The limited edition Vive Pro McLaren VR headset is an F1 fans’ dream

If you’re an F1 fan and have over a thousand dollars to spare, this limited edition version of the Vive Pro might be a dream purchase. The Vive Pro McLaren Limited Edition VR headset comes with the rFactor 2 McLaren Edition and McLaren Garage VR experience. The former is for those who want to experience what it’s like driving an F1 car and the latter for those who want to experience what it’s like to be part of the pit crew. This headset also comes with McLaren games and a six-month subscription to Viveport. How much will this set you back? US $1,550 or roughly CA $2,050.

Source: GSMArena

CES 2018: HTC goes after hardcore and professional VR users with the Vive Pro

The new HTC Vive Pro doesn’t mean the original Vive virtual reality headset is going away. As its name suggests, the Vive Pro is going after the hardcore VR enthusiasts and those businesses that need the most powerful virtual reality experience they can get. HTC bumped up the resolution on the Vive Pro, it sports high-res OLED screens with a 2,880 x 1,600 resolution and 615 pixels per inch (which is a significant jump from the 1,080 x 1,200 resolution and 448ppi of the Vive). Ars Technica claims the field-of-view might not be improved this time around, instead the new resolution conforms to the resolution ratio of the original Vive. This new resolution though will work particularly well for training simulations as Ars Technica reports.

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