BOBOVR X1 AIO VR Headset: Virtual Reality Made Cheap?
The BOBOVR X1 is a custom-made All-In-One VR headset, that means you do not any external device to actually use it. Unlike the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive that need a PC, or Samsung Gear VR and such that still need a smartphone.
BOBOVR’s X1 headset is powered by an Allwinner H8 CPU with a clock speed of 1.3 GHz, that doesn’t make you scream for performance but should be good enough to power you through a virtual reality experience. It also packs a couple of headphones that are advertised to produce 3D 5.1 Hi-Fi sound, but take that with a grain of salt.
The screen on the X1 has a resolution of 1920 x 1080px and a size of 5.5-inches, which isn’t impressing but again, should be alright for a cheap headset like this. The field of view is of 120-degrees
The VR headset also boasts 2GB of DDR3 RAM, and 32GB of eMMC flash storage. It features WiFi 802.11 b/g/n with a maximum bandwidth of 11 Mbps, 802.11g 54 Mbps and 802.11n 150 Mbps, plus bluetooth 4.0
BOBOVR X1: Specifications
| General | Model: BOBOVR X1 Type: VR Headset Quantity: 1 Piece Material: Highly transparent optical resin (PMMA) |
| Hardware | CPU: H8 Octa-Core ARM Cortex A7, Up to 2.0GHz GPU: PowerVR SGX544 ROM: 2GB DDR3 Internal storage: 32GB Flash System: Custom VR OS |
| Communication | Wi-Fi: 2.4G 802.11 B/G/N (5G option) Bluetooth: Dual mode, BT4.0 |
| Display | Display: IPS 5.5 TFT Resolution: 1920*1080 Color gamut: ≥72% NTSC Refresh rate: 60Hz Contrast: 1000:1 |
| Lens | Lens diameter: 40mm Color difference: 0.39nbs Field of view: 120º |
| Media | Compatible video format: MPEG-2, H.264, H.265, AVI, MP4 Support 3D video format: Side by Side (half-width) Image format: BMP, JPG, GIF, PNG Audio format: MP3, WMA, WAV, OGG, FLAC, ALAC, APE, AAC |
| Headset | Frequency response: 12Hz-22kHz, support (3.5mm headset jack output) Sensor: Gravity acceleration; geomagnetic; three-axis gyroscope; light and proximity sensor Battery: 3500mAh polymer battery TF card: Support external TF card (max. 64GB) APP support: NIBIRU customized 2D/3D app, Google Play, YouTube, 3rd-party apps Interface: Micro USB*1,TF card slot*1,HDMI*1,Headset output*1 |
BOBOVR X1: Photos
The BOBOVR X1 is on sale at Chinese retailers like Geekbuying for about $156.99.
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