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Budget VR Headset Available?

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If you are willing to do some troubleshooting and being mostly on your own, the OSVR is a $400 developer headset that works not too terribly.


Upgrading to a VR Ready GPU is only $200, while a VR Headset is $800.. that's a HUGE difference.

*Even if I bought my entire system at once, it would only be about $700. WHy would I spend more on a headset than I did on my whole system?
 


Google Cardboard
 


If you want a budget VR , Get Playstation VR and PS4 Neo (to be released soon after 2 months)

The PS4 Neo will be 4.4 TFLOPS , Thats the same speed of GTX 1060 !

Budget VR should Go for PS4 and PS VR !!!
 


Well yeah but buying the system plus the VR would be.. not budget friendly. And I wouldn't imagine a headset that used a smartphone would be compatible with a PC.

*Wait, budget VR for PS4? How could it possibly play VR with its GPU?
 


720p 30fps console
 


There is a new PS4 coming this year , named PS4 NEO , its GPU will be 4.1 TFLOPS ! Thats the same speed of AMD 480 !!! and the same speed of GTX 1060

here

http://wccftech.com/sony-ps-neo-polaris-gpu-4-19-tflops/

thee Old PS4 is ONLY 1.84 Tflops !! the Ps4 NEO is 4.1 !! and it is based on AMD Polaris !!!

here is the PS4 VR specs

https://www.playstation.com/en-au/explore/playstation-vr/tech-specs/

https://www.playstation.com/en-au/explore/playstation-vr/pre-order/

will be sold for 400$ only !!!

If you want to pay 200$ for a card , put them in PS4 NEO , and buy the PS4 VR .


 


PS4 NEO is 4K 30 fps console

http://www.trustedreviews.com/opinions/ps4-neo-vs-xbox-2-xbox-scorpio-specs-comparison
 
If you are willing to do some troubleshooting and being mostly on your own, the OSVR is a $400 developer headset that works not too terribly.
 
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