Samsung bets on Windows 10 to dethrone Oculus Rift and HTC Vive with its new Virtual Reality headset

Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality… whatever the term used, it is clear that it is about one of the objectives that many companies are going to set for this 2018 which does not have much to go. The big ones in the sector, see, Google, Apple, HCT, Lenovo and of course, Microsoft, are already working on it.

New products and new applications that in the case of Redmond have a key date. On October 17th, the date on which we will see the arrival of the big fall update, Fall Creators Update.But it will not come alone and it is that with it we will see the first devices of Microsoft's _partners_ to fight for the throne of Virtual Reality. Some releases among which we will surely see the helmet Samsung HMD Odyssey

And it is that with almost two weeks to go before the Microsoft event, the Korean company has announced at a press event in San Francisco a compatible Virtual Reality helmet with Windows Mixed Reality. It is the Samsung HMD Odyssey helmet.

Regarding specifications, note that the Samsung HMD Odyssey integrates two 3.5-inch AMOLED screens each, incorporates a microphone to interact with Cortana through voice instructions and does not require sensors in the room for movements.

The battle with the Oculus Rift is served as the specifications have been significantly improved

The Samsung HMD Odyssey offers a 110-degree field of vision with a resolution of 1440 × 1600 pixels in each of the two screens and that improve to the 1440 x 1440 of the Oculus Rift or 1080 x 1200 of the HTC Vive. In this way, it surpasses the Oculus Rift in resolution and image quality, something that is also helped by the refresh rate that they offer and that reaches up to 90Hz or additions such as the Interpupillary Distance Regulation (IPD) with which it is sought improve the vision experience and that they do incorporate the HTC Vive.

And if they have sought quality in the image, it is no less so in the sound, as Samsung has partnered with the Austrian manufacturer AKG, a company that has been in charge to integrate the audio system in the helmet and that has already been offering its headphones in the latest high-end Samsung phones.

Price and availability

The Samsung HMD Odyssey headset and motion controllers will hit the market in early November for a price of close to $500 (499) , although already available for pre-order in the United States from the Microsoft Store.

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