HTC VIVE Pro Starter Edition- Virtual Reality System

Is so bad order is open box not have display port to type c and no have promo for 2 month free game!!!!

After a buddy brought over his Oculus Quest I was completely blown away and started researching VR. Built a PC and picked up the Vive Pro. After the painstaking setup and fairly steep learning curve just using the thing I realized this is the exact same resolution and even though I’m powering it with an $800 video card the visual experience is barely any better than the $400 Oculus Quest. The controllers are large and awkward and it’s so much more complicated to use, not to mention you have a thick wire sticking out of it grazing your shoulder and that you can trip on. Save yourself thousands (I spent $3k all in between the PC and the Vive Pro) and pick up the Oculus Quest for $399. My buddy brings it over in it’s little box and has us playing games within a minute, with no wires, and much sleeker and more intuitive controllers. Total disappointment.

Really great product

Great headset and easy to setup. But I never got the game code and when I emailed them they were never detailed emails so after 5 emails on things they needed “i don’t know why they couldn’t just tell me everything they needed in 1 email” I gave up cuz the 6th email they needed more info but I gave up. I love the subscription and there is always new games on it.

I have tried the oculus rift s before and now i have this, and i am very happy with this purchase. Yes, setting it up took longer than the oculus. but at least i have flawless gaming with the lights turned off ! also, i had no problems whatsoever that were mentioned in other reviews i was scared to get it because of that, but i have no problems thank god. Maybe updates have fixed things? I hope everyone who gets it has a great experience as i have had these past few weeks

In case you were wondering, Half-Life: Alyx is not included. (Btw: running a core i5 9400f with an RTX 2070, and 16gb of ram) Ive only had this headset for two weeks, so keep that in mind, and its my first VR headset ever. I dont believe HLA makes a VR Headset worth it at the moment. The included controllers makes locomotion awkward because touch pads does not equal the tactile feel of a joy stick. Makes moving feel like riding a skateboard. Just teleport when you can, or get the Index controllers. That being said: HLA is a great game and was an awesome experience. Completely spoiled all other VR for me. As for motion sickness: I rarely felt motion sick, I could game for hours in this headset. It only occurred when there was a sudden drop in frame rate (which mostly occurred in loading screens) 90 fps is good enough for me. The breakaway box has only caused me problems once. The cable that runs out the back of the headset and is only a slight annoyance. The included headphones are great, I wouldnt suggest removing them because a full, over ear headset would just be awkward. I dont think the headset would accommodate them very well. If you must stop using them, use ear buds. Room scale was easy enough, just make sure you keep your base stations steady. They dont NEED to be facing down at a 30° angle, however, they can be easily disturbed if something tugs on the cable. Steam VR still isnt perfect and I get an annoying glitch where I get no audio unless I restart steam. Lastly, dont punch your monitor by accident. ----------------------------------------------- 1 year Later ------------------------------------------------------------- I still enjoy this headset, though I did have to replace one of the lighthouses, but htc was kind enough to replace it for free. The headset still works as advertised, however I can no longer recommend this headset as there are superior and cheaper alternatives out there (like the Oculus Quest 2). I definitely feel buyers remorse, but until I have a good reason to replace this headset, I am going to stick with it because its adequate.

Great works like a charm

Product sounds and display are not functional well. I got scratches on the display and the headphones are with white noise

I wanted to enjoy this product but I found the visor too heavy and hot and the slightest misalignment in wearing the visor takes one or both eyepieces out of focus. Its very sensitive to precise positioning on the face. To keep it in place it had to be strapped on so tightly I sort of felt like I was wearing a Half Life 2 face crab but one equippedwith VR, if a face crab supported VR. The resolution wasnt high enough for the flight simulations I wanted to use it with - DCSs, even though theyre supported - and I found myself yearning for my LCD panel and trackir setup instead of using this item - and the controls should really be mesh gloves with finger tracking instead of awkward sticks. HTC nailed the tracking: The control and visor tracking was dead on.