



HMD/headset/VR-helmet Comparison Chart

maintained by

Christoph Bungert















The truth about HMD's and resolution

Resolution per panel/eye Products 1024*768*3=2.359.296 pixel Kaiser ProViewXL 800*600*3=1.440.000 pixel Sony Glasstron LDI-D100BE 640*480*3=921.600 pixel i-glasses Protec 263*230*3=181.470 pixel (180k) VFX-1, i-glasses, CyberMaxx, Scuba, EyeTrek, Sony LDI-D50BE

180k-pixel that's what most (consumer) HMDs offer!

Are you happy with that? I guess not!

The resolution of a HMD might be less impressing than the specs indicate at first. The LCD panels usually used in consumer HMD's offer a resolution of 789 x 230=181.470 pixels per eye. That sounds quite good, but it's not. They use 3 pixels (red, green and blue) to produce one colored pixel. So the true resolution is 263 x 230. There are professional products out there with 1920 x 480, this should equal true 640 x 480.

Resolution and price of HMD's depends on the availability of miniature LCD-panels or other miniature displays. I'll try to build up a panel-manufacuter list and even a panel-comparison chart in the future.

Miniature Display Manufacturers:

- Epson (LCD, 640*480 available, 1024*768 coming up)

- Forth Dimension Displays Limted (ForthDD)

- Hitachi (LCD)

- Reflection Technology (LED)

- Planar Systems (electroluminescence)

- Micro Display Corp

Other Sources:

- Microdisplay Page

- Microdisplay Report

- DisplaySearch







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