Mems scanning display device

The invention relates to near-eye (e.g., heads-up) scanning image display systems. A scanning head-mounted display system includes a light source, a motion sensor, a MEMS-based scanning mirror system configured to scan light from the light source to form an image, and a controller configured to control the scanning mirror system to scan the light to form the image, receive head motion data from the motion sensor, determine a likely head velocity from the head motion data, and adjust one or more of a scan rate and a phase offset between a first frame and a second frame of the image based upon the likely head velocity. The invention addresses the prior art limitations of display resolution in near-eye displays, while compensating for head motion.