VR Systems? And Games?

@medz I have one of these already, but don’t use it. Ever. Definitely a cheaper way to get started, I agree, but haven’t found a compelling use for it yet.

@ACraigL try some youtube 360 videos! Not virtual reality, but pretty cool.

@medz

From time to time, places offer them for free. (I got 4 that way, although there were others which I never got.)

@PlacidPenguin indeed, I got a couple free at a conference and a couple star wars themed ones free from Google.

@medz

I didn’t find out about the Star Wars sets until after they were all gone.

@PlacidPenguin
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@luvche21 I have a 240GB SSD as my main system drive and 2 other HDDs ~2GB each for storage. The thing boots in seconds.

@ACraigL
*2TB

@ACraigL the booting in seconds is astounding isn’t it? I moved to this computer from an old 200 GB hard drive laptop from 5 years ago. Photoshop would take 60+ seconds to open up. Now I can’t even count to 1 before it’s open!

@DVDBZN Right, haha. Thanks.

@DVDBZN I qualified for the pro version while they were giving out the free upgrades. I never paid for Windows 10, but I threw it into the build list anyway as it’s what I’m using.

@DVDBZN pro gives you better options when it comes to Windows updates, you can use some features that are disabled in Home, and you can join a domain.

@DVDBZN I feel like you’re overselling the Vive. It all depends on the space you have available and your goals with VR. If you don’t have an entire room to dedicate to VR then the differences between the Rift and Vive mostly melt away. Vive was designed for room scale and Rift was not, that’s the main difference, if you plan to play with it sitting down or in a confined area the differences in capability are moot. With that said the Touch controllers for the Rift put the Vive controllers to shame. Yeah, the Vive has the pass thru camera but the Gear VR has the same thing and, frankly, I never find myself using it. YMMV. Both are good systems with each having different pros and cons.

What’s your source on Rift having fewer games? Most everything not exclusive to the Rift store works with either in my experience.

@jbartus
I guess bigger game selection may be misleading. If you include the Rift’s games that can be played on the Vive, then that statement is still true.

“If you are willing to mess around with some third-party software, you can actually play most Oculus Rift games on your HTC Vive right now. You still need an Xbox One controller to play the games, and you have to buy the games through the Oculus Store, but it works well.”

Source: http://m.vrheads.com/htc-vive-vs-oculus-rift-which-should-you-buy

I should include a disclaimer: I have never used the Vive, I have only tried an early version of the Rift. My experience with either is extremely limited, and all of my opinions on them are based on reading second-hand accounts.
However, that will change within a couple of weeks, when I will be able to try out both. Maybe I will post an update then.

@DVDBZN I’m still missing the part where the Vive has a larger library. Steam VR inherently supports third party headsets including the Oculus Rift, so any Vive game can be played by the Rift.

As someone who owns a Crescent Bay Rift and has actually used both the retail Rift and Vive extensively I feel you really need more than 3rd party accounts and a passing experience with an older prototype to really contribute to this topic. Like I said in my prior post both units have strengths and weaknesses.

@ACraigL neat. I wouldn’t use it to browse the web though, that seems lame. I like the sensors being on the headset.

This is why I’m not going to buy anything for a while. I watch people play VR games online and while some of them seem cool… I don’t feel like I need to have any of them yet. Might as well wait until the prices come down.

@ACraigL
Wow, intriguing. Looks like the HoloLens was a bit disappointing to the public, so Microsoft is releasing this to possibly take off the pressure while they improve it. I would definitely be interested in trying this.