To lower its cost, Valve opted for LCD headset panels, instead of the AMOLED displays found on the Vive Pro. But this may not be much of a downgrade at all, LCD panels may actually be better for VR in one important regard, as it helps minimize the screen door effect, where little bl...
The premium price isn't without justification. Index is a more powerful example of VR hardware than we've seen before, with a Vive-topping 1440x1600 resolution in each eye (Vive is 1080x1200), a wider field of view, and support for up to 144Hz refresh rate -- though that's described...
controllers and base stations to actually get this machine to work. Unless you already have some of these components, you'll need to shelve out $999 to get the Valve Index VR Kit bundle, which comes with all three.
The headset's dual 1440x1600 RGB LCDs provide 50% more subpixels than OLED, resulting in greater sharpness for the same rendering cost. In addition, the fill-factor is three times better than OLED, greatly reducing “screen door” effect. Higher frame rates The Valve Index® Headset run...
The new base stations have a longer range, wider field of view and work with both the Index and the Vive Pro headsets. They’ll cost $149 a pop. Or you can purchase the full VR kit, which comes with the Index headset, two controllers, and two base stations, for $999. A kit with...
specifically designed for VR.. that sells for less than $1000 CAD.. that’s where VR will finally be in every house in the world. The high cost of a proper rig to run VR is the biggest hurdle for the industry. That’s where consoles will flourish. The games will be bet...
Valve has finally given Index a full reveal and has announced that the headset will be available for pre-order starting tomorrow and is due to ship by the end of June. We recently visited Valve’s offices for a hands-on with Index, which the company hopes will set the bar for VR ...
The Oculus Quest and now the Oculus Quest 2 are both available at less than half the cost of the Index. Around the house, there’s no doubt the Valve Index will be our default VR headset going forward. It’s a significant upgrade to the HTC Vive, and runs much smoother than the ...
response requirements in our extra-arual context. We talked withAudezewho developed a pair of magnetic planar extraaural headphones in order to help us find out. The result sounded incredible, however, the weight, size, and cost were not feasible for the production goals of the Valve Index. ...
Although follow-up costs were significantly lower with TMVr compared with GDMT ($26 654 versus $38 345; P=0.018), cumulative 2-year costs remained higher with TMVr because of the upfront cost of the index procedure ($73 416 versus $38 345; P<0.001). When in-trial survival, health ...