On the sides, you’ll find power and menu buttons, along with a well-placed 3.5mm audio jack. It reminds me of a thicker black version of Cyclop’s visor from X-Men, and I’m here for it. ![]() While the Aero’s mainly plastic design seems sketchy on paper - especially at its price - it contributes to the headset's seamless weight, and the design itself screams “futuristic.” There isn’t a sensor in sight thanks to the reflective black visor, which sports a subtle “Varjo” logo. That said, it pales in comparison to Aero’s performance and design. To put this into perspective, you can grab six $299 Meta Quest 2 VR headsets for the price of one Varjo Aero, and with the added $99 Oculus Link cable, you can also check out SteamVR titles. You can use other VR accessories with it, like the Vive controllers and SteamVR Base Stations 2.0 or 1.0 that was included in my review unit, but that’s a hefty additional cost on top of an already expensive VR headset. ![]() The Varjo Aero only comes with the headset, a VR adapter, in-ear headphones with a microphone and a cleaning cloth. VR users will be stoked by the Aero’s visual clarity, comfort and performance, but they can also get a beefed-up virtual reality experience with the $999 Valve Index VR Kit, $1,399 HTC Vive Pro 2 full kit or $799 HTC Vive Cosmos Elite full kit. However, these apps aren’t as readily used as other professional software, with the VR headset relying more on SteamVR content. Varjo states that the Aero is designed for professional VR, meaning its aimed at content creators using 3D software such as Gravity Sketch, along with training simulations like Microsoft Flight Simulator or VRM Switzerland’s helicopter motion simulation platform. It begs the question: is the Varjo Aero the next generation in VR? Or is it a PlayStation Classic-esque upgrade? Check out my thoughts below. And that’s not even counting the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070/RTX 2080 GPU and 8GB of RAM your PC or laptop will need to get the Aero functioning. But then you glance at the $1,990 price tag, along with the lack of controllers and equipment, and you wonder if the price is worth the experience. It’s every VR user's dream to play and even work in a near-realistic environment, and it’s incredible how the Varjo Aero performs in SteamVR simulator essentials such as Microsoft Flight Simulator or Assetto Corsa, and even in Google Earth VR. I mean that literally there’s active cooling built into the headset. ![]() But what does the next step in VR look like? Enter the Varjo Aero: a professional-grade VR headset with dual mini LED displays, edge-to-edge clarity with a 90Hz refresh rate, and a comfortable ergonomic design that allows users to immerse themselves in virtual reality without breaking a sweat. I bring this up because the initial boom of VR headsets wasn’t too long ago, and we’re now seeing the extent of the platform's potential with the introduction of the metaverse and the sheer brilliance of the Meta Quest 2. Boasting 16GB of eMMC storage and 1GB of RAM, it’s obviously leaps and bounds ahead of the legendary console - yet sales didn’t go far. ![]() Nearly 25 years after its release, Sony showed off the potential of what a modern version could churn out in 2018’s PlayStation Classic. Remember when Sony’s PlayStation broke ground back in 1994 with its eye-popping 2MB of RAM and pumping out resolutions up to 640 × 480? Ah, those were the days. Weight: 1.07 pounds (1.5 pounds with headband) Field of view: 115-degrees (horizontal), 134 degrees (diagonal)Īudio: 3.5mm audio jack/in-ear headphones with mic in-boxĬonnection: Headset adapter with USB-C, DisplayPort and USB-A 3.0
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