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Google and LG to Show Off World's Highest Resolution OLED-on-Glass Display in May
Google and LG will show off an OLED display for virtual reality headsets [theverge.com] that could have a resolution of around 5500×3000:
Google and LG are set to present an 18-megapixel 4.3-inch OLED headset display with 1443 ppi and a higher refresh rate of 120Hz during the Display Week 2018 trade show in late May. The display will have a wide field of view and high acuity. The advanced program [scomminc.com] for the expo was spotted by Android Police [androidpolice.com] via OLED-Info [oled-info.com].
Those specs make the forthcoming headset better than most of what's on the market. Screens like the new HTC Vive Pro and Oculus Rift only boast total resolutions of 2880 x 1600 and 2160 x 1200, respectively.
From the Display Week 2018 Symposium Program [scomminc.com]:
The world's highest resolution (18 megapixel, 1443 ppi) OLED-on-glass display was developed. White OLED with color filter structure was used for high-density pixelization, and an n-type LTPS backplane was chosen for higher electron mobility compared to mobile phone displays. A custom high bandwidth driver IC was fabricated. Foveated driving logic for VR and AR applications was implemented.
The "Pimax 8K" [soylentnews.org] uses two 3840×2160 panels to hit 7680×2160 with a 200° field of view. Shipments of that headset have been delayed [roadtovr.com] to April or later. A 2017 StarVR headset [roadtovr.com] used two 2560×1440 panels for a 210° field of view. Two of the panels from Google and LG could add up to 11000×3000 (based on The Verge's guess), or 12000×3000 (36 megapixels).
Recall that AMD has envisioned [anandtech.com] VR resolution reaching 16K per eye [anandtech.com] (a grand total of 30720×8640, or over 265 megapixels).
List of common resolutions [wikipedia.org].
Also at UploadVR [uploadvr.com].
Related: Is Screen Resolution Good Enough Considering the Fovea Centralis of the Eye? [soylentnews.org]
AU Optronics to Ship 8K Panels to TV Manufacturers in H1 2018 [soylentnews.org]
