After Razer with its OSVR unveiled at CES, it’s Panasonic’s turn to start the segment of virtual reality helmets. The Japanese company has unveiled its VR prototype to the press at an event held in Tokyo. Panasonic glasses operate an OLED screen with a diagonal is not specified, a 90 ° angle of view while refresh the image at 75 frames per second (75 Hz) as the Oculus Rift DK2. Like the latter, the Panasonic headset incorporates a gyroscope that tracks the position of the head.
According to Panasonic, the VR helmet is more comfortable to wear than the Oculus Rift or even the Morpheus project from Sony. However, Panasonic has not yet plan for marketing the product. For now, it is only a prototype and visibly volume production is not in the program.
Moreover, the latest rumors announce the release of the Oculus Rift CV1 for the month of April 2015. This model will have a screen with 2560 x 1440 pixels at 90 Hz with an even wider field of vision. This version close to the commercial version is also lighter and less bulky. It will be sold between 200 and 400 dollars. The Oculus Company still plans to launch the final version by the end of the year. An online simulator to give an idea of the differences in resolution between the three versions of the Oculus Rift, and we can see that the frame will be really less present with CV1, but it will disappear completely with a screen 4K.
Panasonic unveils a VR helmet prototype
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