Strap a virtual reality headset to your face and you can be transported to faraway or fantastical places, play interactive games, or explore 360-degree videos. But the realism is a bit tempered by today’s display technology: your field of view is more limited in VR than in the real world, and sometimes it can feel […]
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Google and LG to unveil a 1443 ppi OLED display for wearable computing
Pixel density is a funny thing: a 13.3 inch laptop with a 1920 x 1080 pixel display has about 165 pixels per inch, and it’s hard to see the lines separating one pixel from the next. A 5 inch phone with the same display resolution has 440 pixels per inch, which is also pretty much […]
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Japan display unveils 803ppi LCD for virtual reality, sets sights on 1000ppi
It’s not hard to find a smartphone display with over 500 pixels per inch (ppi). But put that display into a virtual reality headset and you can see a bit of a “screen door” effect. Since headsets include lenses that zoom in on the display, you can actually see the lines between individual pixels, which […]
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Report: Samsung working on VR headset with 2000 ppi display
Apple famously claimed that its iPhone 4 has a “Retina Display,” thanks to its pixel density of 326 pixels per inch, which the company said exceeds the 300 ppi that the human eye can distinguish. Many have taken issue with that precise number… but there’s certainly a strong case to be made that at a […]
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Samsung unveils 858 ppi display for virtual reality
Samsung’s Gear VR headsets may be designed to turn the company’s phones into virtual reality displays. But even phones with full HD or higher-res displays can suffer from a bit of “screen door” effect when viewed through lenses that magnify the screen so much that you can see the lines between pixels. The Samsung Galaxy […]
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Japan Display develops 600 ppi E Ink display
E Ink displays like those found on Kindle and NOOK eReaders offer high-contrast, paper-like surfaces that allow you to easily read in direct sunlight. But there are a few downsides to most existing E Ink screens: the refresh rate is usually low, most E Ink displays are black and white, and so far nobody’s released […]
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Sharp’s new displays include smartphone screen with round corners, super-sharp VR display
Comments Off on Sharp’s new displays include smartphone screen with round corners, super-sharp VR displaySharp is showing off a bunch of new displays at the CEATEC show in Japan this week, including a 2.87 inch display with 1,008 pixels per inch designed for virtual reality systems and other head-mounted displays and an unusual looking smartphone-sized display with rounded corners that could be used for nearly bezel-free phones. It’s not […]
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Report: Samsung developing a 2,250 ppi smartphone display
Apparently operating under the assumption that you can never have too many pixels, Samsung is reportedly working to develop 11K smartphone displays with 2,250 pixels per inch. And you thought your Samsung Galaxy S6 with its 2560 x 1440 pixel, 577 ppi screen was impressive. Samsung isn’t the first company looking to break the 600 […]
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Sharp’s new 4.1 inch display has 736 pixels per inch
How many pixels can dance on the edge of a pin? Wait, that’s not how it goes.. but ever since Apple launched the first iPhone with a so-called “Retina” display, device makers have been participating in an arms race to see who could pack the most pixels into a smartphone-sized display. There are a number […]
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LG’s plans to blanket your phone in pixels (700ppi)
LG’s new flagship smartphone has a 5.5 inch, 2560 x 1440 pixel display which packs 538 pixels per inch. The company also plans to use that screen in other phones for folks who just can’t get enough pixels. But LG isn’t stopping there. In a blog post, the Korean company says it’s already looking ahead […]