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. 2018 Jul 6;6(3):e14. doi: 10.2196/games.9226

Table 1.

Head-mounted display (HMD) specifications.

Type Resolution Hz Field of View Number of Studies
eMagin z800 800 × 600 60 Hz 40° 34
nVisor SX60 1280 × 1024 60 Hz 60° 8
nVisor SX111 1280 × 1024 60 Hz 111° 4
nVisor ST50 1280 × 1024 60 Hz 50° 1
Sony HMZ-T1 1280 × 720 60 Hz 51.6° 1
5DT HMD 800 × 600 N/Aa 40° 3
VisuaStim 1280 × 1024 85 Hz 40° 1
Kaiser XL 50 1024 × 768 60 Hz 50° 1
VR1280 1280 × 1024 60 Hz 60° 1
Virtual Realities VR HMD pro 3D-42 800 × 600 N/A 42° 1
Pro 640 × 480 60 Hz 71.5° 2
Vuzix iWear VR920 640 × 480 N/A N/A 5
Vuzix VR1200 N/A N/A N/A 2
VFX3D 640 × 480 N/A 35° 1
Sensis Zsight 1280 × 1024 60 Hz 60° 2
V6 by Virtual Research Systems 640 × 480 60 Hz 60° 1
V8 by Virtual Research Systems 640 × 480 60 Hz 60 1
Oculus Rift DK1 640 × 800 60 Hz 110° 1
Oculus Rift DK2 960 × 1080 75 Hz 100° 6
ITV goggles ITG Wideview Xl edition N/A N/A N/A 1
Samsung Gear VR 2560 × 1440b 60 Hz 96° 1
i-glasses 920HR N/A N/A 35° 1
Kaiser Optics SR80a N/A N/A N/A 1
Capable HMDs commonly sold on the market today

HTC Vive 2160 × 1200 (combined) 90 Hz 110° N/A

HTC Vive Pro 2880 × 1600 (combined) 90 Hz 110° N/A

Oculus Go 1280 × 1440 (per eye) 72 Hz N/A N/A

PlayStation VR 1920 × 1080 90 Hz (120 Hz in cinema mode) 100° (approximately) N/A

Samsung Odyssey 1440 × 1600 per screen 90-60 Hz 110° N/A

aN/A: not applicable.

bSuper AMOLED (active-matrix organic light-emitting diode) and dependent on mobile phone used.