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 | Platform || PC || PC
 |-
-| SteamVR compatible || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes
+| SteamVR compatible || {{Yes}}  || {{Yes}}
 |-
 | Inputs || HDMI, USB || DisplayPort, USB

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 | Max. Play Area (m2) || 16 || 100<ref group="fn">Requires 4 Lighthouses 2.0</ref>
 |-
-| Additional Trackers || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes
+| Additional Trackers || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}}
 |-
-| Hand Tracking || style="background-color:#F99;" | No || style="background-color:#F99;" | No
+| Hand Tracking || {{No}}|| {{No}}
 |-
 ! Audio
 ! scope="row" colspan="2"|
 |-
-| Built-in Headphones || style="background-color:#FFB;" | Optional<ref group="fn">Available with the Vive Deluxe Audio Strap</ref> || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes
+| Built-in Headphones || {{Some|Optional}}<ref group="fn">Available with the Vive Deluxe Audio Strap</ref> || {{Yes}}
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 ==Usage==
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 ==See Also==
 *[[RIVER Lab]]

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-A head-mounted display (HMD), is a display device worn on the head or as part of a helmet, glasses or visor, that has a small display optic in front of one or each eye<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head-mounted_display</ref>. HMDs are most often used for virtual reality, for instance in the [[RIVER Labs|Radboud Immersive Virtual Environment Research labs]].
+A head-mounted display (HMD), is a display device worn on the head or as part of a helmet, glasses or visor, that has a small display optic in front of one or each eye<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head-mounted_display</ref>. HMDs are most often used for virtual reality, for instance in the [[RIVER Lab]].
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 ==See Also==
-*[[RIVER Labs]]
+*[[RIVER Lab]]
 ==References==

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 ! scope="row" colspan="5"|
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-| Field of View <ref group="fn" name="fov"/> || 110° || 130°
+| Field of View <ref group="fn" name="fov"/> || 108° || 108°
 |-
 | IPD (mm) || 60.9-73.6 || 58-70
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 <references group="fn">
-<ref name="fov">Field of View specified by manufacturer, could be horizontal or diagonal. Actual field of view depends on the distance between the HMD lenses and your eyes. For all listed devices, this distance is variable.</ref>
+<ref name="fov">Horizontal field of view as specified by the manufacturer. Actual field of view depends on the distance between the HMD lenses and your eyes. For all listed devices, this distance is variable.</ref>
 </references>

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 ==Usage==
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 ==See Also==
 *[[RIVER Labs]]

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 ==Specifications==
-We currently offer the following types of head-mounted display. For a full comparison of past and present HMDs, as well as other headsets on the market, see [[Head Mounted Displays/Comparison|Comparison]]
+We currently offer the following types of head-mounted display in our research labs. For a full comparison of past and present HMDs, as well as other headsets on the market, see [[Head Mounted Displays/Comparison|Comparison]].
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 | image          = Htcvive.png
 | caption        = HTC Vive
-| downloads      = *[[Media:Oculus_runtime_sdk_0.8.0.0_win.zip|<nowiki>[Legacy]</nowiki> Oculus Runtime SDK 0.8.0_win]]
+| downloads      =
 | manuals        =
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 ==Specifications==
-We offer multiple types of head-mounted display, as specified below.
+We currently offer the following types of head-mounted display. For a full comparison of past and present HMDs, as well as other headsets on the market, see [[Head Mounted Displays/Comparison|Comparison]]
 {| class="wikitable"
 |-
 ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"|
 ! scope="col" style="width:200px;"| [[File:Htcvive.png|200px|Image: 200 pixels]]
 |-
 ! scope="col"|
 ! scope="col"| HTC Vive
 |-
 ! Display
-! scope="row" colspan="4"|
+! scope="row" colspan="2"|
 |-
-| Display Type || LCOS || LED || OLED || AMOLED
+| Display Type || AMOLED || LCD
 |-
-| Display Resolution (px, per eye) || 1280 * 1024 || 640 * 800 || 960 * 1080 || 1080 * 1200
+| Display Resolution (px, per eye) || 1080 * 1200 || 1440*1600
 |-
-| Display Elements ||  2 || 1 || 1 || 2
+| Display Elements ||  2 || 2
 |-
-| Pixel Density (ppi) || unspecified || 251 || 441 || unspecified
+| Pixel Density (ppi) || unspecified || 598
 |-
-| Total Pixels (per eye) || 1,310,720 || 512,000 || 1,036,800 || 1,296,000
+| Total Pixels (per eye) || 1,296,000 || 2,304,000
 |-
-| Display Refresh Rate (Hz) || 60 || 60 || 60/72/75 || 90
+| Display Refresh Rate (Hz) || 90 || 80/90/120/144
 |-
 ! Viewing Optics
-! scope="row" colspan="4"|
+! scope="row" colspan="5"|
 |-
-| Field of View (horizontal)<ref group="fn" name="fov"/> || 44° || 90° || 90° || ~85°<ref group="fn">HTC specifies a 100° ''nominal'' fov</ref>
+| Field of View <ref group="fn" name="fov"/> || 110° || 130°
 |-
-| IPD (mm) || 53-72 || 62 || 62 || 60.9-73.6
+| IPD (mm) || 60.9-73.6 || 58-70
 |-
 ! Physical properties
-! scope="row" colspan="3"|
+! scope="row" colspan="5"|
 |-
-| Weight (g) || 1,050 || 379 || 439 || 555
+| Weight (g) || 555 || 809
 |-
-| Cable Length (m) || 4.5 || 1.8 || 3.0 || 4.5
+| Cable Length (m) || 4.5 || 5.0
 |-
 ! Interface
-! scope="row" colspan="4"|
+! scope="row" colspan="5"|
 |-
-| Control Unit Size (mm) || 432 * 217 * 44 || 104 * 90 * 19 || n/a || n/a
+| Platform || PC || PC
 |-
-| Control Unit Weight (g) || 2,386 || 200 (est.) || n/a || n/a
+| SteamVR compatible || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes
 |-
-| Inputs || Dual VGA, Dual DVI || HDMI, DVI-D, USB || HDMI 1.4b, USB, IR Sync || HDMI, USB
+| Inputs || HDMI, USB || DisplayPort, USB
 |-
 ! Tracking
-! scope="row" colspan="4"|
+! scope="row" colspan="2"|
 |-
-| Orientation Tracking || style="background-color:#F99;" | No || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes
+| Max. Play Area (m2) || 16 || 100<ref group="fn">Requires 4 Lighthouses 2.0</ref>
 |-
-| Position Tracking || style="background-color:#F99;" | No || style="background-color:#F99;" | No || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes
+| Additional Trackers || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes
 |-
-| Controller Tracking || style="background-color:#F99;" | No || style="background-color:#F99;" | No || style="background-color:#F99;" | No || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes, 2 Hand Controllers
+| Hand Tracking || style="background-color:#F99;" | No || style="background-color:#F99;" | No
 |-
 ! Audio
-! scope="row" colspan="4"|
+! scope="row" colspan="2"|
 |-
-| Built-in Headphones || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes || style="background-color:#F99;" | No || style="background-color:#F99;" | No || style="background-color:#FFB;" | Optional<ref group="fn">Available with the Vive Deluxe Audio Strap</ref>
+| Built-in Headphones || style="background-color:#FFB;" | Optional<ref group="fn">Available with the Vive Deluxe Audio Strap</ref> || style="background-color:#9F9;" | Yes
 |}
 <references group="fn">
-<ref name="fov">Actual field of view depends on the distance between the HMD lenses and your eyes. For all listed devices, this distance is variable.</ref>
+<ref name="fov">Field of View specified by manufacturer, could be horizontal or diagonal. Actual field of view depends on the distance between the HMD lenses and your eyes. For all listed devices, this distance is variable.</ref>
 </references>
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 ==External Links==
-*[http://oculus.com Oculus VR]
+-->