{"id":80225,"date":"2023-09-21T22:20:23","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T05:20:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techreviewers.net\/varjo-cuts-price-of-high-end-aero-pc-vr-headset-by-50\/"},"modified":"2023-09-21T22:20:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T05:20:23","slug":"varjo-cuts-price-of-high-end-aero-pc-vr-headset-by-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techreviewers.net\/varjo-cuts-price-of-high-end-aero-pc-vr-headset-by-50\/","title":{"rendered":"Varjo Cuts Price of High-end Aero PC VR Headset by 50%"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Varjo, the Finland-based creator of high-end XR headsets, announced their businesses and prosumer-focused SteamVR headset Aero is now permanently 50% off its original $2,000 price tag.<\/p>\n

Aero is essentially a pared down version of the company\u2019s strictly enterprise headsets, offering industry-leading fidelity and advanced features such as eye-tracking.<\/p>\n

Released in October 2021, Aero was (and still is) the company\u2019s least expensive headset; it\u2019s now priced at $990 (\u20ac990)<\/a>, bringing the Helsinki, Finland-based company into a new price segment which its hoping will appeal to at-home simulator fans.<\/p>\n

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Ther news was revealed during the company\u2019s hour-long \u2018Aeroversity\u2019 livestream <\/a>celebrating the device\u2019s two years since launch. Besides the price drop reveal, Varjo focused heavily on the headset\u2019s use in both driving and flight sims.<\/p>\n

When we reviewed Varjo Aero<\/a> in late 2021, we called it the \u201cdream headset for VR simmers who aren\u2019t afraid to trade cash for immersion,\u201d as it offered some pretty stunning clarity (35 PPD) that\u2019s beaten only by the company\u2019s more expensive headsets.<\/p>\n

Notably, the $990 package doesn\u2019t include SteamVR base stations and motion controllers, making it appeal mostly to users already in the SteamVR tracking ecosystem.\u00a0What\u2019s in the box<\/strong>:\u00a0Varjo Aero headset, VR adapter, power supply unit with 6 x power plugs (EURO, UK, US, AUS, KOR, CHN), in-ear headphones with microphone, user guide, cleaning cloth.<\/p>\n

The price drop looks to be, in part, a response to the growing number of new PC VR headsets offering higher resolution micro displays, notably with the Bigscreen Beyond<\/a>\u00a0leading the charge at $1,000 for just the headset, which includes 2,560 \u00d7 2,560 (6.5MP) per-eye resolution microOLEDs clocked at 75\/90Hz.<\/p>\n

Check out the specs below: <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Varjo Aero Specs<\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Resolution<\/strong><\/td>\n2,880 x 2,720 (7.8MP) per-eye, mini-LED LCD (2x)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Refresh<\/strong>\u00a0Rate<\/td>\n90Hz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lenses<\/strong><\/td>\nAspheric<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Field-of-view (claimed)<\/strong><\/td>\n134\u00b0 diagonal, 115\u00b0 horizontal (at 12mm eye-relief)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Optical Adjustments<\/strong><\/td>\nIPD (automatic motor driven)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IPD Adjustment Range<\/strong><\/td>\n57\u201373mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Connectors<\/strong><\/td>\nUSB-C \u2192 breakout box (USB-A 3.0, DisplayPort 1.4)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cable Length<\/strong><\/td>\n5m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tracking<\/strong><\/td>\nSteamVR Tracking 1.0 or 2.0 (external beacons)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
On-board cameras<\/strong><\/td>\n2x eye-tracking<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Input<\/strong><\/td>\nNone included (supports SteamVR controllers)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio<\/strong><\/td>\n3.5mm aux port<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Microphone<\/strong><\/td>\nNone (supports external mic through aux port)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pass-through view<\/strong><\/td>\nNo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Weight<\/strong><\/td>\n487g + 230g headstrap with counterweight<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Varjo, the Finland-based creator of high-end XR headsets, announced their businesses and prosumer-focused SteamVR headset Aero is now permanently 50% off its original $2,000 price tag. Aero is essentially a pared down version of the company\u2019s strictly enterprise headsets, offering industry-leading fidelity and advanced features such as eye-tracking. Released in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":80226,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ocean_post_layout":"","ocean_both_sidebars_style":"","ocean_both_sidebars_content_width":0,"ocean_both_sidebars_sidebars_width":0,"ocean_sidebar":"","ocean_second_sidebar":"","ocean_disable_margins":"enable","ocean_add_body_class":"","ocean_shortcode_before_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_after_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_before_header":"","ocean_shortcode_after_header":"","ocean_has_shortcode":"","ocean_shortcode_after_title":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_bottom":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_bottom":"","ocean_display_top_bar":"default","ocean_display_header":"default","ocean_header_style":"","ocean_center_header_left_menu":"","ocean_custom_header_template":"","ocean_custom_logo":0,"ocean_custom_retina_logo":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_height":0,"ocean_header_custom_menu":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_family":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_subset":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_size":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_unit":"px","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_line_height":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_unit":"","ocean_menu_typo_spacing":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_unit":"","ocean_menu_link_color":"","ocean_menu_link_color_hover":"","ocean_menu_link_color_active":"","ocean_menu_link_background":"","ocean_menu_link_hover_background":"","ocean_menu_link_active_background":"","ocean_menu_social_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_links_color":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_color":"","ocean_disable_title":"default","ocean_disable_heading":"default","ocean_post_title":"","ocean_post_subheading":"","ocean_post_title_style":"","ocean_post_title_background_color":"","ocean_post_title_background":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_image_position":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_attachment":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_repeat":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_size":"","ocean_post_title_height":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay":0.5,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay_color":"","ocean_disable_breadcrumbs":"default","ocean_breadcrumbs_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_hover_color":"","ocean_display_footer_widgets":"default","ocean_display_footer_bottom":"default","ocean_custom_footer_template":"","ocean_post_oembed":"","ocean_post_self_hosted_media":"","ocean_post_video_embed":"","ocean_link_format":"","ocean_link_format_target":"self","ocean_quote_format":"","ocean_quote_format_link":"post","ocean_gallery_link_images":"on","ocean_gallery_id":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4889,677,678,432,4890,1311,4891,4892,1905,4893,4894],"tags":[4883,666,667,428,4884,1304,4885,4886,1900,4887,4888],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/techreviewers.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80225"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/techreviewers.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/techreviewers.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techreviewers.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techreviewers.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80225"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/techreviewers.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80225\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techreviewers.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/techreviewers.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techreviewers.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/techreviewers.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}