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How to choose HMD display?

Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2014 12:09 pm
by kmiecik57
Hi All

I want to build my first HMD but i can't find good display.
I have LCD screen from portable DVD player but it looks poor when i look at it trough lenses.
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(Same thing with my IPS LED PC monitor)
I tried using my Phone screen (which through lenses looks amazing) but it can't be used as PC display (horrible lag).

Anyway
Can somebody explain to me why my DVD player screen looks poorly while my Phone screen looks great?
Does it have to do something with display type (TFT, LCD, LED) ?
How to choose the best display for HMD?

Many thanks

Re: How to choose HMD display?

Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2014 8:24 am
by kmiecik57
Seriously? No one?

Re: How to choose HMD display?

Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2014 8:40 am
by V8Griff
I'd suggest you do a search of the various threads on here talking about HMD screens there are several.

Here's a few to start you off:

http://www.mtbs3d.com/phpbb/viewtopic.p ... HMD+Screen

http://www.mtbs3d.com/phpbb/viewtopic.p ... t=DIY+rift

Re: How to choose HMD display?

Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2014 12:37 pm
by kmiecik57
Thanks

Unfortunately, this didn't help.

Re: How to choose HMD display?

Posted: Tue Feb 25, 2014 7:24 pm
by Fredz
kmiecik57 wrote:Can somebody explain to me why my DVD player screen looks poorly while my Phone screen looks great?
Because the DPI is much higher in a phone than in a DVD Player or a monitor. Also the screen of your DVD player is probably garbage and the screen of the iPhone is one of the best available. If you compare the price of your phone and your DVD player you'll probably have a good starting point for the answer.
kmiecik57 wrote:Does it have to do something with display type (TFT, LCD, LED) ?
No, it has to do with DPI and build quality at this point.
kmiecik57 wrote:How to choose the best display for HMD?
http://vr.wikinet.org/wiki/Displays

But if you don't find the second link given to you by V8Griff useful, you should probably buy a HMD instead of trying to build one.

Re: How to choose HMD display?

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 2:41 am
by kmiecik57
Thanks

That solved my problem

Re: How to choose HMD display?

Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2014 7:44 am
by c3pp0
Hi!

Why not take your phone?

I never had enough money to buy or even build something like Rift,
but I recently got a durovis dive and I'm f*cking in love - VR and AR for less than 80$ <3 <3 <3