Australian T3 - May 2018

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Te s ted

Next-gen VR brings perfectly clear

vision and a more comfortable

headset,sonowyoucantruly

lose yourself in another world

HTC

Vive Pro

REALITY UPGRADE

ScreenDual AMOLED 3.5-inch

Resolution2880x1600 (1440x1600 per eye)

Refresh rate90HzField of view110 °

SensorsSteamVR Tracking, G-sensor,

gyroscope, proximity, IPD sensor

ConnectionsUSB-C 3.0, DisplayPort

1.2, Bluetooth

$1,629 (complete set)

vive.com

theVivePro,anupgradedheadset

with higher-resolution displays and

a more ergonomic design.

Onthetechsidetherearetwobig

changes.Firstisanincreaseinpixels,

climbing to 2880x1600 (1440x1600

pereye)andrepresentinga78per

cent increase from the original Vive.

Second is high-res audio headphones

built into the headset.

It’sclearfromthewayHTChas

positionedtheViveProthatit’s

intendedforthosewhoarealready

very familiar with virtual reality

headsets. But after you’ve forked out

thestaggering$1,199priceyoumight

besurprisedastowhatyouactually

getinthebox:justtheheadset,the

linkbox,aDisplayPortandUSB

cables for connecting the Vive Pro to

he HTC Vive has always

been the leading virtual

reality experience when it

comes to room-scale

immersion. Although rival headsets

suchastheOculusRifthavesince

expanded to help you physically move

around to navigate in a VR, and the

PlayStationVRdoesittoapoint,no

otherheadsethasquitebeenableto

replicate what the Vive offers.

Te ch me on

Whilestillinthelead,HTCisnow

surpassing even itself by launching

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