# HTC announces new Vive Pro 2 with 5K Resolution Display

URL: https://technosports.co.in/htc-announces-new-vive-pro-2-with-5k-resolution-display/  
Published: 2021-05-12  
Updated: 2021-05-12  
Author: Aliasgar Ayaz

HTC has unveiled a new high-end virtual reality headset, the Vive Pro 2, an update to the original Vive Pro, that adds a host of small but worthwhile improvements, with its display being the most significant.

The new display now offers 5K resolution (or 2448 × 2448 pixels per eye), 120Hz refresh rate, and a 120-degree field of view, while the original Vive Pro, released in 2018, offered a 2880 x 1600 resolution, 90Hz refresh rate, and 110-degree field of view. The new Vive Pro 2 also supports DSC, or Display Stream Compression, a visually lossless standard. DSC is most frequently seen in high-end monitors, and HTC has made DSC’s first appearance in a VR headset.

As a result of all this, HTC says the Vive Pro 2 delivers “minimal motion blur.” The company also claims that the meshed lines noticeable in many older VR headsets, commonly known as the screen door effect, have been “virtually eliminated” — although these have vastly improved in other newer devices like the Facebook-owned Oculus’ Quest 2 headset and HP Reverb G2.

Apart from the display features, the Vive Pro 2 has the usual ergonomic features of high-end headsets, including quick-adjust sizing dials, adjustable straps, and adjustable interpupillary distance (IPD). The headset works with third-party headphones, while the integrated headphones are Hi-Res Audio Certified with 3D spatial sound. The new Vive Pro 2 will also work with all Vive SteamVR accessories, including the new Vive Facial Tracker, Vive trackers, and any SteamVR controllers and other accessories.

- ![](https://images.technosports.co.in/2021/05/VIVE_Pro_2___reverse_right_angle.jpg)
- ![](https://images.technosports.co.in/2021/05/VIVE_Pro_2___back.jpg)
- ![](https://images.technosports.co.in/2021/05/VIVE_Pro_2___front_left.jpg)
- ![](https://images.technosports.co.in/2021/05/VIVE_Pro_2___top_down.jpg)

Though we’ve not yet received the weight or dimensions of the new headset, design-wise, the renders make the new Vive Pro 2 look a little sleeker and more compact than its predecessor.

Pricing information, as reported by TheVerge, includes a special promotion offer being run by HTC in which If you’re upgrading from the original Vive Pro, during the pre-order period, HTC is selling the headset on its own (without controllers or external trackers) for $749 / £659 / €739.

Once that promotion ends, the price for the standalone headset will be $799 / £719 / €799. From June 4th, a fully kitted-out Pro 2, including Base Station 2.0 and controllers, will be available to buy for $1,399 / £1,299 / €1,399.

  
[SOURCE](https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/11/22428603/htc-vive-pro-2-release-date-pre-order-price-specs)