HTC Vive Base Station

I bought 2 of these base stations and they worked fine for about a month and a few weeks and then one stopped working all together with the blinking red light, which means it is unusable and needs to be replaced, lucky for me I contacted Vive and the base station was still in warranty so I can get a replacement for free. The other one is still fine and works properly so I’ve just been using one until I get my replacement.

They work as expected. No issues, easy setup, been in use for a couple weeks. If you have the spare money get the newer ones though.

I originally used these just for the HTC Vive Trackers when I had an Oculus Rift, but I have since purchased the Valve Index. They work perfectly with the Index. I have 2 of these Base stations, but my play area is large, so I am considering purchasing a third for that one corner in the room that doesnt track quite perfectly.

Firmware refused to update without manual effort. Then it died a week after my return window closed. Vive makes you pay to send it back and might even charge you for the repair. Might cost more than the device. These are terrible but there is no alternative. Vive customer service is not as good as Oculus. Everyone I know has had a problem with a lighthouse and/or a repair ticket nightmare story.

i ordered two of these for my steam vr and everything works on one of them, but one of them broke after updating, no big deal, so i thought. After waiting a week for the replacement for the first one, they sent me another one, AND ITS BROKEN TOO. Dont say that i dont know what im doing, i have set up one perfectly fine. What i think the problem is, after the steamVR update, both of them stopped working.

Came in tip top shape

It does not say in the description but this is the 2nd generation of lighthouse. It has a different LED Array.... i did not know that at purchase and now I have two different lighthouses that do not sync properly. It works but i wish i knew it was the newer one. Now i might have return or buy a second one to match the new base station. Tracking has been spotty ever since i bought the new lighthouse, even after updating firmware. Be aware guys. Buy these in pairs.

This product is great with the 2.0 vive trackers and is definitely the better option to have if you are just getting into vull body vr as it is cheaper than the 2.0 base station. One thing I would like to warn you about is to never under any circumstances get a used base station. I made that mistake before and ended up getting a $114 paperweight, there is likely something gonna be wrong with the used base station such as a faulty motor, scratches, bad wire, or at worst a broken laser diode. Always buy these things new.

Excellent performance!

Its good I like it. Works good with vrchat. Setting up is pretty easy I can say. Had to remain calm and follow the instructions. Something about having it plugged in with USB to computer then holding down the bottom in the back and then while plugging in the power cord. Then it should prompt you to update.