iFixit Takes Apart the Oculus Rift DK2, Finds Galaxy Note 3 Display Inside

Posted by timothy on Thursday July 31, 2014 @05:26AM from the wait-'til-it's-handed-out-like-earphone-on-the-plane dept.

An anonymous reader writes with a teardown from iFixit of the Oculus Rift Development Kit 2: "iFixit's teardown reveals lots of interesting hardware within, including 40 infrared LEDs, a well-organized motherboard, and a display panel lifted directly from a Samsung Galaxy Note 3. They also took apart the IR tracking camera for good measure." The review is the usual iFixit blend of funny, concise and technical; they include a nice shot showing those IR sources embedded in the plastic of the frame. Why the straight-from-a-phone display? "This seems to make economical sense, since Oculus is working to ship something like 45,000 DK2s—a goodly number for a mid-development prototype, but certainly not enough to warrant a fully custom display."

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Re:Gonna get sued! by tbuddy · 2014-07-31 05:34 · Score: 4, Insightful

I doubt they would partner with them and then sue them over it.
Surprise? by Ralph+Wiggam · 2014-07-31 05:50 · Score: 3, Insightful

I thought that Oculus had always planned on using off-the-shelf cell phone displays. If they can keep the retail price under $300, they will sell a ton of units.
Shut up and take my money already by xtal · 2014-07-31 05:55 · Score: 3, Insightful

Finish this.. I've been waiting since the iGlasses came out in 1997..

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