On: First Look at the Rift, Shipping Q1 2016

[unwind]

The current development kit prototype is just 1920×1080, which is split horizontally into 960x1080 per eye. So it's really not "two high def screens". Hopefully they will be able to improve this further before shipping the consumer version.

[agildehaus → unwind]

The consumer version of the Rift has been confirmed to have multiple screens. Resolution is not confirmed yet.

[jobigoud → unwind]

Due to lens distorsion, rendering are done at higher resolution in order to get 1:1 pixel density at the center of the screens.