Matt_W
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I’ve had this thing for a month, and I still pick it up every day. It’s just so easy to use. I can easily take it wherever I’m going, it takes 10 seconds to set it up in a new space, and being untethered is really what VR needs. There currently aren’t any 6DoF games that really take advantage of the untethered nature of the Quest (though Superhot is pretty close), but they’re coming. It’s the future of consumer VR and it may be the tipping point for mass acceptance.
Also, someone needs to figure out how to make an HMD you can sweat in comfortably. I could see a whole gym based around a VR workout routine. Imagine using a treadmill but running through a forest or on a mountain trail in VR.
The Quest sounds really interesting. Is there a good VR dungeon crawl game for it?
I wonder what kind of holiday sale we might see on it? Probably not much off, maybe a game bundle.
I wonder how much bandwidth trying to stream 1440p per eye at 120Hz would require to make the Index wireless with minimal latency and minimal artifacting (e.g. thus the need for data loss correction).
I was able to sweat comfortably with VRCover’s leather face mask for the original Rift. DIdn’t feel disgusting and was easy to wipe off.
Matt_W
2956
The Quest can stream VR content from your PC over WiFi. Virtual Desktop streams VR at 3648x2016 (total resolution), with a latency down around 70ms (which makes most content totally usable.) Bandwidth requirement is something like 20Mbps for full resolution, which most WiFi environments permit.
Editer
2957
I’m going to be really interested to hear how the Index compares to the HP Reverb.
I’m happy with how much clearer the Rift S makes cockpit sims – it’s a marked difference from the CV1. But the Reverb is getting really good feedback on the DCS forums, and it’s way cheaper than the Index. (Plus, no base stations to deal with.)
Yah, the reverb looks pretty good, though I’ve heard about some reported quality control problems. For sim experiences, I think it might be the best choice right now. I do a fair bit of room scale and standing stuff, though, so that’s why I opted for the index.
Tested have looked at all of them, I think
There are not many games available for it yet this close to launch. Given its popularity you can bet devs are rushing to port their Rift stuff though!
This is probably the closest there is to a good dungeon crawl:
I got mine recently and it’s a nice piece of kit. The untethered portability combined with the full 6dof touch experience is a bit of a game changer. :)
Couple of specs for Vive Cosmos:
What’s the difference between the Cosmos and the Index…?
KevinC
2963
Inside-out tracking instead of Lighthouse sensors are a major difference between the two.
Matt_W
2964
Also, the flip up design of the HMD suggests none of the weight of the headset will rest on your face. And there’s no top strap, so they must have figured out how to cantilever it properly.
I’m curious, the promotional material for the Cosmos says “Bring it home or to the office. Play it at a friend’s.” I assume they mean “assuming your office and/or friend has a powerful PC with all the software and drivers necessary to run the HMD.” Unless there will be some sort of standalone capability? Will it be wireless capable?
The controllers look suspiciously similar to the new Oculus Touch controllers.
KevinC
2965
It sounds like you can hook it up to a phone as well.
An HTC phone, presumably.
The Cosmos is also lower refresh rate. I would expect it to also have lower FoV than the Index, but I don’t think they’ve stated what the FoV is yet.
The new imaginarium command center has arrived! It’s got a 9700K at 5.1 (4.8 when running all 8 cores), an Nvidia 2080, and plenty of SSD storage. Really pleased with the system. I don’t usually do prebuilts, but for a premium of only about $150 over parts, this was a bit of a no-brainer.
Can’t tell from the picture, but it’s also tiny. About 14" high and 4" wide. Despite the compact space, cooling seems good. Haven’t seen the CPU exceed 67C at full load. Fans get a bit high-pitched, but that’ll get dampened once I put it in its final location.
My Index is arriving tomorrow. Over on Reddit, initial reactions seem to boil down to comfortable, great sound, very crisp displays, and mildly better FOV. A few people who are upgrading from a Vive Pro seem a bit ho-hum about it, but honestly that seems a bit of a sideways upgrade to me. Hopefully the transition from an OG Vive will be more impressive.
Have to get Elite and IL2 installed on this beast.
Matt_W
2969
Do you mind linking the site you bought it from? I’ve got a computer desk with space that barely fits a typical mid-size tower and that computer looks perfect for it.
Editer
2971
I love that your VR room is the Imaginarium. My son and I call ours the Dreamatorium.
Very pretty! I wonder how it compares to the Corsair One, which is another expensive but pretty prebuilt, hamstrung by a chunk of old mechanical storage. To the configurator!
https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Systems/CORSAIR-ONE/corsair-one-i140-i160-config/p/CS-9020004-NA
My attempt to match the One with the 9700K/2080 Chronos comes out at $2700, and that’s with a 1TB SSD replacing the secondary HDD in the One. The One was $2800 so the Chronos takes it :)
