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Valve Index
Valve's flagship PC VR headset featuring high refresh rate displays, finger-tracking controllers, and premium audio.
Overview
Basic Information
- Manufacturer
- Valve
- Announced
- April 30, 2019
- Release Date
- June 28, 2019
- Device Type
- PC VR
- Platform
- SteamVR
Pricing
- Base Price
- $999 (full kit)
Includes headset, controllers, and base stations
Display & Optics
Display
- Type
- 2 x LCD (full RGB)
- Resolution
- 1440x1600 per-eye
- Refresh Rate
- 80 Hz, 90 Hz, 120 Hz, 144 Hz
- Subpixel Layout
- RGB stripe
Optics
- Lens Type
- Dual-element canted Fresnel lenses
- IPD Range
- 58-70 mm (hardware adjustable)
- Passthrough
- Stereo RGB 960x960 per-eye
Hardware
System
- Chipset
- N/A (PC powered)
- Memory
- N/A (PC powered)
- OS
- SteamVR (Windows)
- CPU
- N/A (PC powered)
- GPU
- N/A (PC powered)
Physical
- Weight
- 809 g with headstrap
- Material
- Plastic, metal
- Color
- Black
Features
Controllers
- Type
- 2 x Valve Index Controllers (Knuckles) 6 DoF
- Input Methods
- Capacitive finger tracking
- Joystick
- Trackpad
- Face buttons
- Grip force sensor
- Batteries
- Rechargeable Li-ion (7+ hours)
- Finger Tracking
- Full finger tracking via capacitive sensors
Connectivity
- Ports
- DisplayPort 1.2
- USB 3.0
- WiFi
- N/A
- Bluetooth
- N/A
Field of View
Visible FOV
- Horizontal
- 108°
- Vertical
- 104°