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2k X 2k doesn't sound low res it is like full HD, but with twice vertical. My monitor is 1080p.

Never tried VR set, so I don't know if that translates similarly.

Your 2K monitor occupies something like a 20-degree field of view from a normal sitting position/distance. The 2K resolution in a VR headset covers the entire field of view.

So effectively your 1080p monitor has ~6x the pixel density of the VR headset.

Thank you for explaining, it makes sense now.

The problem is that 2k square is spread across the whole FOV of the headset so when it's replicating a monitor unless it's ridiculously close to your face a lot of those pixels are 'wasted' in comparison to a monitor with similar stats.

Totally true, but unlike a real monitor you can drag a virtual monitor close to your face without changing the focal distance, meaning it's no harder on your eyes. (Although it is harder on your neck.)

To get the same pixel per degree as my work laptop I'd have to put it's virtual replacement screen 11 (virtual) inches from my face and that's probably the lowest PPD screen in my normal life unless I get a bad desk at work that day. Just pasting them inches from your nose is not a great solution, you can already do that with a good set of monitor arms and there's a reason almost no one does it.

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