Oculus Rift cost $199 to make

Stefan Mileschin · 3rd August 2016, 15:17

IHS teardown breaks Oculus Rift

IHS have taken apart an Oculus Rift including the headset, a sensor, and an Xbox One wireless controller costs to work out how much it all cost and come up with a figure of $199 just for the bits.

It said the complete bill of materials (BOM) is $199.60. To this you have to add factory costs like assembly which add up to about $6.50 per shipping unit. Then there is all the marketing etc.

The most expensive bit is the headset which costs $140 according to the teardown. Meanwhile the cost of the Xbox One controller, to Oculus, is put at $18 but you have to add $6.25 for its wireless adapter. The twin Samsung 1200 x 1080 pixel AMOLED displays in the HMD are the most expensive components, the pair of them cost $69.

http://fudzilla.com/news/wearables/4...st-199-to-make

3rd August 2016, 15:17	#1
Stefan Mileschin [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Romania Posts: 153,514	Oculus Rift cost $199 to make IHS teardown breaks Oculus Rift IHS have taken apart an Oculus Rift including the headset, a sensor, and an Xbox One wireless controller costs to work out how much it all cost and come up with a figure of $199 just for the bits. It said the complete bill of materials (BOM) is $199.60. To this you have to add factory costs like assembly which add up to about $6.50 per shipping unit. Then there is all the marketing etc. The most expensive bit is the headset which costs $140 according to the teardown. Meanwhile the cost of the Xbox One controller, to Oculus, is put at $18 but you have to add $6.25 for its wireless adapter. The twin Samsung 1200 x 1080 pixel AMOLED displays in the HMD are the most expensive components, the pair of them cost $69. http://fudzilla.com/news/wearables/4...st-199-to-make

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