Finnish company Varjo, supplier of high-end expensive headsets for the enterprise market like the xr3 and the vr3, yesterday announced the Aero VR headset.
The main goal of the company is to release a more affordable headset that will find its customers among virtual reality enthusiasts. But at the same time, the cost of Varjo Aero is $ 1990 and this is only for the helmet itself, excluding base stations and controllers.
The specifications of the new headset are impressive. The Varjo Aero offers 2,880 x 2,720 per eye resolution through dual mini LED displays with custom-made aspheric variable resolution lenses. It’s also got a 90Hz refresh rate and a 115 degree horizontal field of view (or 134 degrees diagonally). Aero has built-in eye tracking, which not only provides interaction and analytics, but also optimized rendering that further reduces computational requirements.
That being said, the new headset does not have front-facing cameras, so there is no hand tracking or mixed reality support. But according to company representatives, this allowed to reduce the weight of the headset – it weighs only 717 grams.
Orders for the Varjo Aero begin today, with first deliveries expected in December.