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Oculus Rift
PC headset by Oculus
Price
Price unavailable
Device type
PC VR
Available
Resolution
1080 × 1200 per eye
Refresh rate
Up to 90 Hz
Field of view
87°
Release
28 March 2016
Overview
About this device
The Oculus Rift (known also as the Rift CV1 or "Consumer Version 1") is Oculus' first commercial VR headset release (not including development kits). The headset was also the first device to be released with Oculus Touch controllers. It was later replaced by the <a href="/headset/oculusrifts">Rift S</a>.
Technical details
Specifications
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Info
5 details
- Device name
- Oculus Rift
- Manufacturer
- Oculus
- Device type
- PC VR
- Announcement date
- 6 May 2015
- Release date
- 28 March 2016
Optics
2 details
- IPD Range
- 58–72 mm
- Adjustable diopter
- No
Display
3 details
- Display type
- AMOLED, 2 screens
- Resolution
- 1080 × 1200 per eye
- Refresh rate
- Up to 90 Hz
Image
3 details
- FoV horizontal
- 87°
- FoV vertical
- 88°
- FoV diagonal
- 98.07° rendered
Device
4 details
- Weight
- 470 g
- Material
- Plastic, foam facial interface
- Headstrap
- Flexible plastic strap
- Colors
- Black
Tracking
5 details
- Tracking type
- Outside-in
- Eye tracking
- No
- Face tracking
- No
- Hand tracking
- No
- Body tracking
- No
Controllers
4 details
- Controllers
- Oculus Touch (first generation), 2 included, 6DoF
- Finger tracking
- Partial finger and thumb tracking via capacitive sensors
- Haptics
- Yes
- Battery type
- AA
Sound
3 details
- Speakers
- Integrated stereo headphones
- Microphone
- Yes
- Audio jack
- No
Connectivity
1 details
- Wired video
- HDMI 1.3, USB 3.0
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