3 ms·

>$599 may seem like a perilously steep price to debut at $599 is nothing for their target: a Dell "Gaming Monitor" is $699.99 (S2716DG) for instance.

by pera 11y ago

mesozoic 11y ago
Actually the ultrawide Gsync monitor I've been eyeing is about $1200
Alupis 11y ago
Unlike a "gaming" monitor (don't buy the hype), the Rift can only be used for a few tasks (namely, gaming)... the monitor is a general purpose product and will get a lot more mileage out of it for the price. It's an "apples and oranges" thing.
- nilkn 11y ago
  Things like G-sync really are specifically for gaming and they inflate the price significantly. A very high refresh rate is also not useful for most users outside of gaming. In other words, a lot of the value of these monitors really is in features that are only useful in gaming and not general purpose use.
  - Alupis 11y ago
    In reality, most of these "features" aren't very noticeable to the average gamer. In the case where it is a noticeable, a little screen tearing really isn't a huge deal (not to mention G-sync requires an Nvidia GPU, which not everyone has nor will have). Avid gamers do have a habit of going overboard on things, such as buying 64GB+ of RAM even though they never use it (and wont unless they run VM's, or huge services/server software, etc...). It's easy to spend $2,000-$4,000+ on a super high end gaming rig, but in reality the $1,000 rig will game just fine for a long while before mandating upgrades.
aerique 11y ago
That is a silly comparison that I have seen a few times now. The monitor will last you for at least five years, the Rift will be outdated within the year.
- pera 11y ago
  A non gaming screen with similar specs is around $160. Gamers are willing to pay $540 more just because they want a better gaming experience, that's why $599 is totally ok for a device like the Oculus.

3 ms·

>$599 may seem like a perilously steep price to debut at $599 is nothing for their target: a Dell "Gaming Monitor" is $699.99 (S2716DG) for instance.

by pera 11y ago

>$599 may seem like a perilously steep price to debut at $599 is nothing for their target: a Dell "Gaming Monitor" is $699.99 (S2716DG) for instance.

mesozoic 11y ago
Actually the ultrawide Gsync monitor I've been eyeing is about $1200
Alupis 11y ago
Unlike a "gaming" monitor (don't buy the hype), the Rift can only be used for a few tasks (namely, gaming)... the monitor is a general purpose product and will get a lot more mileage out of it for the price. It's an "apples and oranges" thing.
- nilkn 11y ago
  Things like G-sync really are specifically for gaming and they inflate the price significantly. A very high refresh rate is also not useful for most users outside of gaming. In other words, a lot of the value of these monitors really is in features that are only useful in gaming and not general purpose use.
  - Alupis 11y ago
    In reality, most of these "features" aren't very noticeable to the average gamer. In the case where it is a noticeable, a little screen tearing really isn't a huge deal (not to mention G-sync requires an Nvidia GPU, which not everyone has nor will have). Avid gamers do have a habit of going overboard on things, such as buying 64GB+ of RAM even though they never use it (and wont unless they run VM's, or huge services/server software, etc...). It's easy to spend $2,000-$4,000+ on a super high end gaming rig, but in reality the $1,000 rig will game just fine for a long while before mandating upgrades.
aerique 11y ago
That is a silly comparison that I have seen a few times now. The monitor will last you for at least five years, the Rift will be outdated within the year.
- pera 11y ago
  A non gaming screen with similar specs is around $160. Gamers are willing to pay $540 more just because they want a better gaming experience, that's why $599 is totally ok for a device like the Oculus.