HTC Vive Pro
£1,048 (complete set) vive.com
The HTC Vive has always been the leading virtual reality experience when it comes to room-scale immersion. Although rival headsets such as the Oculus Rift have since expanded to help you physically move around to navigate in a VR, and the PlayStation VR does it to a point, no other headset has quite been able to replicate what the Vive offers.
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While still in the lead, HTC is now surpassing even itself by launching the Vive Pro, an upgraded headset with higher-resolution displays and a more ergonomic design.
On the tech side there are two big changes. First is an increase in pixels, climbing to 2880x1600 (1440x1600 per eye) and representing a 78 per cent increase from the original Vive. Second is high-res audio headphones built into the headset.
It’s clear from the way HTC has positioned the Vive Pro that it’s intended for those who are already very familiar with virtual realityyour PC, a power adapter and the mounting pad for strapping down that link box. And that’s it.
