Screen door effect, reducing it.
I posted in the old very long Oculus Rift thread a while back about trying out different materials to reduce the screen door effect.
I was finding I was getting more bothered by this the more I used the rift, I know some dont have a problem at all but there are also some out there that hate it with a vengeance.
I have not found a complete solution, what I have done is reduce it to the point where it no longer bothers me. Its still there but its just less noticeable.
I went through many threads and reddits looking for a reasonable solution but most were either too drastic (glueing a sandwich back directly to the screen of the DK2!!!
) or too ghetto (stretching a plastic sheet over the lens hole and then fitting the lens on top). I settled on a matte screen protector for the galaxy note 3, added bonus is these are really cheap and if you have a note 3 they are really good anti glare screen protectors. It does require you to take your DK2 apart, which is pretty scary, but only so you can get to the screen. There is a rubber casing around the screen that its possible to get off too but I left that there and just cut the screen protector to size. It doesnt need to be neat, just make sure there are no bubbles or dust particles in the centre of the each side and you wont notice bubbles round the edge. Having a screen protector on there also makes it less of a problem to stick a cloth in there and wipe off dust.
Like I said it doesnt remove the screen door effect, probably lessens it bt 50% or so. I am happy with it and all those that I showed it to that had used the rift before commented that it was much better.
The screen protector I used was this one http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/200967430564?_mwBanner=1
*edited to update link to correct product*
I posted in the old very long Oculus Rift thread a while back about trying out different materials to reduce the screen door effect.
I was finding I was getting more bothered by this the more I used the rift, I know some dont have a problem at all but there are also some out there that hate it with a vengeance.
I have not found a complete solution, what I have done is reduce it to the point where it no longer bothers me. Its still there but its just less noticeable.
I went through many threads and reddits looking for a reasonable solution but most were either too drastic (glueing a sandwich back directly to the screen of the DK2!!!
) or too ghetto (stretching a plastic sheet over the lens hole and then fitting the lens on top). I settled on a matte screen protector for the galaxy note 3, added bonus is these are really cheap and if you have a note 3 they are really good anti glare screen protectors. It does require you to take your DK2 apart, which is pretty scary, but only so you can get to the screen. There is a rubber casing around the screen that its possible to get off too but I left that there and just cut the screen protector to size. It doesnt need to be neat, just make sure there are no bubbles or dust particles in the centre of the each side and you wont notice bubbles round the edge. Having a screen protector on there also makes it less of a problem to stick a cloth in there and wipe off dust.Like I said it doesnt remove the screen door effect, probably lessens it bt 50% or so. I am happy with it and all those that I showed it to that had used the rift before commented that it was much better.
The screen protector I used was this one http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/200967430564?_mwBanner=1
*edited to update link to correct product*
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