The Oculus Rift DK2: In-Depth Review (and Comparison To DK1) 54
Benz145 (1869518) writes "The hotly anticipated Oculus Rift DK2 has begun arriving at doorsteps. The DK2s enhancements include optical positional tracking and a higher resolution panel, up from 1280×800 to 1920×1080 (1080p) and moved to a pentile-matrix OLED panel for display duties. This means higher levels of resolvable detail and a much reduced screen door effect. The panel features low persistence of vision, a technology pioneered by Valve that aims to cut motion artefacts by only displaying the latest, most correct display information relative to the user's movements – as users of the DK1 will attest, its LCD panel was heavily prone to smearing, things are now much improved with the DK2."
pentile-matrix OLED panel (Score:0, Informative)
Glad I canceled my preorder. Pentile no thanks.
Re:When does the consumer version actual arrive? (Score:5, Informative)
I'm not sure you understand what "vaporware" actually means. The fact that there are prototypes that you can pick up in your hands, try out, an purchase as an interested developer already sets it pretty far apart.
And DK2 has been out, what, a couple months? Virtually every production line of consumer electronics goes through, at minimum, a year between versions. Bigger companies with longer histories and larger staffs tend to sometimes have multiple similar lines going at once, but still run up against that limit within any given one.