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Valve
Valve Index
PC headset by Valve
Price
$749
Device type
PC VR/MR
Available
Resolution
1440 × 1600 per eye
Refresh rate
Up to 144 Hz
Field of view
108°
Release
1 May 2019
Overview
About this device
The Valve index was the first headset to be produced solely by Valve, as opposed to the <a href="/headset/htcvive">HTC Vive</a>, which was produced as a collaboration between Valve and <a href="/manufacturer/htc">HTC</a>.
The headset features controllers equipped with full individual finger tracking, that can be held with an open hand due to straps that wrap around the user's knuckles.
Technical details
Specifications
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Info
6 details
- Device name
- Valve Index
- Manufacturer
- Valve
- Device type
- PC VR/MR
- Announcement date
- 30 April 2019
- Release date
- 1 May 2019
- Price
- $749
Optics
4 details
- Optics type
- Dual-element canted Fresnel lenses
- IPD Range
- 58–70 mm
- Adjustable diopter
- No
- Passthrough
- Dual 960x960 passthrough cameras
Display
3 details
- Display type
- LCD, 2 screens
- Resolution
- 1440 × 1600 per eye
- Refresh rate
- Up to 144 Hz
Image
3 details
- FoV horizontal
- 108°
- FoV vertical
- 104°
- FoV diagonal
- 114.43° rendered
Device
4 details
- Weight
- 809 g
- Material
- Plastic, foam facial interface
- Headstrap
- Hard retractable padded strap, detachable speakers
- Colors
- Black
Tracking
5 details
- Tracking type
- Marker-based
- Eye tracking
- No
- Face tracking
- No
- Hand tracking
- No
- Body tracking
- No
Controllers
4 details
- Controllers
- Index Controller, 2 included, 6DoF
- Finger tracking
- Full thumb and finger tracking
- Haptics
- Yes
- Battery type
- Rechargable
Sound
3 details
- Speakers
- Off ear stereo speakers
- Microphone
- Yes
- Audio jack
- Yes
Connectivity
2 details
- Ports
- Front USB port
- Wired video
- DisplayPort 1.2, USB 3.0
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