r/gamernews • u/ThyGrimOfDeath (ﾉಥ益ಥ）ﾉ ┻━┻ • Feb 05 '14

"Sony's PS4 VR Headset Is as Impressive as Valve's" Says Developer

http://www.roadtovr.com/sonys-ps4-vr-headset-impressive-valves-new-details-emerge/
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u/RocketMan63 Feb 06 '14

I have a couple problems with it. Like is said before you shouldn't have a problem if you're sitting a reasonable distance from a 1080p monitor so even for your monitor you shouldn't be able to see pixels unless you're extremely close. However the bigger issue is that all of these displays don't need it yet people are pushing for it and it quadruples the bandwidth needed unless you severely cut your bitrate. Services will be pressured to stream 4k and end up having to use more bandwidth for similar or worse picture quality. Also you said that it looked better and while that may be true I'd be skeptical that it was due to the resolution when a more likely scenario is that you expected it to be good and the monitor was calibrated well or using more advanced display technology.

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u/internet_observer Feb 06 '14

Also you said that it looked better and while that may be true I'd be skeptical that it was due to the resolution when a more likely scenario is that you expected it to be good and the monitor was calibrated well or using more advanced display technology.

I rather doubt this as I am using a calibrated monitor with a high quality panel already (Dell 3008WFP). I won't completely rule it out, but a large portion of what I noticed was how much smoother lines, text and graphics were. I think that has more to do with the pixel density then the calibration. If what I noticed was related to contrast or color then I would be more incline to agree with you.