Samsung's Windows MR headset "Odyssey" is an organic EL display with a viewing angle of 110 degrees and has better performance than other companies

Windows MR headset that can take advantage of Microsoft 's MR (Mixed Reality) technology was already announced by Acer and Dell, but Samsung was the last MR headset "OdysseyWe announced. Samsung 's Odyssey, which should also be called "burning", has specs that exceed the Windows MR headset of other companies and is gathering great expectations.

Buy Samsung Odyssey Windows Mixed Reality Headset with Motion Controllers - Microsoft Store
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/d/samsung-odyssey-windows-mixed-reality-headset-with-motion-controllers/8W91R774PDKK/

The technology "MR" including AR (augmented reality) and VR (virtual reality) developed by Microsoft is a transparent headset "HoloLens"Development of Windows MR headset" which is premised on connection with an external MR PC to HoloLens with built-in CPU and memory was provided at a lower price from each manufacturer It is supposed to be done. Each manufacturer's Windows MR headset developed in cooperation with Microsoft is a handy product that will be able to use MR technology as soon as it is connected to a Windows 10 machine by installing a dedicated platform "Windows MR" And the required performance of the PC is set lower than the VR headset. Therefore, the Windows MR headset is a leading VR headset "Oculus Rift"Or"HTC Vive"This is expected to be a tool that makes AR / VR the world more familiar.

Windows MR headset has already been announced from Acer · ASUS · Dell · HP · Lenovo, but Samsung will also participate in "Odyssey". Like Oculus' s Rift and the like, Odyssey employs a design in which AKG headphones are united.


Two cameras on the front. It is possible to create an AR space by adding information to the captured real world.


The display is equipped with an organic EL display of 3.5 inches (1440 × 1600 resolution) in both eyes. A display with a refresh rate of up to 90 Hz and a viewing angle of 110 degrees adopts organic EL with good coloring and it is different from other company's Windows MR headset with LED backlight type liquid crystal display, And realize that you realize. Display quality seems to be a big advantage for Samsung, which develops and manufactures organic EL display by our company.


Official controller compatible with Windows MR headset is attached.


The Windows MR headset also supports operation with the Xbox controller, but it is recommended to use a dedicated controller to comfortably experience the MR contents.


At Odyssey recitalEngadgetPosted Odyssey's Touch and Try Review. It is highly appreciated that "it is expensive but worth it."

Samsung's HMD Odyssey proves image quality is worth the cost
https://www.engadget.com/2017/10/03/samsung-hmd-odyssey-hands-on/

Odyssey exhibited at the presentation hall.


Adjustment mechanism which adjusts the interval of display and adjust focus is carried and it can be installed even with glasses on. Like the Oculus Rift and the HTC Vive as the MR headset, fine adjustment is possible.


When Holotour contents floated above Machu Picchu, it was as if they were able to experience a real experience as if they were floating in a balloon. The only drawback is heavier weight than 625 grams of another company's Windows MR headset.


Samsung Odyssey, which has the highest performance as a Windows MR headset, will be released on November 6, 2017 at the same price as Oculus Rift of 499 dollars (about 56,000 yen), reservation acceptance has begun at the Microsoft Store.

Buy Samsung Odyssey Windows Mixed Reality Headset with Motion Controllers - Microsoft Store


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For Windows MR headsets from each company, TomsHardware has compiled the specifications in a tabular format.

Windows Mixed Reality HMDs: A Spec Comparison
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/windows-mixed-reality-hmds-comparison,35596.html

Acer, Dell, HP, Lenovo 's Windows MR headset, which has been selling developers' kit since early on, was launched on October 17, 2017, and it will finally get the Windows MR headset.


Microsoft plans to offer more than 20,000 MR applications free of charge through the Windows Store on October 17, 2017 as of the release of the MR headset. Windows MR headset is available on Windows 10 PC after Fall Creators Update.