Virtual reality is from the future. It’s not long before the VR headsets will be used in classrooms, meetings, and workshops to provide users with an even more realistic experience. With everything going remote these days. It is not far when there would be a need to project a room with all the participants virtually. The Skype, Teams, and Zoom meetings will transform into a virtual reality environment where the presenters will have more dynamic and realistic tools to pitch their ideas. It provides the audience with a better experience and a platform that makes it easier to perceive the information.
The experience of VR is fantastic. It takes you to another world. A world that is engineered by the developers of the game you are playing or the application you are using. Once you experience gaming or other activities in VR, returning to the digital 3D world is boring. The only reason why VR headsets are not mainstream yet is the hefty price tag that comes with them. However, I believe VR headsets will soon make their way into classrooms and conferences. These headsets can provide a very realistic experience. It’s a great tool to learn better and gain more knowledge in a virtual environment without distractions.
I believe the day, the price of VR headsets reaches around $100-200. After that, these devices will become mainstream. Then, every other person will own one VR headset, just like Apple iPods. Just like iPads, there was a time when only a few people had tablets and iPads. Now, it is used in most schools to educate children efficiently. Once the device becomes mainstream, we will see more companies working on it to release apps on this platform, leading to more developers working on developing virtual reality and augmented reality applications.
Top VR Headsets of 2024:
I have compiled a list of top VR headsets for 2024. These are considered the best in the market regarding hardware and software. Substantial tech giants develop all these devices. So, the hardware and software are top-notch. You can comment if you want to add other VR Headsets to this list.
Apple Vision Pro:
Although Apple doesn’t want to call it a VR headset, Apple Vision Pro does what a VR headset is supposed to do. The headset comes in 256, 512 or 1 TB capacity. It has a 3D display system with 23 million pixels, a micro OLED, and supports refresh rates of 90, 96, and 100 hz. It runs on 8 8-core CPUs with four efficiency cores and rest performance cores. A 16-core Neural engine along with a 10-core GPU. So, it is packed with a beast of processing power. Its operating system is called visionOS. It has built-in apps that are also present in other Apple devices.
Price: The basic version costs 3500 USD.
HTC Vive Pro:
Manufactured by HTC, VIVE Pro is one of the best VR headsets available. It has a high-resolution AMOLED screen with vivid and rich colours and contrast. In addition, It provides a meticulous controller, realistic graphics, and HD haptic feedback.
- Screen: Dual AMOLED 3.5″ diagonal
- Resolutuion: 1440 x 1600 pixels per eye.
- Field of View: 110 degrees.
- Refresh Rate: 90 Hz.
- Price: 679€
Oculus Quest 2:
Oculus is a product of Facebook. For it to work, you need to have a Facebook account. You can access its store and download the games and applications via a Facebook account. Unfortunately, there has been a rift between Facebook and the European Union over privacy issues, making it complicated for Oculus to reach Europe.
Oculus Quest 2 is used chiefly for VR-based gaming. Its store has several great games you can experience on a VR headset. You can set up a playing area. The device informs you if you get out of that area. It saves a person from potential accidents.
Oculus has a good collection of games in its store. Being developed by Facebook, it is already famous, and many developers are already working on its development. In addition, it is comparatively cheaper than the other VR headsets.
- Resolution: 1832 x 1920 pixels per eye
- Refresh Rate: 72Hz (default), can be configured to 60Hz in some cases.
- Price: 250€
Valve Index VR:
The value index is a product of Steam. Steam is a famous PC gaming platform with millions of users worldwide. It is one of the best VR headsets for the virtual reality experience. As stated by the manufacturers, “Visual clarity isn’t just about panel resolution. Multiple attributes contribute to how clearly and comfortably you see details in VR.”
The fantastic thing about the Value headset is that it has vivid colours on an LCD instead of AMOLED or OLED, giving the colours more sharpness. Along with that, it has a 120 Hz refresh rate. Any VR content bought on other VR headsets, such as Vive Pro or Oculus Rift, will work on the Steam Valve index.
Display: 1440 x1600 LCDs
Refresh Rate: 120 – 144 Hz (With backward compatibility)
Price: 539€
PlayStation VR:
PlayStation has its own VR, which you can use for Gaming on PS4 and PS5. You only need a PlayStation and its controller to connect with the PlayStation VR Headset. It gives a 360-degree vision of what is going on in the game. So you can experience the most realistic and seamless virtual environment while playing games. You can also play some exclusive VR games developed for PlayStation. The PS5 console is backwards compatible. So, if you already have VR games, it will work on the new console. The display screen is an OLED with a 5.7-inch size with almost 100 degrees of field of view.
- Refresh Rate: 120 Hz (Backwards compatible till 90 Hz)
- Display: OLED
- Display Size: 5,7 Inch with 1920 x 1080 resolution
- Price: 300€
I hope you liked our comparison and description of the top VR headsets of 2024. If you have any suggestions or if I am missing critical information about the headsets. Feel free to comment below. Furthermore, If you believe other headsets should also be included in this list of best VR headsets. Let us know.
