magnumpy
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What's wrong with a 1080p image using barrel distortion?
it effectively reduces the final perceived resolution of the image. so a 1080p image (incidentally the resolution of the screen in the oculus rift DK2) effectively looks like a 720p image for example.
![06BNrcw.png](http://i.imgur.com/06BNrcw.png)
![OrNAMGQ.jpg](http://i.imgur.com/OrNAMGQ.jpg)
these images show a before and after example of barrel distortion. the image has to be drawn this way because the VR HMD attempts to wrap the image around your entire FOV. of course the final image as perceived by your eyeballs doesn't look distorted, due to a combination of the barrel distortion+the correction provided by the lenses.