​​Valve Index

​​Pros

  • ​​headpone is adjustable
  • ​​and does not touch your ears
  • ​​3D audio
  • ​​manual IPD adjustment between 58 and 70 mm
  • ​​personally think this is annoying..
  • ​​it has a usb 3 port in front of the headset, so can add custom modules (eg. leap motion, smell accessories)
  • ​​Display: 1600 x 1440 LCD
  • ​​same as vive pro (but with OLED), better than rift s
  • ​​LCD display for resuced screen door effect
  • ​​fill factor 3x greater than OLED
  • ​​LCD produces 50% more subpixels then OLED, more sharpness with the same rendering cost
  • ​​120 Hz & experimental 144 Hz (has options 80, 90, 120, 144)
  • ​​usual VR headset is 90 Hz
  • ​​decrease motion sickness
  • ​​help increase your score in games XDD
  • ​​has pluggable cushin for the headset, so kids with smaller heads can play 
  • ​​can also make your own (3D print) customized cushin and plug into the headset
  • ​​the controller has a touch sensitive button with haptics feedback
  • ​​not much distortion compared to pimax
  • ​​no breakout box, a single cable splits at the end and can be connected to pc separately 
  • ​​the gasket of the headset (the cushin in front) is magnetic so easy to plug in and out
  • ​​can adjust closeness of the hmd to the eye (tho moving near sacrifices fov
  • ​​the mic is really good

​​Cons

  • ​​Need a graphics card with display port, cause it’s not using HDMI
  • ​​this is to achieve higher resolution and refresh rate
  • ​​Need a portable backpack PC or very long cables
  • ​​have hand tracking sensors on controllers but game developers will have to integrate it manually (not come automatically)
  • ​​all things are not wireless
  • ​​need to adjust your hands for the controller to sense the correct hand pose
  • ​​weight of the headset may let some users pitch forward (heavy)
  • ​​make the screen not clear
  • ​​has god rays
  • ​​but can be solved by adjusting headset position and find a sweet spot

​​Facts

  • ​​strap is similar to vive pro
  • ​​two forward facing cameras for pass-through video (can see the real world when using VR
  • ​​works with 1.0 and 2.0 lighthouse
  • ​​~1000 USD
  • ​​controller light color meaning
  • ​​when plugged in
  • ​​white: fully charged
  • ​​orange: still charging
  • ​​green: paired and tracking
  • ​​when not
  • ​​blue: powered but not paired
  • ​​flashing light: low battery / error
  • ​​off: no power