Weighs only 200g! I have experienced the 5K compatible lightweight VR headset "arpara Gamer 5K"

arpara 5K VR Headset

Weighs only 200g! 5K compatible I have experienced the lightweight VR headset

"arpara VR" is a VR headset with 5K resolution produced by ARPARA GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY headquartered in Hong Kong. Equipped with a 1.03-inch micro OLED display and compatible with 5120 x 2560 pixels for both eyes, the "arpara VR All-in-One" that can be used alone and the "arpara 5K VR headset (arpara Tetherd 5K)" that connects to a PC or smartphone. ” is available. The former will be priced at $1,299 and the latter at $699. [Photo] Experience "Beat Saber"

A lightweight VR headset that achieves 5120 x 2560 pixels for both eyes

It has already been pre-sold on crowdfunding services such as "Kickstarter" and "CAMPFIRE", and will continue to be available for other crowdfunding in the future. The service is also planned to be expanded. This time, a briefing session was held for the press about the models that the company plans to introduce, including these two models, so let's deliver the contents. The feature of these series is that they use a light body. The arpara 5K VR headset that supports 3DoF (Degree of Freedom) (arpara VR All-in-One supports 6DoF by itself) weighs about 200g. Even the "arpara Gamer 5K" for is about 320g, which is lighter than the Meta Quest 2's about 503g. It also has a resolution of 5K (2560 x 2560 pixels) per eye and is projected by a 1.03-inch micro OLED developed in-house. The color gamut is DCI-P3 with a coverage rate of about 90%, and the arpara VR All-in-One adopts an inside-out method that recognizes with four tracking cameras, and the arpara Gamer 5K equipped with an extended tracker uses six cameras (outside-in method) to judge the surroundings. The arpara VR All-in-One has a Qualcomm XR2 SoC, supports Wi-Fi 6 compatible wireless LAN and Bluetooth 5.2, and has a built-in battery with a capacity of 6500mAh. It weighs about 380g. Regarding the refresh rate, the arpara 5K VR headset and arpara Gamer 5K support a maximum of 120Hz (70-90Hz for 5K), and the arpara VR All-in-One supports a maximum of 90Hz (70Hz for 5K). There are plans to sell the extended tracker separately, so even users who have purchased the arpara 5K VR headset alone will be able to play VR games comfortably if they prepare a separate tracker. However, the viewing angle is 95 degrees, which is quite narrow compared to other VR headsets. Regarding this, the company says, "Although the viewing angle was sacrificed to realize a small volume and weight reduction, the minimum line that can be established as a VR of 90 degrees has been cleared."

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