Yesterday we saw the announcement of VISUS VR head mounted display being available for pre-order.

It uses your own phone as the screen in a similar way to how the Samsung VR Gear functions however instead of running software on the phone the VISUS displays streamed content directly from your PC. The makers have stated to us that:

Visus has an onboard dedicated head tracking system that connects to the PC wirelessly and utilizes any smartphone (any size, any OS) as a wireless HD screen, streaming the games over Wifi from the PC. Visus as a system has an ultra low latency operation, ensuring a seamless experience by matching every natural movement to the virtual movements.

Having seen systems like this being hacked together in the past we asked about latency as it seems to be a real issue when it comes to streaming video over Wifi, Visus VR came back to us with the following statement:

The streaming app that we use (Splashtop) is compatible with iOS, Android, Windows, and Blackberry. The overall latency of the system is about 70ms in High Qaulity HD 1280×720 mode and about 35ms in Regular Quality mode. Visus, literally can be used for hours without any uncomfortable feelings and considering its wireless nature, even in High Quality mode with a latency of 70ms, it is still a very low Latency system comparing to Oculus Rift’s 40ms to 50ms latency.

When asked can the VISUS run games designed for the Oculus Rift:

We use the Tridef software to convert the PC games to stereoscopic SBS 3d but Visus would be compatible with only the Oculus games that can be fully controlled with a mouse.

Currently you can pre-order a VISUS VR headmount for $99 dollars but you will have to factor in the price of purchasing TriDef 3D software which is selling now for an additional $40 dollars.

More Info can be found at VISUS VR here

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