You can now buy an OSVR Developer Kit for $299.99, half the Price of the Oculus Rift

You can now buy an OSVR Developer Kit for $299.99, half the Price of the Oculus Rift

 

You can now buy an OSVR Developer Kit for $299.99 on the Razer store, or for £264.99 here in the UK, which is half the price of the consumer Oculus Rift.

Being a developer kit OSVR is not ready for consumers yet, offering fairly meager specifications compared to the Oculus Rift, the HTC Vive and even Sony’s PlaystationVR, offering a 1080p 60FPS screens and no support for motion controls.

With all other leading VR headsets targeting framerates for 90FPS or above it is likely that this OCVR headset will have motion sickness problems like other early VR headsets, unless they have somehow managed to find another was yo solve this problem.   

 

 

    

 

Product features:

HMD Module

• Sensor hub with integrated accelerometer, Gyroscope and compass
• External USB 3.0 connection for additional accessories
• Additional 2x USB 3.0 connections for internal expansion

Display

• 5.5 in. FHD Display with flat cables and display board interface for interchangeable panels
• 1080×1920 FHD resolution with 60 fps and 401ppi
• Additional Display board allows for interchangeable displays 

 

Optics Module

• Near-Eye-display system with Dual-element aspheric optics for excellent image quality and low distortion throughout the image
• Panoramic Field Of View 100° diagonal (90°H x 90°V)
• Independent adjustment for inter Pupillary Distance (IPD) and Diopter for use without glasses and maximum comfort 

 

HMD Mechanical Module

• Removable face mask
• Bamboo charcoal microfiber foam layer for additional comfort 

 

Belt Box Module

• Additional USB 3.0 connectivity
• Surround Sound Audio codec integrated
• Easier cable management and ergonomics
• Signal boosters

 

You can buy the OSVR hacker developer kit here. 

 

You can join the discussion on the OSVR headset on the OC3D Forums.