Vive base station (Image credit: Windows Central). Original HTC Vive base stations with SteamVR 1.0 tracking will work with the Valve Index head-mounted display (HMD) and motion controllers, as ...

In contrast, the Valve Index requires you to place base stations around a space in order for it to track the headset. While base station tracking is arguably a bit more accurate, built-in camera ...

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The Valve Index Base Station’s price is $150 and is compatible with any headset with support for SteamVR 2.0 like the Index and HTC Vive Pro. Related: Best new movies to stream on Netflix, Hulu ...

The Valve Index VR headset comes in at $499, with a pair of controllers costing an additional $279. In addition to this, the Valve Index Base Station will cost $149.

Valve says the minimum required space for Index is 6.5 × 5 feet. A look at the base station mount which can rest flat or be screwed into a wall. | Image courtesy Valve ...

Valve. Base stations are cumbersome though, no doubt about it. Mounting them on the wall is a commitment. Choosing not to mount them usually proves annoying sooner or later, as they either end up ...

Following last month’s tease, today Valve officially announced the Valve Index, a “high-fidelity” virtual reality headset with impressive specs, cool new controllers and a $1,000 price tag.

Today Valve has officially announce the launch of its new Valve Index VR headset and controllers priced at £689 without base stations or £919 is you require a full VR rig.

And instead of inside-out tracking, the Valve Index uses Base Stations which you must place in a room of your house and aim at your play area so that your most intricate movements can be tracked ...

Valve Index – Lighthouse 2.0 Base Stations. The base stations are functionally very similar to the originals, with the main new feature being that you can connect to up to four of them to cover ...

Inside the box you’ll find the headset itself, the new Valve Index Controllers (colloquially referred to as ‘knuckle’ controllers), and the Version 2.0 Base Stations, which need to be set up ...