Announced on March 1, 2015 at MWC together with Valve, with pre-orders from February 29, 2016 and shipments from April 5, 2016 at $799. The first consumer VR system with true room-scale: two OLED displays at 1080×1200 per eye at 90 Hz, a field of view of about 110°, and SteamVR Lighthouse tracking, where two base stations with laser sweeps provide sub-millimeter accuracy over an area of up to 4.5×4.5 m (later 10×10 m with 2.0). It came with two wireless controllers with trackpads and triggers, a front-facing camera for viewing the real world, the Chaperone system (virtual walls) and Vive Phone Services (phone notifications). Weight 555 g, with a 3-in-1 cable (HDMI, USB, power) via a Link Box. It requires a PC with a GTX 970 / R9 290. About 420,000 units were sold in 2016, making it a leader in premium PC VR alongside the Oculus Rift. The price was cut to $599 in 2017 and $499 in 2018. Accessories: the Deluxe Audio Strap (2017), Vive Tracker and Wireless Adapter (2018). The Vive Business Edition ($1,200) came with a commercial license. Production ended in 2020, and the Vive Cosmos Elite took over its niche.
Specifications
| Type | PC VR (tethered) |
|---|---|
| Display | 2× OLED 1080×1200, 90 Hz, ~110° |
| Tracking | SteamVR Lighthouse 1.0 (2 base stations), 6DoF, up to 4.5×4.5 m |
| Controllers | 2× Vive Controller (trackpad, trigger, grip buttons, 24 sensors) |
| Sensors | gyroscope, accelerometer, laser sensors (32 on the headset), front-facing camera |
| Connection | HDMI 1.4, USB 2.0, Link Box; 5 m cable |
| Audio | 3.5 mm; headphones included |
| Weight | 555 g (~470 g without the cable) |
| Requirements | GTX 970 / R9 290, i5-4590, 4 GB RAM |
| Price | $799 (2016) → $499 (2018) |
From Wikipedia
HTC Vive is a line of virtual and mixed reality headsets produced by HTC Corporation. The brand currently encompasses headsets designed for use with personal computers as well as standalone headsets such as the Vive Focus line, Vive Flow glasses, and the Vive Elite XR headset.
Source: HTC Vive — Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Section: HTC VIVE: All the Headsets · VIVE catalog: 2016