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| [* black] Where prior Oculus Rift kits shipped with interchangeable lenses, the CV1 uses a single set of adjustable asymmetric lenses that aren't meant to be removed. | |
| - | [* black] Concentric lines: a telltale sign of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCBEYaC876A|Fresnel lenses|new_window=true]. This optical wizardry allows you to resolve a tiny image just an inch or two from your face. (It's a bit more comfortable than the alternative, which we're guessing consists of a flat-panel television mounted to a neck brace.) |
| + | [* black] Concentric lines: a telltale sign of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fresnel_lens|Fresnel lenses|new_window=true]. This clever manufacturing technique lets the eyepieve keep the large aperture and short focal length of a large bulging lens without all the associated weight. |
| + | [* icon_note] Which is exactly what VR needs, a lens that can function strapped inches from your face and light enough to be supported by your poor neck muscles. |
| [* icon_reminder] Old-timey circular DK2 lens on the left; asymmetric CV1 lens on the right. |