HTC Vive Base Station

Its impossible to properly review this item since two base stations are required for the system to work and one didnt work right out of the box.

Great base station. Used for full body tracking for VR.

These are fantastic for what they are but this generation does not work in compatibility with the first generation of base stations. These are a mid cycle refresh with a different led pattern and seemingly better tracking than my 2016 vive bs, but there was zero indication on this site that they would not be compatible, if you have the first gen Vive and need to replace one of your base stations you should get it repaired through HTC, because I bought this one I had to buy a second one to get a full setup working and now I have a useless base station sitting on my table. This does track what seems to be noticeably better than the first generation so I guess thats good but I still would rather have only bought one given there listed as the same product. I have a pretty huge room scale setup and they do the job well, there are basically no dead zones or problems tracking once you go through the hassle of getting it set up which for me required a lot of waiting since I had to buy another one. At least they work really well individually since Im sure some folks will be in the same situation as me but not have the funds to get the second one

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.

I wasted 140$ On this for it not to work, it keeps saying it needs a update and wont track, and when i do update it it wont track anything

Yes, theyre not cheap but it works. My old base station had a dying rotor and would signal a red flashing light when updated to the latest firmware. No wonder tracking was so bad! Hopefully this will last since I unplug them after a VR session.

Bought it as a replacement, but relized it was my controller that was broken

Came in tip top shape

My first one broke in my first week of owning it this one for being apparently used was in amazing condition and still works perfectly two months after purchase

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