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One of the surprising apps in VR that I'm enjoying is watching movies. Despite that the entire VR experience is 2K at best, blowing the movie up to movie theater sizes really works in VR.
3D works really well, too. 3D has historically not been how I like movies, but that's because the effect doens't work well for me. In VR, though, it's fantastic.
And now I not only really have a Home Theater, I have a full on Movie Theater in my goggles!
@CiscoJunkie - Yeah, the vieweing area is 2K...but the world area is much MUCH bigger.
@dolari You just made me realize something I hadn't considered until now.
When you're talking about "resolution" in a context like this, there are two factors. The first is the "projected" resolution of the virtual screen, and the second is the resolution of the VR headset you're using.
Realistically, though, that second resolution doesn't matter as much, because you're constantly moving through space (at least a little bit) and changing where the headset's pixel boundaries fall relative to the projected pixels. That means your "actual resolution" is...somewhere in the middle? And constantly in flux based on movement? Kinda weird to think about. In any case, your viewing experience is less limited by your headset's resolution than you'd expect.