---
title: "Lenovo Has Unveiled a New, Affordable VR Headset"
description: "Lenovo's forthcoming VR headset is lighter than currently available models, doesn't require external sensors, and is expected to cost around $300 to $400. Lenovo is just one of several companies with less expensive VR headsets in the works, a sign that the technology will soon become more accessible to a wider range of people."
date: "2017-01-04"
modified: "2017-01-04"
authors:
  - name: "Robert Sanders"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/robert"
url: "https://futurism.com/lenovo-has-unveiled-a-new-affordable-vr-headset"
categories:
  - "Future Society"
  - "Virtual Reality"
tags:
  - "Lenovo"
  - "virtual reality"
  - "vr headset"
---

# Lenovo Has Unveiled a New, Affordable VR Headset

![](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Lenovo-headset.jpg>)
*Image Credit: Edgar Alvarez, Engadget \<em\>Image: \<a href="https://s.blogcdn.com/slideshows/images/slides/432/999/5/S4329995/slug/l/p1020399-1.jpg" target="\_blank"\>Edgar Alvarez / Engadget\</a\>\</em\>*

As with most great gadgets, it's only a matter of time before virtual reality headgear becomes affordable. Getting ready to swoop in and beat the usual price of [around $600](<https://www.wareable.com/headgear/the-best-ar-and-vr-headsets>) is Lenovo's new VR headset, which promises to go on sale for around $300 to $400 sometime this year.

With two 1140 x 1440 OLED panels, Lenovo's headset promises high-resolution visuals, and it is lighter than the currently available Oculus Rift and HTC Vive models according to [a report by Engadget](<https://www.engadget.com/2017/01/03/lenovo-vr-headset-windows/>). Two cameras are embedded in the front of the device, enabling it to produce a room-scale virtual experience while bypassing the external sensor setups required by some other devices.

![Edgar Alvarez, Endgadget](<https://cdn1.futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/p1020386-1-1200x675.jpg>)
*Edgar Alvarez, Endgadget*

Lenovo isn't the only company looking to lower the price of VR headsets. Equipment manufacturers HP, Acer, Asus, and Dell have announced that they are all in the process of [developing their own VR headgear](<https://techcrunch.com/2016/10/26/hp-dell-lenovo-asus-and-acer-will-all-ship-vr-headsets-for-your-pc-starting-at-299/>) that will be compatible with a Windows 10 PC, with prices for those starting at $299 as well.

With various technological and economic advances happening on the VR front, top developers have already united to form the [first global virtual reality association](<https://futurism.com/top-vr-developers-unite-to-form-the-global-virtual-reality-association>) to further nurture the technology. The limitless potential of VR is also being tapped in ingenious ways. Now, you have the option to [taste ](<https://futurism.com/category/vr-news>)and feel virtual reality, deal with your worst phobias, or even [cope with labor pains drug-free](<https://futurism.com/not-just-for-gaming-virtual-reality-meditation-helps-women-through-labor-pains>).

While we don't know yet when exactly Lenovo's new gear will ship, hopefully VR will become an accessible, affordable technology for everyone sooner rather than later.