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