For a full Index kit, you’ll be shelling out a whopping $999, though that price can be lowered to $749 if you already have a set of Vive base stations. The Index is backwards compatible, so you’d only be paying…
For a full Index kit, you’ll be shelling out a whopping $999, though that price can be lowered to $749 if you already have a set of Vive base stations. The Index is backwards compatible, so you’d only be paying for the controllers and the headset (with a slight discount from Valve).
If you want to go for a full part-by-part approach (perhaps to fit the system into your budget), the Index headset alone is $500, the controllers are $279, and the base stations are $149 each.
With pricing out of the way, let’s talk specs. The Index headset itself will ship with dual 1440×1600 LCD displays, which allegedly provide “50% more subpixels” than OLED screens. In theory, this means the Index should grant users a sharper experience, with a “greatly” reduced screen door effect.
