Comparison of retail head-mounted displays

Head-mounted displays are used to present virtual reality environments to the user and may incorporate head-tracking and other input methods.

PC-based devices

The following tables compare general and technical information for a selection of retail head-mounted display. See the individual display's articles for further information. Please note that the following table may be missing some information.

General information

Device	Rift	Vive	OSVR
Manufacturer	Oculus VR	HTC	Razer / Sensics
Status	Retail	Retail	Development kit
US price at launch	$599[1]	$799[2]	$299(Dev Kit)[3]
Latest release	Consumer release	Consumer release	Development Kit 1.4
Shipping Date	March 28, 2016	April 5, 2016	September 2015
License	Proprietary	Proprietary (open source API to closed library)	Open
License Owner	Oculus	Valve/ HTC	Open
Weight	470g[4]	555g[4]	Unknown
PC interface	1x HDMI 1.4+ 2xUSB 3.0 (+1 USB 3.0 for touch camera)	1x HDMI 1.4+/DisplayPort 1.2+ 1x USB 2.0 or 3.0	1x HDMI 1x USB 2.0
Additional optional ports for accessories/expansion	None	1x USB 3.0	1x USB 3.0 (external) 2x USB 2.0 (internal)
Included input device(s)	Xbox One Controller Oculus Remote	2x SteamVR controllers with 6DOF tracking	None
Optional input device (in addition to traditional PC input devices)	Oculus Touch controllers with 6DOF tracking (using included extra optical camera) available 2H 2016 price TBD[5]	None	None
Safety features	None announced	Chaperone system using play area boundary and front-facing camera	None Announced
Additional features	None announced	Bluetooth connectivity (in Vive link Box[6]) for communication and calling.	None announced

Optics and audio

Device	Rift	Vive	OSVR
Display technology	OLED	OLED	OLED
Resolution	1080x1200 per eye	1080x1200 per eye	960 x 1080 per eye
Display elements	2[7]	2	1
Optical design	Fresnel/Traditional (Hybrid)	Fresnel/Traditional (Hybrid)	Dual aspheric lens
Total resolution	2160x1200	2160x1200	1920x1080
Native display refresh rate	90Hz	90Hz	60Hz
Frame interpolation	Asynchronous Timewarp[8]	Automatic Interleaved Reprojection[9]	Asynchronous Timewarp
Field of view	80°h x 90°v[10]	105°h x 105°v[10]	100°
Audio technology	USB DAC with built-in headphones (no 3.5mm jack)	USB DAC with 3.5mm Jack	USB DAC with 3.5mm jack

Software

Device	Rift	Vive	OSVR
Games supported	list	list	list
Bundled software with pre-order	Eve: Valkyrie Lucky's Tale	Job Simulator: The 2050 Archives Fantastic Contraption Tiltbrush	None
Primary development kit	Oculus PC SDK	Steam VR / OpenVR API	OSVR SDK
Third-Party SDK Support	Unity[11] Unreal Engine[12] CryEngine[13]	Unity[14] Unreal Engine[12] CryEngine (V)[15]	Unity,[16] Unreal Engine, CryEngine

Tracking

Device	Rift	Vive	OSVR
Tracking technology	Camera-based with constellation	Scanning laser with photodiodes	Camera-based with constellation
Tracking device	IR camera	2x "Lighthouse"[17] IR laser emitters	IR camera
Tracking device connectivity	USB 3.0	Power Only (+ Wireless link between emitters)	USB 2.0
Positional tracking area	TBD	4.5m x 4.5m	TBD
Directional tracking	6DOF	6DOF	6DOF (facing camera)

References

1. "Oculus Rift | Oculus". www.oculus.com. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
2. "Vive | Product". www.htcvive.com. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
3. "Razer | OSVR Hacker Dev Kit". Razer. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
4. "Vive weight 555g. Rift weight 470g". forums.oculus.com. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
5. "Touch by Oculus | Oculus". www.oculus.com. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
6. "Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: SteamVR". steamcommunity.com. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
7. "Oculus Rift CV1 Teardown". iFixit. Retrieved 2016-04-09.
8. "Asynchronous Timewarp Examined". developer.oculus.com. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
9. "SteamVR Developer Hardware: Interleaved Reprojection now enabled for all applications by default". steamcommunity.com. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
10. "StressLevelZero on Twitch stream confirms fov as around 80h90v • /r/oculus". reddit. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
11. Technologies, Unity. "Unity - Manual: Oculus". docs.unity3d.com. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
12. "Virtual Reality technology is evolving rapidly and becoming more powerful and immersive by the day. Even if you're starting with a simple project to learn VR or AR, build your team, your assets and your workflow around a technology that can deliver on your creative vision - now and in the future.". www.unrealengine.com. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
13. "VR - Oculus Rift - Technical Documentation - Documentation". docs.cryengine.com. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
14. "SteamVR Plugin - Asset Store". www.assetstore.unity3d.com. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
15. "CRYENGINE V - CRYENGINE Home - Documentation". docs.cryengine.com. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
16. "OSVR Plugin - Asset Store". www.assetstore.unity3d.com. Retrieved 2016-02-24.
17. Buckley, Sean. "This Is How Valve's Amazing Lighthouse Tracking Technology Works". Gizmodo. Retrieved 2016-02-23.