Meta might have found the displays for its Meta Quest Pro 2 and Oculus Quest 4

Date:
Tue, 14 Feb 2023 17:03:28 +0000

Description:
Meta is reportedly working with SK Hynix and LG Display to develop micro-OLED panels, but they're likely a few headsets away.

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Meta is reportedly planning some big upgrades to the displays used in its upcoming headsets, though we expect itll be some time before the rumored micro-OLED panel it's working on will be used.

One issue that most VR headsets suffer from be they budget-friendly models like the Oculus Quest 2 or a more premium device such as the Meta Quest Pro is the 'screen door' effect. Because your eyes are so close to the display
you can start to see gaps in the pixels that make the image appear to have black lines across it (making it look as if youre viewing the on-screen objects through a screen door).

Meta looks set to tackle this issue soon, however, with reports indicating that it's partnering with two South Korean manufacturers, SK Hynix and LG Display, to develop a new batch of micro-OLED displays for its headsets (via The Elec ).

If true, the high pixel count of the micro-OLED panels should make the screen door effect appear much less noticeable, and may even eliminate it. Whats more, the headsets would also benefit from the better contrast and energy efficiency afforded by OLED displays, compared to the LCD displays currently used by Metas Quest 2 and Quest Pro.

Unfortunately, if Meta does plan to adopt this LG and SKHynix-made display,
we expect that we wont see it until whatever headset follows the Oculus Quest 3 appears. Because the Quest 3 is almost certainly releasing later this year unless its hit by a delay theres likely not going to be enough time for
those display companies to develop a new display for it, let alone
manufacture it and incorporate it into the design.

Its far more likely that well see these micro-OLED displays first appear in either the Meta Quest Pro 2 or the Oculus Quest 4, both of which are at least a couple of years away. That said, we wouldnt be surprised if the Quest 4 joined in the Quest 3 in missing out on the upgraded micro-OLED panels.

The new displays will likely be pretty pricey too pricey for Metas less-expensive line of Quest devices. Because of this, we expect this will be a prosumer improvement that will stay exclusive to the Quest Pro line for a generation or two just like the eye- and face-tracking features Meta introduced with its first Pro headset, which it has said wont be coming to
the base models until the cost of the components comes down.

Well have to wait and see if and when these improved panels come to light
and which models theyre used in but hopefully, we'll see some better screens in Meta's headsets soon. The screen door effect can be a big obstacle to how immersive VR experiences feel for some, and improving the hardware is the
only way to remove it, and make the best VR headsets even better.



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Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/news/meta-might-have-found-the-displays-for-its-meta -quest-pro-2-and-oculus-quest-4


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