LG working with Valve on a desktop-focused VR headset

28 February 2017
Watch out, HTC, LG's headset will be demoed this week at the GDC.

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  • Anonymous
  • pVN
  • 28 Feb 2017

Vive was terrible. Terrible pixelated pixels, front heavy and hard for long use, high latency to the point that causes me nausea after half an hour of use, tethered , (obviously) not many titles support it (as nobody would like to support such a mess), ridiculous control scheme that creates more problem than it solves as we are not evolved to teleport and eventually creates directional issues.

Vive is great for a demo booth, but a terrible, terrible product. Worse $1000 ever spent, thankfully I sold it and minimize the costs.

Honestly who designs those products? I mean the idea is incredible (which is why Vive works so well as an exhibition item) but the execution is off the charts bad. Like using a $20 product, having paid $1000 for it.

They basically bury the concept of VR gaming by releasing products like Vive and Occulus Rift. I hope LG will change that, but somehow I doubt it, it's most probable that the tech is simply not here yet (we need 10 times lighter and smaller -in volume- headset, as well as a less pixelated experience with imperceptible latency; we're probably 10 years away from that, but sadly this bad iteration buried the project of VR gaming for good ... so sad :/ )

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    • Simon
    • NU0
    • 28 Feb 2017

    Their previous attempt at VR was a horribly missed product. The displays weren't even 720p, which is hilarious. I don't think they sold any.

    I really hope this one is different. Hopefully a 4K competitor to the Vive?

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      • Anonymous
      • q{2
      • 28 Feb 2017

      I hope they support USB-C with USB 3.1 speed this time. I know the last VR headset was USB-C, but it was USB 3.0. Plus they have to increase the resolution. Also I hope they make a standard for VR displays via USB-C. That way users could use them on other smart phones as well. That would be great if they did something like that.

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        • AnonD-648814
        • XuZ
        • 28 Feb 2017

        I welcome this move. I have well capable VR Ready desktop. Come on LG. Show us something interesting....

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          • AnonD-632062
          • 3Yc
          • 28 Feb 2017

          I wonder how many of the previous Friends VR headset units were sold by LG......

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