So, I have recently gotten interested into VR and AR, been looking at competing products ect, so I will show the 4 I have looked at and ask for your opinions;
Virtual Reality
So first up we have the;
HTC Vive
So on this product is the most known Virtual Reality headset out there and is the most popular with its high definition screens and *almost* near perfect tracking capabilities.
What I feel on this product for pros and cons are;
Pros - High-Grade headset, Near perfect tracking, seamless integration with games, less "Motion sickness"
Cons - Price (Affordability)
Oculus Rift
So the Oculus as recently bought by facebook was the first known VR headset to be released however the last one to be fully released to consumers, currently on my personal opinion I do not like this headset in terms of use but I will explain below;
Pros: Cost (Lower than HTC), Usage within games, Comfortable controllers
Cons: Cost as you need 4 tracking modules to use properly and you get 1 with the headset, 1 with the controllers and then you need to buy the other 2 seperatly for around either £80 or $80
Augmented Reality
Microsoft Hololens
So the hololens, great product and probably the most polished in its field due to the on-going research to get this out everywhere despite its price tag of $3,000 however there are a few cons.
Pros: First of its kind to pioneer this technology at a consumer level, Most up to date within terms of consumer knowledge and development, able to be used without being connected to a machine as it is it's own portable machine.
Cons: Price tag of $3,000 for a development kit, Low FOV (Field of View) due to the main lens.
Meta 2
Meta 2 - Straight out of MIT, the founders have a vision to make the most usable "wearable computer" for consumers of today trying out new tech in order to make their main goal a reality and that is to change their bulky headset to a thin pair of glasses.
Pros: Wide FOV compared to Hololens, Cheaper pricetag of $949 for development kit, has good tracking capabilities.
Cons: Requires to be plugged into a computer constantly as they do not want to build hardware into the headset unlike the hololens
So here is my brief description, what would you buy and why? or if you have another point to make feel free to do so!
Virtual Reality
So first up we have the;
HTC Vive
So on this product is the most known Virtual Reality headset out there and is the most popular with its high definition screens and *almost* near perfect tracking capabilities.
What I feel on this product for pros and cons are;
Pros - High-Grade headset, Near perfect tracking, seamless integration with games, less "Motion sickness"
Cons - Price (Affordability)
Oculus Rift
So the Oculus as recently bought by facebook was the first known VR headset to be released however the last one to be fully released to consumers, currently on my personal opinion I do not like this headset in terms of use but I will explain below;
Pros: Cost (Lower than HTC), Usage within games, Comfortable controllers
Cons: Cost as you need 4 tracking modules to use properly and you get 1 with the headset, 1 with the controllers and then you need to buy the other 2 seperatly for around either £80 or $80
Augmented Reality
Microsoft Hololens
So the hololens, great product and probably the most polished in its field due to the on-going research to get this out everywhere despite its price tag of $3,000 however there are a few cons.
Pros: First of its kind to pioneer this technology at a consumer level, Most up to date within terms of consumer knowledge and development, able to be used without being connected to a machine as it is it's own portable machine.
Cons: Price tag of $3,000 for a development kit, Low FOV (Field of View) due to the main lens.
Meta 2
Meta 2 - Straight out of MIT, the founders have a vision to make the most usable "wearable computer" for consumers of today trying out new tech in order to make their main goal a reality and that is to change their bulky headset to a thin pair of glasses.
Pros: Wide FOV compared to Hololens, Cheaper pricetag of $949 for development kit, has good tracking capabilities.
Cons: Requires to be plugged into a computer constantly as they do not want to build hardware into the headset unlike the hololens
So here is my brief description, what would you buy and why? or if you have another point to make feel free to do so!
