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From the Google Cardboard to the Apple Vision Pro & Meta Quest 3, VR displays, optics and headsets in general gone through a crazy evolution in 10 years. With fresnel lenses, pancake lenses, MicroOLED (a.k.a. OLEDoS, or OLED Microdisplays) and more, there is a lot of sci-fi tech to talk about.
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As a VR enthusiast for almost 10 years i've never seen someone explain lenses as clearly as you did! Very well done!
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lol that opening was awesome 👏
Yeah, it was eye-opening 😎
Next level lol!
Feels like a part is missing at the beginning tho
I was like "what the fuck!?"
Couldn’t agree more
All of this really highlights how amazing the human eye is. What we're doing here is trying to match human perception and we're falling so short on so many levels it's kind of blowing my mind. Motion, color, depth, brightness, resolution... none of them are even close. There's probably more to it too. I can't wait to see what the future has in store for us.
Yet it won't be too impressive in 10-20 years. That is also crazy to think
God is certainly greater than us
And that's considering how shit human eye is compared to many other animals which have far better resolution, night vision, circular vision and what not
Agreed.
Allahu Akbar.@@americanbagel
The fresnel lens animation was soooo good. The core principle immediately clicked. Outstanding job! ❤
The fact that taking a hologram of a lens also makes the hologram act as a lens is absolutely mind blowing to me!
Finally, someone who knows what they're talking about when it comes to brightness. All the other dim-witted youtubers told us we were getting 1,000 nits of brightness on the Vision Pro, when the truth is that it's less than 100 nits.
The main issue is the lenses drop the brightness by 90% So the actual display might just be 1000 nits, but the user only sees 100 or so nits (in a light enclosed environment btw), so it’s less apparent
@@fouzr We have seen the video. Nobody contests that the displays themselves produce that many nits.
Those people just read what they find in the companies website advertising materials. Go check all of their videos are bascules some random person reading of a product launch material
Just unsubscribe then; I’ll do it all the time when creators start spreading nonsense. Not worth your time 🙂
100 nits right in front of your eye is very different than 100 nits on a tv screen 30 feet away...
Meta’s prospects for a holographic lens is awesome. I pray they are able to achieve it in good time.
it's some cool innovation for sure but I pray they scrap it and someone else does it, even if it's 10 yrs later
@@pratikkore7947 why?
Bec1use of evil Meta and Zuckerberg
@@bobamarmstrong As opposed to companies that aren't driven by profit motives and just do good for the sake of being good? I would prefer Meta doing it because it would get done sooner, and you wouldn't need to get a second mortgage on your home.
@@pratikkore7947 Metas VR lab publishes their research... is public. Just like their varifocal and reverse passthrough research (which Apple obviously implemented with Eyesight). You won't see holographic pancake stack for a few more years because the lazer back-light tech isn't there yet.
I love everyone still calling the AVP a VR headset, despite Apple's strong push to not do so.
It is what it is
Is easier to say and type it. AR/VR is the generalist way to call this awesome groundbreaking tech
That's because most people, especially tech youtubers are not that stupid or forgetful. Just because Apple execs forgot that other VR headsets exist, doesn't mean the rest of the world did.
@@JamesR624 but but mahh spatial computing 👆🤓
@@JamesR624 AR/VR is in early stage in development and just because there is other vr before it doesn't mean it cannot innovate further. The real stupid people is the people who rushed to conclusion without learning a thing or 2. The return rate for Apple Vision Pro is lower than the other Apple products, is just that youtubers got the Vision Pro in hope for more views and money and their initial plan wasn't to keep it anyways.
Your Videos are such a relief from the other tech videos online. Please continue making these great videos.
I couldn’t agree more!
Great video! I acutely noticed the slight off-focus optics when doing the Vision Pro demo and found it to be the most unimpressive thing about the device, so I’m glad that you provided the answer for me that Apple intentionally did that to the lenses so that users wouldn’t notice pixelation.
Some additional information on the black frame insertion for those who are interested: The problem is really that the pixel response time of OLEDs is too good, with LCDs if you do 100fps, the display needs time to adjust, so you have a 'smooth transition' between the two frames, with OLED, that's not the case. The response times are so good that you get a sharp transition. Think of it this way with frame one being '_' and frame 2 '¯': LCD: _/¯ OLED: _|¯ OLED w/ black frame insertion: _ ¯ with our brain filling in a diagonal line in between.
Great breakdown of this tech. And the CGI animation of the headset components was 🔥
Such an amazingly good video. Well done, I’ve been looking for a clear description of pancake lenses for so long and you just smashed it. Most professional video covering VR I’ve seen to date.
great break video. love the detail and the extra effort to show videos explaining pixels/vision etc
I have no doubt of displays becoming capable of 30000nits but is that really the solution? Cause that on a battery would last even less than the 2h quite small range of the vision pro lol 🤣
Hopefully when we become able to mass produce screens this bright we'll also have better battery technology that can be mass produced to go with it
As you can see in the ending, it more likely is not.
@@neruwu so basically you need all the holy grails of tech to make this path work
@@andrijamunitic7320 hmm, we still need to somehow get quantum tech involved yet 🤔
Working on improving the nits may not be the correct way to go, as the issue causing it to be inefficient are the lenses (and other factors). So makes sense to work on reducing the light that is lost
again great video! thanks for explaining these things and all the research you have done for it. love seeing these in-depth technology videos
absolutely love the insights. you care much more about the tech than about the product and that's so much more interesting in the long run
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As ever, incredible intersection of in-depth and easy to comprehend explanation of the topic. Bravo and thank you for your work
Excellent video as always, and what a great intro! That compositing is difficult and it looked superb!
Your dedication is amazing.
Great video!!! Very excited to see more than just SadlyItsBradley talking about VR tech like this
Great video! You explained the displays and optics very well! I use VR every day and have for years. I can wait to see where we'll be in another decade! Awesome work
This is a really informative video. Thank you.
This video is so much fun, really enjoyed every second 😂. Thanks for putting the time and effort into it.
Great video and technical discussion, with clear and understandable discriptions. Subscribed.
Truly amazing video
Fantastic video, I've watched a lot of content on VR and this has to be the most informative
Glad you enjoyed it!
awesome video. I loved the detail put in this piece. Also I am in awe how much tech is in the AVP and others.
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for gaming I think the quest 3 has hit the sweet spot. when using vr optimizer and custom setting resolution to 5k (150%) so there is some over-scan. things like sharp enough for gaming. same way 1080p blurays still look fine
I agree, but VR gaming is not enough to make VR mainstream, otherwise it would have happened a long time ago by now
@@Mister0Eel affordable vr gaming has existed for less than 4 years (quest 1 2019). Vr gaming has been held back from becoming mainstream by the technology. Quest 1 and 2 had major comfort issues. Only fixed on quest 3. If the quest 3 had ps5 level visuals and cost $300, and had several half life alyx level games. than it would hit mainstream. But even now the technology isnt there yet. Comfortable vr that does not cause motion sickness has existed for less than 1 year. (Quest 3, requires 120hz, and more importantly requires good persistence) Despite that, the quest 2 has outsold the latest xbox, and its has a lot of issues (that where fixed on pico4 and quest3)
Man you video is very well done you explained everything perfectly and with cool animation gg !
Another well researched video from you, thank you very much, keep getting us properly informed.
Great video! I love your coverage on this topic. Please keep an eye on it and make give us updates.
Hey man, one of the best intros you have ever done. Great 👏🏼
Truly a great, great video on this subject! That was wildly good, such a good job!!! 👀💯
Can you make more technology business case studies like the Phillips one? I really enjoyed that.
One of the best explanations of Fresnel lenses.
This was one of if not the best episode of yours.
Your videos are outstanding, such clear explanations
You have been killing it the last 3 months with these videos
Thank you for such a well put together video
Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Come to Jesus Christ today Jesus Christ is only way to heaven Repent and follow him today seek his heart Jesus Christ can fill the emptiness he can fill the void Heaven and hell is real cone to the loving savior today Today is the day of salvation tomorrow might be to late come to the loving savior today John 3:16-21 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. Mark 1.15 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. Hebrews 11:6 6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Jesus
This was a great breakdown. I'm surprised nobody has taken advantage of necklaces for compute and battery functions. Putting everything on the goggles themselves make them inevitably heavy, and when they do add compute/battery, it tends to be on a belt back or something. I think the ideal formfactor would instead be a small pack that hangs right beneath the back of the neck, and another small pack balanced on the collarbone, and then a flexible rubberized link between them so that the whole set-up fits loosely around any sized head and drapes lightly across the shoulders, not putting pressure on the front or mack, but on each shoulder instead. Then it would only need a short cable to link it to the goggles, while massively boosting the performance of the system.
Brilliant video. Amazing visuals
Fantastic breakdown of the whole problemspace
holy shit, this is amazingly well produced. kudos
Great overview of this tech.
Like always an awesome TechAltar video. I want to know how you made the animation in the opening. It's really awesome!!!
That opening! So cool!!
I was expecting another mainstream take on vr but you proved me wrong, you did a good job to presente some of the problems vr still need to find solutions
Quality content as always ❤🎉
I re watched the opening 10 times, 3 of witch where on slow-mo and I still don’t know how you did it. 😱 that is awesome
holy, you have next level content, good freaking job
I agree
Thanks for the amazing explanation
great quality video. I learned something new
Hologram lens idea is crazyy
Sponsor message and product both well placed and well chosen; I watched it all.
When one does placements like techaltar I would always watch until the end. Very refreshing, isn’t it?
Captivating presentation, thank you very much for this video.
Great video! I'd love to know more about the holographic lenses. I've known for quite some time that lenses can work in holograms, but I've only seen examples where the lens magnifies other elements in the shot. How do they make a holographic lense that magnifies something in the real world?
This man took “Not A Clickbait Thumbnail” to a whole another level.
There are many channel whose Production quality is superb in all video. But this video has genius use of vfx, which makes explaining complex phenomenon simple. This is what vfx are for. And the way you explained all functioning of VR is just pure gold. I learned more in 20 minutes than hours of explanation. This was what KZhead supposed to be. Putting my hopes on Nebula.
This is the best masterclass on vr display technology.
What a well produced primer!
That was an eye popping intro!
Amazing video! You did an amazing job explaining the various optics & optical illusions
Wow great you see a detailed video on VR from you! Did the vision pro finally change your mind about VR? I remember you were quite doubtful in earlier videos.
Great explanation! It sure makes you excited for the development of this technology. One of the founders of Oculus has said that Apple is doing a "social engineering" tactic while releasing the Vision Pro: they know it looks like bulky ski goggles but the tech is good enough now and it has such a potential that they know that if people want to use this device, eventually even more people will opt in for bulky sunglasses with a cord that runs into a pocket computer that you carry around. The Vision Pro is only the first of its kind.
that VR effect was pretty cool
That intro🔥
Finally a more recent video
Insane beginning 😮👏
It's really incredible how perfectly well the Vision Pro is engineered down to its deepest details but we still have a long way to go, especially on the software side of things and creating truly immersive, complex, joyful and meaningful experiences (maybe only being solvable by advanced AGI).
Vision Pro is too heavy and it has a battery with cable attached to it ffs, its a terrible product to actually use
Dat animation is top notch
Finally all of my Quest 3 lens related queries answered.
Is this the highest quality tech video everrrr?
Very interesting and entertaining. Thanks.
Oh i didn't know about only ahowing frames for part of the time! That makes so much more sense
The Quest 3 is closer to Retina than the AVP since the AVP has a lower effective resolution. Apple intentionally blued the displays so you wont see pixels but that means the resolution is lowered considerably.
to be fair, OLED screens are so dim because of temperature concerns. if you use BFI with a 20% duty cycle you can boost the brightness of that cycle by 5x and still land in the rated temperature range for the display. OLEDs really are the perfect technology for eliminating persistence blur
Probably the coolest intro ive ever seen
OH WOW! The virtual holographic lens is a game changer for virtual reality. This is just unbelievable because you will actually feel like you are there. Absolutely Amazing.
I never saw such a high amount of low persistence then in the AVP. And I used a lot of HMDs before
Great video 🔥
That holographic tech Meta is working on is super interesting. I'm wondering if it'll have the same light efficiency drawbacks as other traditional lenses. I also wonder if a Fresnel-like lense technology could be developed directly on the panel using per-pixel micro lenses, without the godray drawbacks. I know some LG TVs are using microlens arrays to focus light better, although I admit I have no idea if this is even possible with the scale of micro OLEDs.
Love the intro ❤
For the brightness issue you described, I understand that we should do better from an efficiency standpoint, but I don't think we need brighter VR displays. I always use my Quest 3 at minimum brightness anyways
I use mine at max and want brighter :( Bright = better color, saturation, contrast, and values. It creates space for worlds to breathe. Idk how much brighter we need, but Q3 can't represent my okay lighting levels in passthrough and I want to represent summer outside with vibrant colors and lighting with beautiful artwork and so on. It needs to feel 3x - 5x brighter imo
Insane, I appreciate it more , thank
Great content. The sound had a little echo, or maybe it is just me.
Nice video but it is missing Varjo for high end VR, other PC VR headsets, and even other standalone headsets like Pico, so it gives quite a partial overview of the space
Varjo is worse than AVP and Pico is worse than Q3, no reason to include
Loved this! Thanks! I’d like to know how Apple’s engineers feel about Meta’s holographic lenses; whether they intend to use or improve upon them. They’ve always got to put their own spin on a technology, so I imagine they’ll take forever to adopt and implement it with some ungodly number of pixels and nits, and give it a different name.
*opens popcorn
The eye, optic nerve, and visual cortex are separate and distinct subsystems. Together, though, they capture, deliver, and interpret up to 1.5 million pulse messages per millisecond. To even approach the performance of this incredible task would take dozens of supercomputers, programmed perfectly and operating flawlessly and concurrently. Great design requires a great designer 😊
I dunno man... there's a _lot_ about human vision that's just fundamentally jacked. The optic nerve connects on the wrong side of the retina causing unnecessary blind spots and those same nerves twist around in such a way that our visual cortexes have to do unnecessary work horizontally reversing visual information. Then you have all kinds of developmental wackiness with the lens requiring regular prolonged exposure to sunlight to form properly and it rapidly losing the ability to heal cataracts with age
@@MasterChaoko The ‘inverted’ argument for the alleged inferiority of the vertebrate retina has been soundly scientifically refuted, with multiple lines of evidence showing that it is in fact optimal for its environment. There are sound design reasons behind the arrangement, as the supposedly superior arrangement would require blood vessels in front of the retina, blocking out most light. In addition, one component of the retina’s Studies have shown that the forest of wires are part of a complex feedback system that actually improves contrast and sharpens edges without sacrificing shadow detail. As a result, compared to a camera, the human eye is far better at capturing contrast while simultaneously detecting faint details. Additionally, it has been determined that the ‘blind spot’ does not even slightly interfere with vision efficiency ☺️
Nice insights, thank you!
Technically, OLED could be built, via a specialized controller, to mimic the 'slowness' of LCD, even if it just delayed the update of each pixel by a random number of nanoseconds.
Awesome intro!
1:16 OCD hit hard looking at the nose and the missalignment with the headset OMG
I just lost it when he spoke about holographic lens. It's seemingly like a scam. I just cannot believe it😂
Ok at first I didn't understand why the screens need to be so bright since I always set brightness in my Quest 3 to the lowest for comfort. But yeah, if we can use BFI to remove the perceived motion blur then that's awesome, and I get that BFI makes the image visibly more dim hence we need brighter screens in general.
Doing it's best and then some, yet not good enough...I feel ya VR 🥺
I use Q3 and i feel like its already enough
Damn, I remember VR in 1995. A big bulky stand in unit and now it's as big and heavy as military night vision goggles.
Quick correction - the Varjo XR-3 had a micro OLED well before the Bigscreen Beyond