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VRgineers show MR module for giant headset

Last year at AWE, Prague-based VRgineers showed their super wide 180-degree FOV headset with “5K” displays, the XTAL.  The XTAL headset was available in the U.S. for $5,800. (Source: VRgineers)   The over-sized 770 g (1.7 lbs) HMD (including a head strap and balance counterweight) measures 299 mm × 123 mm × 140 mm (11.8 inch × 4.8 inch × ...

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Last year at AWE, Prague-based VRgineers showed their super wide 180-degree FOV headset with “5K” displays, the XTAL.  The XTAL headset was available in the U.S. for $5,800. (Source: VRgineers)   The over-sized 770 g (1.7 lbs) HMD (including a head strap and balance counterweight) measures 299 mm × 123 mm × 140 mm (11.8 inch × 4.8 inch × 5.5 inches) and offers a 70 Hz refresh, patented aspherical non-Fresnel lenses, 2560 ×1440 resolution 24bit RGB color OLED per eye which the company reckons is equivalent to 5K horizontally. 2.5K per eye. We couldn’t work out their math; it
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