Higher Resolution ‘Critical’ to Future Success of HMDs for VR, Says Report
Higher resolution will be “critical” to the future success of head-mounted displays (HMDs) for virtual reality, said ABI Research in a Monday report. Nearly two-thirds of HMDs for VR will support 4K resolution in 2022, ABI estimates. Achieving pixel resolutions…
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that are sufficiently high to make VR experiences truly “immersive” is “one of the biggest challenges” in designing HMDs for VR, along with reducing the devices’ power consumption and making them smaller and lighter to use, the report said. “Higher resolution displays are required to solve the screen door effect caused by short distances between the user’s eyes and the VR display,” it said. Though most VR HMDs available today support resolutions of 2K or less, HMDs with higher resolutions “are starting to enter the market,” it said. Those include “tethered” VR devices, which are usually targeted at gaming applications, it said.