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Valve Index VR Kit

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Valve Index VR Kit

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88 Engadget Score
An all-around great product that's among the best in its category. You'll almost certainly be happy.
88

An all-around great product that's among the best in its category. You'll almost certainly be happy.

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The Engadget Score is a unique ranking of products based on extensive independent research and analysis by our expert editorial and research teams. The Global Score is arrived at only after curating hundreds, sometimes thousands of weighted data points (such as critic and user reviews).

Engadget Review

The Valve Index has almost everything we want in a next-generation PC VR headset. It delivers excellent image quality, believable VR presence and it has a revolutionary pair of motion tracking controllers. It’s just too bad it’s so expensive, but hopefully its innovations will spur on cheaper competition.

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Pros
  • Excellent image quality
  • Realistic presence
  • Incredibly comfortable headset
  • Finger-tracking controllers add a new level of immersion
  • Very stable motion and space tracking
Cons
  • Priced only for pros
  • Inconvenient wired connection
  • External sensors are a pain to set up

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88 Engadget Score
An all-around great product that's among the best in its category. You'll almost certainly be happy.
88

An all-around great product that's among the best in its category. You'll almost certainly be happy.

How we score

The Engadget Score is a unique ranking of products based on extensive independent research and analysis by our expert editorial and research teams. The Global Score is arrived at only after curating hundreds, sometimes thousands of weighted data points (such as critic and user reviews).

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User Reviews

90
Tara
I have owned a PSVR, HTC Vive (with DAS), HTC Vive Pro, Oculus Go, and Oculus...read more
90
French Revolution in the USA
I bought an original Vive when it first came out. I refused to buy the pro and...read more
90
Jonathan
I love the controllers they are the next level of vr. It is kinda like watching...read more
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