diff --git a/doc/requirements.rst b/doc/requirements.rst index b0190039..955b7206 100644 --- a/doc/requirements.rst +++ b/doc/requirements.rst @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Linux host with twelve hardware threads are required. Windows guest - A Windows 10 version 1803 or newer, or Windows 11, virtual machine. Looking + A Windows 10 version 1903 or newer, or Windows 11, virtual machine. Looking Glass can create its own virtual monitor and does not require a physical monitor or dummy plug. @@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ Matching components version. Legacy Host users must use the B7 stack described below. The IDD can fall back to software processing if the Windows guest has no -suitable render GPU. This is useful for compatibility, but hardware processing -is strongly recommended for lower latency and higher frame rates. Software +suitable render GPU. This is useful for compatibility and basic applications, +such as word processing and spreadsheets, but hardware processing is strongly +recommended for lower latency and higher frame rates, especially games. Software mode is SDR-only and does not provide the same performance as the GPU path. .. seealso:: @@ -86,10 +87,11 @@ Looking Glass still works, but uses more CPU and memory bandwidth. Windows and HDR --------------- -Windows 10 remains supported. Current HDR and wide-color-gamut display features -depend on newer IddCx interfaces that the driver checks at runtime, so they are -normally available only on a compatible Windows 11 installation. The IDD -continues to use its SDR-compatible path when those interfaces are unavailable. +Windows 10 (version 1903 or newer) remains supported. Current HDR and +wide-color-gamut display features depend on newer IddCx interfaces that the +driver checks at runtime, so they are normally available only on a compatible +Windows 11 installation. The IDD continues to use its SDR-compatible path when +those interfaces are unavailable. Native HDR presentation on Linux requires the EGL renderer, Wayland ``color-management-v1`` support in the compositor, and an HDR-capable output.