Dell Opens Pre-Orders for Its Visor VR Headset

[Megalith]

Dell's Windows Mixed Reality headset is now up for pre-order: the “Visor” will cost $349.99 and begin shipping globally on Oct. 17. Early impressions suggest that the headset is a comfortable option, but I think it loses points for not using OLED panels like ASUS’s version.

…does it deliver? Oh yeah. Beyond looks and comfort, the Dell Visor offers an optimal mixed reality experience. Prepare to escape into amazing new worlds – and the digital office if you need – with an immersive, life-like, MR experience with high resolution of 1440 x 1440 per eye, dual 2.89” LCD panels and blazing refresh rate of 90Hz. The Fresnel lenses deliver a field of view of 110 degrees and a breathtaking 360 panoramic view.

 

[Twisted Kidney]

I love the idea, but these headsets are all so bulky.

 

[fwiler1]

Could this really be an alternative to Oculus or Vive? Meaning would this be a lesser experience?

 

[Lancer]

They are comparable experiences, but the new Mixed Reality platform is directly comparable to the Vive and Oculus. Since it now supports SteamVR, anything you could play on the Vive, you can now play on these. These have a higher resolution and much simpler setup than either of the others, on the downside, the controllers are tracked optically by the cameras in the headset where the Vive uses the lighthouses and the Rift uses the external cameras. They are motion tracked similar to the Switch controllers when not being tracked optically. In practice, it works very well.

I preordered my Visor. looking forward to it.

 

[DedEmbryonicCe11]

FrankCForDell

Happy to answer this question with some Windows Mixed Reality Ultra minimum PC requirements: Processor - Intel Core i5 (6th generation) or AMD FX-4350 4.2Ghz (desktop), 4 or more physical cores; GPU - NVidia GTX 965M/AMD RX 460 or greater DX12 capable discrete GPU. One available graphics display port for the headset; Memory - 8GB DDR3 or greater; Connectivity - One available USB port (USB 3.0 Type A or Type C); Bluetooth 4.0 (for controllers)

There's going to be some disappointed customers if they believe those minimum specifications.

 

[admiralperpetual]

Since it now supports SteamVR, anything you could play on the Vive, you can now play on these.

aren't you limited by less buttons than the vive wands/occulus touch?

 

[Lancer]

No the buttons are the same between them, and the Mixed Reality controllers also include analog sticks.


Here is the Vive Controller

Here is the Mixed reality one.

You can see it has the touchpad like the vive, as well as the triggers, side grip buttons, plus the added analog sticks.