Just a heads up for those msfs users considering the Pico 4;
I got the new v51 PTC in my Quest Pro yesterday that now includes Local Dimming with all PCVR games/sims. This is a bit of a game changer and results are pretty close to OLED blacks/contrast. This works well with both Link and Air Link, but it’s not currently compatible with Virtual Desktop.
OLED screens can individually dim the brightness of each pixel for better blacks/dark colors. IPS screens, which most VR headsets use, can’t. So iirc what local dimming does is it dims the backlight zones instead, which are spread throughout the screen.
Blacks/contrast are still not quite as good as my +3yo Vive Pro 1 with AMOLED screens and Etsy Gear VR lens mod. However my VP1, even super sampling the heck out of it with a rtx4090, still has a bit too much SDE for my liking.
Night flying with my QPro/rtx4090 looks sooo good now (better blacks/contrast, and colors even pop out a bit better). Unfortunately this will never be possible with the Pico 4’s lower quality single layer lcd screens. Nor is it possible with the Quest 2 screens. I’m not even sure if the upcoming Quest 3 will be LD capable?
YouTuber Pico 4 pushers with affiliate links are kinda quiet all of a sudden. At least honest ones like Tyriel have commented that this has changed his view of the Quest Pro and he’ll now be using it for all of his PCVR (previously, Pico 4 was his go to PCVR headset).
