The Valve Index appears to be a very good piece of hardware, from everything I've read.

It is good, but it's a different market segment. It's much more expensive and requires a gaming PC.

Arguably the Quest 2 hits this market still because

1) You can still use Valve Index controllers with the Quest

2) You can do PC VR with the Quest 2 via a USB 3.0 cable

3) You can do wireless PC VR using wifi AC using your home router and Virtual Desktop

4) You have a higher resolution headset panel than the Vive, when using it with PC VR.

The Reverb G2 looks like the best of the current crop - it launches in a week, however it needs a high-end gaming PC to run, and costs twice as much as a Quest 2.

https://i.redd.it/r6idh33kitp51.png

I think facebook is going to own standalone headsets for a while.

That Pimax 8k looks good!

There is nothing affordable and standalone other than Oculus.

However, for the tethered route, I just pre-ordered an HP Reverb G2.

this looks promising - but of course you cannot use it with a mac :(

Considering how Apple doesn't want either OpenGL or Vulkan on macOS you shouldn't be surprised.

Google Cardboard. :)

i have a Cardboard... but since I upgraded to Iphone 11 i can no longer use it :O (ie it does not fit in the cardboard)

For its price point it is pretty dope