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I'll never buy another VR headset without pancake lenses.

• byproxy 2y ago
  As someone unfamiliar with the VR headset space, what's the benefit?
  • jsheard 2y ago
    Upside: Less distortion, more generous positioning sweet spot, much thinner and lighter. Downside: Expensive, requires the display to run brighter for the same perceived brightness.
  • thih9 2y ago
    > Pancake lens allow you to make smaller headsets and typically result in better image quality. The downside is they lose a lot of light so you need very bright screens. Source and detailed explanation with pictures: https://old.reddit.com/r/OculusQuest/comments/14lu4wz/whats_the_difference_in_fresnel_lenses_and/jpycet9/ https://old.reddit.com/r/OculusQuest/comments/14lu4wz/whats_...
    • brookst 2y ago
      Another downside is the internal reflections that can make bright spots in otherwise dark scenes. Still better than old style lenses, but it's not an unmitigated good.
• bni 2y ago
  same