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April 2016
(83%)
323 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(88%)
27 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
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The editors liked
Absolutely everything in the box you could need
The most complete VR experience around
Built-in Steam support
Full OpenVR support
Comfortable
Adjustable headset
Camera on the front is brilliant
Incredibly versatile and comfortable controllers
Almo
Highly Accurate Tracking
Excellent Controllers
Large
Room Scale Capabilities
Good Software Library At Such An Early Stage
True wireless freedom
Works with either Vive HMD
Easy setup
No image quality reduction versus being wired
No noticeable added input latency
Battery pack design makes for an easy swap-out
Headset doesn't feel any heavier
Incomparable experience
6DoF controllers
Roomscale tracking
Comfort
Intuitive interface
SteamVR platform
Room-scale VR
Good quality & decent comfort
Picture quality
Field of view
Sturdy hardware
Native support for Steam VR
Six degrees of freedom
Excellent
Accurate tracking
Room-scale VR is incredible at enhancing experiences
Base stations accurately track an area up to 15ft x 15ft
Vive controllers borrow liberally from Steam Controller
With excellent results
Immersive experience
Includes motion controllers and external sensors for whole-room VR
Fun
Precise controls
Addictive arcade gameplay
Great bargain price
Easy interactive installation
Lots of existing content
Seamless integration with Steam
Motion controls
Room Scale experiences
Clean sharp visuals
Realistic physics
Great replay potential
Room-tracking technology is eerily accurate
Smooth graphics with little latency
Touch controllers are easy to use and highly adaptable
Large library of games
Tracking just as good as original controllers
Enable tracking of ALL the things
Most games already tracking are amazing
Makes VIVE and VIVE Pro VR more wireless
After setup
Connection is automatic
Hardware fits precisely
Works as intended
Adds no restrictions to VR
Only adds new degree of freedom
The HTC Vive offers a flat-out amazing virtual reality experience with sharp visuals
Great motion controls and full-room sensing to walk around in virtual space. Vive hardware can help indicate where your walls are
And an in-helmet camera can be used to
Highly interactive
Incredibly immersive
Sharp and incredibly immersive VR
Head tracking is superior to Oculus Rift
Whole-room VR is impressive
Motion controllers work well
Open-source market
Excellent headset and controllers
Nice quality-of-life features
The editors didn't like
Cost prohibitive
Requires a pretty beastly PC to run
Face pads can get sweaty and gross
Large wire coming out of the head unit may get annoying
Final Thoughts
While it sounds silly to say that being “there” somehow magically makes the same old strate
Bulky Cables Coming From Headset
Pricey
More expensive for Vive Pro owners
Battery is not hot-swappable
Image quality could be affected by slower CPUs
Price
Bulky cable
Hard on neck and back
Potential tripping hazard
Takes up a lot of space
No built-in sound
Heavy & bulky cable
Resolution
Expensive
Display suffers from screen door effect
Unwieldy controllers
Headset design not as comfortable as Oculus Rift
Needs lots of space to take full advantage. Space most people don't have
SteamVR
At least at launch
Is unstable and crash-prone
Tethered headset makes whole-room VR tricky
Not much substance
Can get repetitive
High admission price
Needs semidedicated gaming space
Lots of hardware to position/conceal
Needs more levels
Over too soon
Requires a lot of space and electrical outlets to use
No built-in audio
SteamVR Interface can be difficult to navigate
Size is still ever-so-slightly cumbersome
Price is a bit prohibitive
Lacking a diverse array of games
Setup requires some technical knowledge
Prevents use of 3rd-party over-head strap headphones
Adds more bulk to headset
It requires a high-end PC to run. Long wires and lots of equipment take time and space to set up. Steam VR offers a lot of software but it isn't always beginner-friendly
The HTC Vive offers a flat-out amazing virtual reality experience with sharp visuals, great motion controls and full-room sensing to walk around in virtual space. Vive hardware can help indicate where your walls are, and an in-helmet camera can be used to
It requires a high-end PC to run. Long wires and lots of equipment take time and space to set up. Steam VR offers a lot of software but it isn't always beginner-friendly
Vive is the best virtual-reality experience you can have right now, thanks to its motion controls and room-scale tracking. It's the closest thing to having a holodeck in your home...
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Published: 2015-03-05, Author: Carlos , review by: gizmodo.com.au
Abstract: I saw the future today. I mean that. I got the chance here at MWC to try the new VR headset Valve and HTC are developing. Is it good? It's absolutely incredible. This thing is just… my god you guys I can't even.Gizmodo loves technology. Our product review...
The HTC Vive is an amazingly capable virtual reality headset that provides an experience unrivalled by its competitors with room-scale tracking and bespoke handheld controllers. Tracking is instant and when combined with a high-resolution 90Hz display pro...
Incredible lag-free wireless tracking,Lightweight and comfortable,Pairs easily and with every play session
Hefty price tag,Initial setup is fiddly,Requires working knowledge of PC setups,Won't work with gaming laptops
Price is definitely a sticking point but what the HTC Vive Wireless Adapter represents is worth even more. It is the first step in eliminating one of fully-blown virtual realities biggest stumbling blocks - something that has hampered its growth as a cons...
Innovative VR that allows you to move around in a virtual space, Excellent visuals thanks to high-res displays, Controllers are excellent and offer developers many options for use
Setup is far from straight forward thanks to sensor placement, Occasional crashes when installing, Room Space requires a large area to play in, Headphones not built-in
We've played a lot with VR over the years - but very little compares to Vive at its best. When Room Space is working and working well, it is a stunning experience without compare (apart from the recently released and superior HTC Vive Pro).The issue is th...
Abstract: The HTC Vive has historically been the most expensive option in the current virtual reality headset line-up, beating the £499 Oculus Rift and £350 PlayStation VR. But why the high price? The HTC Vive offers an unparalleled experience by providing users w...
Abstract: Likewise, I think there's an optimum tablet size, and any faffing outside of this seems to me like a silly waste of time. Most apps seem faddish and absurd to me, I grumble whenever Facebook changes the UI for no apparent reason, and I do not get biometri...
Abstract: HTC's finally released a wireless VR headset, which means you'll be soon be able to experience VR anywhere, even on a plane.The new tangle-free Focus packs its own Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor, uses a high-resolution AMOLED display and claims to offe...
Abstract: The list goes on; there are all kinds of comparable fads which just don't sit right with me (HUMBUG!). Stuff people don't want or need, new ideas which just don't seem fully fleshed out, excessive fiddling and tampering, unbearable hubris over not-that-gr...
