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		thih9 12 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Meta Quest 3S > Pancake lens allow you to make smaller headsets and typically result in better image quality. The downside is they lose a lot of light so you need very bright screens. Source and detailed explanation with pictures: https://old.reddit.com/r/OculusQuest/comments/14lu4wz/whats_...

brookst 12 months ago [–]

Another downside is the internal reflections that can make bright spots in otherwise dark scenes.

Still better than old style lenses, but it's not an unmitigated good.

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