasonable while not excluding you from experiences if you deem them necessary.

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Re:First Look at the Rift, Shipping Q1 2016 by monk_e_boy on Wednesday May 06, 2015 @08:32AM (#9498114)

Oh, I figured running two high def screens would require a beefy graphics card.

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Re:First Look at the Rift, Shipping Q1 2016 by unwind on Wednesday May 06, 2015 @08:39AM (#9498151)

The current development kit prototype is just 1920×1080, which is split horizontally into 960x1080 per eye. So it's really not "two high def screens". Hopefully they will be able to improve this further before shipping the consumer version.

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Re:First Look at the Rift, Shipping Q1 2016 by agildehaus on Wednesday May 06, 2015 @08:59AM (#9498240)

The consumer version of the Rift has been confirmed to have multiple screens. Resolution is not confirmed yet.

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Re:First Look at the Rift, Shipping Q1 2016 by jobigoud on Wednesday May 06, 2015 @09:02AM (#9498261)

Due to lens distorsion, rendering are done at higher resolution in order to get 1:1 pixel density at the center of the screens.

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Re:First Look at the Rift, Shipping Q1 2016 by Roritharr on Wednesday May 06, 2015 @08:40AM (#9498154)

If all you do is watch prerendered movies that fit the oculus, it certainly doesn't require a very beefy card.

Of course if you want to experience GTA 5 in this resolution and necessary framerate, thats a whole different matter.

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