TPCAST

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Intro

HTC Vive’s VR experience has been second to none in its industry, except for the bulging cable connecting the gears to PC that keeps tugging you back from the VR world. TPCast, a startup formed under HTC ViveX incubation program, offered just the right solution with a 60GHz Wireless HD upgrade that replaces the bulky cable.

The pre-order version of TPCast was announced on China’s Vive website. And expected to shipped at the end of April 2017. At the moment of writing, the sales page of TPCast has been shifted back to TPCast website, and orders for the final version of products have yet to be announced.

Features

The TPCast provided a wireless solution to HTC Vives VR gear with a 60GHz Wireless transmitter and receiver claimed to operate with less than 2 milliseconds latency.

Hardware

The TPCast wireless upgrade consists of a wireless transmitter, a receiver that sits on top of the VR headset and two version of battery packs of 2 hours and 5 hours capacity respectively.

While TPCast promised smooth wireless gaming experience, it is not entirely wireless by itself. A 6,000 mAH battery pack is required to power up the TPCash and the VR Headset through a cable that runs from the headset. The battery pack is rated to run up to 120 minutes of usage, and is designed to be attached somewhere on your body.

Technical Specifications

  • Video Resolution : 2K
  • Framte Rate : 90 Hz
  • Latency : <2ms

Software

To complete the TPCast setup, you’ll need to download and install a wireless connection software from this page.

https://www.tpcast.cn/h_en/download.html?p1=4&p2=1

Background

Beijing TPCast Technologies Limited Company is a startup founded under ViveX incubation program that provides wireless solutions to Vive’s existing VR devices.


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