As the concept of “Metaverse” ushered in a boom, many technology Internet companies began to lay out the underlying architecture, scene content and terminal products of VR technology applications. Among the terminal products, VR equipment was once placed high expectations, and therefore a wide variety of VR equipment appeared on the market.
The content-rich immersive audio-visual and game experience can be tried through a small head-mounted display device. For gamers and audio-visual players, a new world has obviously opened up. In this issue, Dongdian Technology has selected some good VR devices on the market, with prices ranging from 2,000 yuan to 10,000 yuan, which can help users who are interested in VR learn more about these products.
Oculus Quest Pro
Oculus was founded in 2012 and was later acquired by Meta. Its Quest 1 has achieved great success in the market, and its Quest 2 is still one of the most comprehensive and best-experienced VR devices.
Meta also launched a new VR device, Quest Pro, at Connect, the VR annual conference in the early morning of October 12. Compared with Quest 2, Quest Pro has undergone some hardware upgrades, equipped with 10 high-resolution sensors and an upgraded 90Hz LCD display (single-eye resolution increased to 1800×1920).
Through the new internal and external sensors, Quest Pro can better achieve face and eye tracking. At the same time, this technology can also be used in conjunction with the Snapdragon 662 chip in the Quest Touch Pro controller to reduce the delay of the picture and operation. Improve overall immersion.
In terms of performance, Quest Pro is also the first VR device with Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 + processor, 12GB memory, 256GB storage space and 90Hz refresh rate. In terms of wearing, the overall weight of Quest Pro reached 722g. Since Quest Pro is priced at US$1,499 (approximately RMB 10,418), it is generally believed that the price/performance ratio is still far from the Quest 2 released last year, and it is more suitable for RMB players to start with.
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HTC VIVE Pro 2
The binocular resolution of HTC VIVE Pro 2 has reached the 5K level, and it has a wide viewing angle of 120 degrees, which can bring more detailed display effects. At the same time, the screen refresh rate of HTC VIVE Pro 2 has also reached 120Hz, which can refresh images 120 times per second, thus bringing smoother dynamic images, and clearer and smoother display can also alleviate the dizziness of VR devices to a certain extent.
HTC VIVE Pro 2 has also upgraded the comfort, the ergonomic design balances the structure and adjustability, and it is not easy to feel dizzy and tired during long-term VR meetings or games.
In terms of audio, the headset equipped with HTC VIVE Pro 2 has passed Hi-Res certification and has 3D spatial sound effects. With the immersive experience of VR equipment, users can get an immersive experience. In addition, the tracking technology has been upgraded to Steam VR 2.0, with 360-degree coverage of motion tracks, accurate to millimeters, and accurate tracking in any room scale.
The price of HTC VIVE Pro 2 single head display is 6888 yuan, and the professional version package is 10888 yuan. This device is currently the top-level product in the VR headset, suitable for high-end gamers to start with.
NOLO Sonic
The NOLO Sonic VR all-in-one machine is equipped with a 3840*2160 true 4K screen, a NOLO M1 handle equipped with broadband vibration motor technology, new NOLO Move and See Through functions, and supports optical fiber streaming, etc., providing users with more immersive VR experience. The initial price of 1999 yuan broke the limitation of expensive 6DoF VR all-in-one products, and became the first choice for many users to purchase VR equipment.
The all-in-one eye mask is also a replaceable design, and the eye mask and bracket can be easily disassembled for replacement or cleaning. The eye mask is made of delicate skin-friendly protein leather material, and the inner soft material is filled to reduce the pressure when wearing it.
The NOLO Sonic VR all-in-one machine supports two modes of in-situ protection boundary and custom protection boundary. The custom activity area can be freely delimited by the handle within a radius of 10m, and can be set according to its own use space and different game scenarios.
However, its overall body is heavy and not suitable for long-term wear; and the current mainstream VR all-in-one machines have been upgraded to the Snapdragon XR2 chip, and the performance of the Snapdragon 845 processor it carries is slightly insufficient.
Pico 4
Pico 4 is the first upgraded product released since Pico was acquired by Byte, and it is also the first consumer-grade VR all-in-one product on the market that supports color see-through.
It is equipped with the mainstream Snapdragon XR2 processor, with 8+128GB/256GB/512GB memory and 105° field of view. In terms of wearing comfort, because the Pico 4 adopts the Pancake folding optical path design, the weight of the whole machine is 100g lighter than that of the previous generation, and the thickness of the body is also reduced from 66mm to 35.8mm.
Spatial positioning and color perspective are the biggest upgrades of Pico 4. There are four positioning cameras on the front of the headset, which have more accurate tracking and positioning than the previous generation; plus a 16-megapixel RGB color camera on the entire front, While achieving more accurate tracking and positioning, it also presents a better picture effect.
In addition, the Pico 4 screen uses a Fast LCD screen, which supports 4320*2160 true 4K resolution and 1200PPI, and the color clarity and fineness have been greatly improved. The lightweight design of the whole machine and the stepless interpupillary distance adjustment make it more comfortable to wear. The fly in the ointment is that the current ecological construction is relatively simple.
Adventure Dream Pro
Qiyu Dream Pro is developed by a technology company independently incubated and operated by iQIYI. It is equipped with the most powerful Snapdragon XR2 chip for VR, plus 8+256GB of industry-leading storage. ” The first-hand 6Dof interactive technology, the overall configuration level is in the forefront of the VR industry, and it is difficult to find rivals in the price range of 2,000 to 3,000.
Qiyu Dream Pro adopts the layout design of the host flip + battery rear, which can not only balance the front and rear weights, but when the user needs to leave the virtual world and return to the real world for a short time, he only needs to turn the main body of the headset up. It is convenient for users to switch between the virtual world and the real world, thus greatly reducing the number of times to take it off and put it on repeatedly.
It is worth mentioning that Qiyu Dream Pro adopts an aspheric lens solution. Although the picture problem caused by the spherical lens is alleviated, this solution fails to solve the “industry difficulty” of the size of the VR head display.
iQIYI equipped Qiyu Dream Pro with a fast-response LCD screen that supports 90Hz refresh rate and 4K-level resolution, and created the iQUT video standard for it, and also supports HDR, Dolby Atmos and other formats. The film and television resources rely on the iQiyi film library, and have a wealth of exclusive film and television content, which is far ahead of other VR in this respect. However, compared to the comprehensive film and television content, the game content has become a more obvious shortcoming of this product.
Dapeng VR E4
Dapeng has 7 years of technology accumulation in the field of PC VR. In terms of design, Dapeng VR E4 host adopts a 90° upward flip design, allowing users to freely switch between virtual and real scenes. In terms of weight, Dapeng E4 uses a large number of magnesium alloy structural parts. The final finished product is only 285g for the main unit, and 495g for the whole machine including the headband.
In terms of display, Dapeng VR E4 uses a 4K-level customized Sharp Fast LCD screen with a refresh rate of up to 120Hz. It uses a DP 1.4 direct connection cable to ensure lossless transmission of 4K resolution/120Hz refresh rate, which can be completed in 8.3ms Rendering, transmission, display, and positioning of a frame.
In terms of optical design, Dapeng VR E4 adopts 4 exclusive Fresnel optical solutions, the FOV can reach 116°, and the effective optical diameter of the lens is controlled within 50mm. In addition, through lens selection and calibration, Dapeng VR E4 has done corresponding anti-distortion processing, players can wear it for a long time, and maintain a high degree of visual comfort.
In terms of selling price, the retail price of Dapeng E4 Standard Edition is 3499 yuan. This is a recently released VR device. Overall, it is relatively balanced in all aspects.
