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Apple's AR/VR Headset Display Specs: 5000+ Nits Brightness for HDR, 1.41-Inch Diagonal Display and More
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Plot twist: Tim and Tim walk on stage together to announce Epic’s Fort Nite AR game!
Perhaps Apple made it such a revolutionary product that it is confident it will be as impacting as iPhone and iPod were.
Perhaps the actual problems are in the current ways we do things with the devices we all have and use now and we aren’t even aware of a better way yet?
This technology and the overall user experience the headset provides has to be premium and a step above existing products.
When Steve said:
“What we want to do is make a leapfrog product that is way smarter than any mobile device has ever been, and super-easy to use. This is what iPhone is. OK? So, we’re going to reinvent the phone.”
With the significant investment they’ve made into this, I hope they are aiming for this to be a leapfrog product in the space and help jumpstart the next computing revolution.
you guys are greatly overestimating what 5000 nits means. a bright sunny day outside could have thousands of nits. you also gotta consider that it is most likely 5000 nits ONLY AT PEAK BRIGHTNESS. the average image you seen through these glasses won't come close to 5000 nits. if apple releases a product that blinds a bunch of people, they would get sued out of business.
tl;dr: apple isn't trying to make you blind. you are overreacting.
tl;dr: apple isn't trying to make you blind. you are overreacting.
When first hearing of MicroLEDs outputting millions of nits, you might think it must be overkill to deliver thousands of nits to the eye for outdoor use with a waveguide. But due to pupil expansion and light losses, only a tiny fraction of the light-in makes it to the eye. The figure (right) diagrams the efficiency issues with waveguides using a diffractive waveguide.
from the best blog on XR display technology:
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from the best blog on XR display technology:
MicroLEDs with Waveguides (CES & AR/VR/MR 2023 Pt. 7)
Introduction My coverage of CES and SPIE AR/VR/MR 2023 continues, this time on MicroLEDs. MicroLEDs companies were abundant in the booths, talks, and private conversations at AR/VR/MR 2023. The lis…
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Sheesh, the specs are stunning. The VR/AR porn market is really gonna take off now... at least I've been telling myself that since I got the Quest four years ago.
Whoever wrote this article has no idea what HDR, peak brightness, specular highlights, etc. are. Also, what is this nonsense about the PSVR2 and its HDR? “When connected to an HDR display” What?! The PSVR2 connects to the PS5 and not to any displays. The screen inside the helmet does support HDR.
iPhone 14 Pro peak HDR brightness is 1600 nits. Outdoor brightness (driving the panel at max output) is 2000 nits. The phone typically dials down the brightness after several minutes to control temperature.
4k content (10-bit, 12-bit, Dolby Vision) is mastered between 1k and 4k nits, sometimes up to 10k, so theoretically the displays would be capable of reproducing most 4k HDR content as originally recorded.
I’m going to guess that the VR displays can do 5000 nits in isolated areas, much like existing technologies. Persistent max output in one area or attempting to illuminate multiple spots at max brightness will result in overheating, requiring the displays to decrease brightness across the entire viewing field until the image changes.
4k content (10-bit, 12-bit, Dolby Vision) is mastered between 1k and 4k nits, sometimes up to 10k, so theoretically the displays would be capable of reproducing most 4k HDR content as originally recorded.
I’m going to guess that the VR displays can do 5000 nits in isolated areas, much like existing technologies. Persistent max output in one area or attempting to illuminate multiple spots at max brightness will result in overheating, requiring the displays to decrease brightness across the entire viewing field until the image changes.
I totally agree. But imagine a apple watch w/ 5000 nits. Bracelet with Flashlight. 🤣
Is that not the drivers package of tesla motors?Just slap an apple on the front of this.
I could jog and do yoga with this thing on.
Snorkel pro with USB-C-for wireless Bubbles is missing...
Wait for the lawyers to show up wanting a piece of the eye damage claims.
Of all of the popular talking points parroted around the web of late, the one I’m just not at all buying is this idea that this device is for developers. BREAKING NEWS - Apple is completely in the business of designing and selling consumer electronics. This device will prove no different. Sure, devs are critical to its success - not unlike most Apple products. But next week’s keynote will have the consumer front and center. A unique advantage Apple enjoys is that their early adoption pool is unusually deep. Deep enough to almost single-handedly foot the R&D bill of most any initiative. They know this. They like this. They leverage this. Next week’s keynote will prove their biggest since ‘07.
I think it's because the Quest 2 is the current "gold standard"? There's nothing popular out there that people actually know to really compare this to. Like how every phone that comes out is compared to the iPhone, every tablet compared to the iPad, wether the comparison makes sense or not. It's the devices that people know about.