Valve Index Headset

Valve Index Headset

Master Chief Jul 29, 2019 @ 4:32pm
Does it have screen door ?
I have the Vive and the screen door effect kinda ruins it for me does this one still have it?
Originally posted by FishTail [JoinUsInVR]💬GROUP:
Index is great. I have a Vive and notice the SDE. Got the Index last week and it's significantly better.

Not only is the SDE MUCH less noticeable (nearly non existent) but about 90% of the screen is visually clear for me. With my Vive, only the center 10% was clear. I had to aim my head in order to read text on my desktop. Now it's basically all clear in the Index!

If you have the cash, it's worth the upgrade to the Index. (and I'm only on a GTX 1060 too!) FYI: the LCD screen (which has RGB sub pixels) is why the SDE is reduced. However this means the blacks and dark grays are not as deep as the Vive. But it's a worthwhile trade off in my mind.
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Cindarr Jul 29, 2019 @ 4:49pm 
All vr headsets have the screen door to some degree, but all the reviews i've seen say it's so fine you have to looking for it to see it.
--ranXerox-- Jul 29, 2019 @ 4:50pm 
I have it. You need to look for the SDE. Otherwise, it vanishes when you don't. All images are clean and sharp regardless of what game you play. Even Adr1ft looks sharp.
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Index is great. I have a Vive and notice the SDE. Got the Index last week and it's significantly better.

Not only is the SDE MUCH less noticeable (nearly non existent) but about 90% of the screen is visually clear for me. With my Vive, only the center 10% was clear. I had to aim my head in order to read text on my desktop. Now it's basically all clear in the Index!

If you have the cash, it's worth the upgrade to the Index. (and I'm only on a GTX 1060 too!) FYI: the LCD screen (which has RGB sub pixels) is why the SDE is reduced. However this means the blacks and dark grays are not as deep as the Vive. But it's a worthwhile trade off in my mind.
arcelivez Aug 4, 2019 @ 10:58am 
The SDE on the Index can barely be callable SDE. It definitely isn't distracting like on the rift or vive. It's actually somewhat like a display that has a lower PPI quality, like 720p display on 15 inch screen.

So no, the Index doesn't really have SDE, it's just that in the last years we have so much used to displays in high PPI, that we have forgotten what displays looked like. You can see the pixels slighlty on the Index, but even for me, who has been hating the rift ever since day 2, the Index has this problem solved.
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Date Posted: Jul 29, 2019 @ 4:32pm
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