![]() The original Valve Index features an LCD display with a resolution of 1440-by-1600 pixels per eye, and it's just not sharp enough these days, with visible pixels and a screen door effect. We're hoping that the Valve Index 2 will be a big step forward from the original, as using the Valve Index after the Quest 2 for our recent comparison of the two made it clear just how far ahead Meta's headsets have gone. If Valve is to not move away from the use of Base Stations, its new VR headset would just fall behind the competition in terms of ease of use and general convenience. Note that those are still just rumors and speculations, but plausible ones nonetheless. So we speculate that the Valve Index 2 could be a major step forward from the original, finally dropping the Base Stations and relying on its cameras for tracking. In contrast, the Meta Quest 2, and its upcoming successor, the Quest 3, don't require any special tracking hardware, and can work perfectly well by just using their built-in cameras. While doing our recent Meta Quest 2 vs Valve Index comparison, we concluded that the Index's method of tracking is starting to feel pretty archaic in 2023, requiring plugged-in Base Station devices, which on top of adding to the mess of cables the user has to deal with, even make a high-pitched whining noise. What we would like to see is a more ergonomic and compact head strap, something more akin to the Quest 2 one, but whether Valve goes simpler or not is still up for speculation, as any official details on the Valve Index 2's design and head strap are yet to be revealed.
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