Gents deodorant manufacturer develops VR headset. (Lynx)

[SimonRigga]

lets hope its good

Can't be worse tech wise than the steam frame can it?

 

[LostCorpse]

gonna be real, being worst tech doesn't mean bad experience if titles are build to that hardware.
quest 1 did a great job delivering even now.

 

[BigBANGtheory]

first consumer headset to use the hypervision optical stack I believe, should be interesting. Hopefully they will be using the wireless link from Steam Frame as well like Play For Dream showed...

 

[glenimp617]

been patiently waiting for the annoucement

with any luck they've gone with the TCL panels and made the profile for 140 fov (option of 160 would be nice as well)......stick a displayport on and my credit card might be coming out tonight

if they do, will sit between a quest 3 and bigscreen for clarity which is absolutely fine imho

 

[LostCorpse]

10pm to night for the live cast it seems for those interested. see https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/t...velops-vr-headset-lynx.18939193/post-38180869

 

[Ravenger]

It'll be the best headset ever, until it isn't... (Been disappointed too many times to get too excited).

 

[silvagti]

Budget conscious buyers are still going to opt for the Meta Quest. whilst PCVR enthusiasts will opt for the Steam Frame (barring any unforeseen issues with it).

I can’t see here being much of a market for this unless the lenses/optics are substantially better than its competitors.

 

[LostCorpse]

lets see were it goes later tonight / tomorrow

 

[SimonRigga]

I'd consider this if the tech, well mostly the FOV is massively improved over a Q3, and it had display port, and the cost was reasonable.. Although i'd still keep the quest, i'd use this wired headset for sim racing.

 

[glenimp617]

meh, not for me

Lynx-R2 Headset Revealed With Surprisingly Wide Field-of-View in a Tiny Package

Lynx has unveiled the Lynx-R2, a significant upgrade over its original R1 mixed reality standalone which aims to capture the enterprise and prosumers market. The France-based startup considers R2 is a significant step forward, featuring new aspheric pancake lenses from Hypervision which are said...

www.roadtovr.com

 

[silvagti]

I'd consider this if the tech, well mostly the FOV is massively improved over a Q3, and it had display port, and the cost was reasonable.. Although i'd still keep the quest, i'd use this wired headset for sim racing.

Yeah, i think beyond the Quest 3 and Steam Frame that there's a gap in the market for a more niche and expensive higher-FOV/ higher-resolution wired headset aimed at the sim racing/flight crowd.

I'm not sure this is going to be that headset based on the specs though.

 

[LostCorpse]

i didnt manage to watch the live stream
but some one posted key notes here
https://www.reddit.com/r/virtualreality/s/iXxLujGcQf

will try and get to it a bit later

 

[Ravenger]

LCD unfortunately. Otherwise looks really good.

 

[LostCorpse]

didnt read anything on the connectivity. im guessing no DP

 

[LostCorpse]

looks liek another video later today.

this is yesterdays video

 

[Zefan]

Good to see it's still going, the first few posts made it sound like this was sure to be Axed.

 

[LostCorpse]

just finished watching. i though it was an interesting presentation.
no DP that i could see.
BUT its a fully open headset, they are suggesting you could use their parts to make your own.

the one thing im not sure is the software store, that might be the killer.

im interested enough i would consider purchasing at the moment.

the chap was clearly passionate and honest or appeard to be in presenting.

 

[drakulton]

I think the wide FOV on this could swing it as my next headset.

 

[LostCorpse]

expect it will suffer the same issues as the steam frame for hard disk and ram