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Sensics has just released details of their new Panoramic VR Headset which suports an as yet unrivalled resolution of 1080p per eye! We take a look a the specs.

A New Challenger Has Entered the Game, the dSight 2x1080p

Looks like the year of virtual reality really is gaining momentum. We’ve been covering Sensics for quite some time now, it’s fair to say the company is a veteran of the Business / Prosumer HMD market.

Back in March last year, Ben spoke to Sensics CEO Yuval Boger who was philosophical in the face of a renewed consumer interest in virtual reality, ignited by the Oculus Rift. Well it looks as if the company have been working hard to capture some of that market as they’ve just released specs of their new VR Headset, the dSight 2x1080p flat-panel HMD.

The unit sports two Full HD (1080p) TFT Panels, which means the HMD is currently unrivalled in terms of raw resolution. By contrast, the current Oculus Rift DK1 offers only 1280×800 for both eyes. Not only that though, Sensics claim the unit has an Oculus Rift beating 131 degree field of view, meaning your peripheral vision is being treated to extra image both horizontally and vertically. On top of that, Sensics claim it’s ‘Designer Optics’ require no pre-warping or distortion filters as it’s lenses leave the source image largely distortion free.

In reality, the unit has more in common with the InfinitEye prototype VR Headset I tried last year, dual HDMI inputs and a fairly bulky enclosure (side effects of so much panel acreage) – that unit boasted onlt 1280×800 per eye but a staggering 210 degree FOV – and was a sight to behold.

Interestingly though, among the options available to prospective purchasers are, “Video-based augmented reality, Eye Tracking and Hand / Finger tracking” – which is an interesting wishlist for sure. It’s not clear how quickly either the dSight or those optional extras might be available to buy however. Watch this space for more.

We’ll be trying to get our hands on the unit as soon as we can to bring you some hands on impressions ASAP.

Full Specs:

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Paul James
Based in the UK, Paul has been immersed in interactive entertainment for the best part of 27 years and has followed advances in gaming with a passionate fervour. His obsession with graphical fidelity over the years has had him branded a ‘graphics whore’ (which he views as the highest compliment) more than once and he holds a particular candle for the dream of the ultimate immersive gaming experience. Having followed and been disappointed by the original VR explosion of the 90s, he then founded RiftVR.com to follow the new and exciting prospect of the rebirth of VR in products like the Oculus Rift. Paul joined forces with Ben to help build the new Road to VR in preparation for what he sees as VR’s coming of age over the next few years.
  • Tim Suetens

    Suspicious. Both Valve and Oculus said eye tracking is “far from solved” and now these goons claim their first product will have it?

    • drifter

      Eye tracking is “far from solved” only at a reasonable price.

  • seanlumly

    Sensics is a VR veteran (since 2006) which has been supplying custom hardware to demanding organizations (eg. Nasa’s Robonaut, DARPA) for years before there was an Oculus Rift. They have credibility. I wouldn’t take any of their claims lightly.

  • seanlumly

    This is probably the first VR headset that I’ve been really excited about. Don’t get me wrong, the Oculus Rift looks great, but the idea of a 120deg FoV, ultra-high 4MP-total resolution, and good binocular overlap, is sounding extremely tantalizing. I still like the idea of a 100% wireless headmount (I’m spoiled by my mobile VR setup), so that is the only thing potentially holding this back from being perfect. That and absolute world-tracking…

  • elecman

    TFT, so no low persistence anti blurring.

    No positional tracking. You can’t do double integration with accelerometers. 6 m/s drift rate.

  • kevin williams

    Treat this very very seriously guys!

  • elecman

    Also, Sensics is not exactly know for selling consumer priced hardware. Not a threat to Oculus.

    • drifter

      Agree, not really “a new challenger”.

  • Tim Suetens

    Palmer probably already has one of these in his collection.