Because the text isn't displaying directly on the headset screen. It's being displayed as a 3d pane within the virtual desktop: https://roadtovrlive-5ea0.kxcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/...

So the actual number of pixels used to display the pane containing your text is maybe 10-20% of the headset display's resolution.

I suppose you could display text directly on the headset display. But then you only have 2,560x2,560 pixels per eye, fewer pixels than a 4k display.

Parent was talking about screen density, so pixels per degree. This headset ~~has more pixels~~ but also a wider fov, so it should feel similar.

Edit: fell for their lies, the headset is only 2k per eye. The 5k figure is "combined", i.e. a marketing number.

I'm with you though: early headsets were low resolution but these modern ones are not. We can still use more pixels though, esp. for text work.