HTC and Valve headset

AH92 · 05-08-2016 1:12am

Just ordered one of these through HTC themselves can't wait!!! Are these still shipped from Czech Republic does anyone know?

Shred · 07-08-2016 7:13pm

AH92 wrote: »

Just ordered one of these through HTC themselves can't wait!!! Are these still shipped from Czech Republic does anyone know?

I think they come from the Netherlands, if you ordered Friday you should have it quite soon, possibly even tomorrow.

AH92 · 07-08-2016 10:41pm

Shred wrote: »

I think they come from the Netherlands, if you ordered Friday you should have it quite soon, possibly even tomorrow.

Cheers turns out they are indeed shipped from Czech Republic, Due to get it tomorrow via DHL Express so here's hoping

Skerries · 08-08-2016 3:27am

does anyone go onto altspace vr?

FAILSAFE 00 · 13-08-2016 10:03am

Some mod that apparently boosts the visual quality in certain games such as Elite Dangerous.

https://m.reddit.com/r/Vive/comments/4q3aa9/psa_supersampling_on_the_htc_vive_has_arrived/

Zillah · 15-08-2016 3:17pm

FAILSAFE 00 wrote: »

Some mod that apparently boosts the visual quality in certain games such as Elite Dangerous.

https://m.reddit.com/r/Vive/comments/4q3aa9/psa_supersampling_on_the_htc_vive_has_arrived/

You should understand that this is supersampling, aka, forcing the game to run at a higher resolution than the screen can display and then scaling it down. It does a better job of reducing aliasing but it's murder on your hardware. Also it's not a mod, just a settings tweak.

FAILSAFE 00 · 15-08-2016 5:54pm

Zillah wrote: »

You should understand that this is supersampling, aka, forcing the game to run at a higher resolution than the screen can display and then scaling it down. It does a better job of reducing aliasing but it's murder on your hardware. Also it's not a mod, just a settings tweak.

Good thing my hardware is a serial killer

Like Nvidia's DSR which I have never tried due to using SLI which it doesn't work with. I recently bought a 1080 though so I must try that.

Zillah · 15-08-2016 6:39pm

FAILSAFE 00 wrote: »

Good thing my hardware is a serial killer

Like Nvidia's DSR which I have never tried due to using SLI which it doesn't work with. I recently bought a 1080 though so I must try that.

Yeah I'm about to try DSR with No Man's Sky, there's something fucky going on with their resolution.

FAILSAFE 00 · 15-08-2016 7:01pm

Zillah wrote: »

Yeah I'm about to try DSR with No Man's Sky, there's something fucky going on with their resolution.

No mans sky isn't very optimised on PC at the moment. Even my 1080 was working very hard at 1440p.

Shred · 17-08-2016 12:58pm

According to a work colleague, Curries (in Blanchardstown at least) are doing demos of the Vive if anyone on the fence about it wants a go. He said he would have bought one there and then only his PC isn't up to spec!

Wossack · 17-08-2016 2:55pm

they selling em there, or just demo'g?

Shred · 17-08-2016 4:42pm

Wossack wrote: »

they selling em there, or just demo'g?

They're selling them too, I thought they had been for a while no?

Wossack · 17-08-2016 4:52pm

oh sorry, wasnt aware - thanks for the info though

Skerries · 01-09-2016 7:36pm

rumour of Vive wireless

http://www.shacknews.com/article/96585/htc-vive-wireless-vr-prototype-in-the-works-to-be-shown-this-fall

Grumpypants · 02-09-2016 10:20am

Just got an email from Ibood, they are selling the vive for €799 today.

5rtytry56 · 02-09-2016 10:24am

Title of this thread should be changed to "HTC Vive" PC

Surprised not to see more criticism of the unit in general, here compared to the rest of the net.

FAILSAFE 00 · 02-09-2016 12:39pm

Grumpypants wrote: »

Just got an email from Ibood, they are selling the vive for €799 today.

Anddddd, it's gone.

Sold out.

Icyseanfitz · 10-09-2016 10:49pm

is the vive worth a buy lads? i have a 28 inch 4k 60hz monitor that im thinking of upgrading to something nicer, around the same sort of money as a vive. Have always dreamed of vr but i dont know whether i should wait for vive 2 or just jump in. Thing is i wont have much room for room scale though

FAILSAFE 00 · 10-09-2016 11:06pm

Icyseanfitz wrote: »

is the vive worth a buy lads? i have a 28 inch 4k 60hz monitor that im thinking of upgrading to something nicer, around the same sort of money as a vive. Have always dreamed of vr but i dont know whether i should wait for vive 2 or just jump in. Thing is i wont have much room for room scale though

If you are a gamer I'd make the monitor purchase first.

I'd place the Vive as number 2 on the list. VR is fantastic but it's still early days when it comes to games development for VR.

What graphics card are you using?

Icyseanfitz · 10-09-2016 11:08pm

FAILSAFE 00 wrote: »

If you are a gamer I'd make the monitor purchase first.

I'd place the Vive as number 2 on the list. VR is fantastic but it's still early days when it comes to games development for VR.

What graphics card are you using?

gtx 1080, thing is on the monitor front the monitor i want really isnt out yet, id like to wait for an ultrawide, 144hz, 1440p or 4k vertical res. these damn decisions haha

Dyr · 10-09-2016 11:12pm

Kinda depends on you. For me the Vive is one of the best purchases I've ever made but the big guns have'nt weighed in yet on the games front, so you have a lot amazing stuff but no real full on GAMES that have been built for roomscale from the get go.

That said I find it hard to play non VR games now, the immersion is gone to a degree.

Zillah · 10-09-2016 11:18pm

I love my Vive but until the game support is there it's never going to be anything more than a cool novelty. I might dip in for an hour, but I've spent 95% of my gaming time this week playing Overwatch on my cheapo 144hz monitor.

It also depends on your set up. If I had a dedicated room where I could normal game and Vive I'd probably Vive more, but at it is I can only Vive in the sitting room, which makes it a bit more of a headache.

FAILSAFE 00 · 10-09-2016 11:21pm

Icyseanfitz wrote: »

gtx 1080, thing is on the monitor front the monitor i want really isnt out yet, id like to wait for an ultrawide, 144hz, 1440p or 4k vertical res. these damn decisions haha

I assume this is the one you'll want http://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/predator-x34-series

You have great horse power in that graphics card for VR so you'll get a great experience.

Icyseanfitz · 10-09-2016 11:40pm

yeah was looking at that acer and this asus, but LG have just released/announced a new UW 38" monitor with 1600 vertical res so i think i might wait to see if the other boys take that panel and turn the refresh up and add gsync, but my lack of patience is like the little devil on my shoulder just saying "buy the vive, do it"

:pac:

Calibos · 11-09-2016 12:04am

Buy the Rift. Touch is coming in about 6 weeks. 30 Launch Titles for Touch.

Dyr · 11-09-2016 12:57am

Calibos wrote: »

Buy the Rift. Touch is coming in about 6 weeks. 30 Launch Titles for Touch.

Thats what you'll be using in six weeks and all

Calibos · 11-09-2016 3:30pm

Rift Pre-order shipping delayed by 4 weeks???

Never trust a thing Oculus says.

Vive Launch in December 2015 delayed 4 months and only announced days before expected launch with BS excuse that it was delayed for a "very very significant technological breakthrough" leading people to imagine 4K+ or Eyetracking and Foveated rendering or something. Turns out to be a monoscopic camera and bluetooth receiver so your game can be interrupted by a phone call. In other words a bull$hit excuse because they had only managed to produce 7000 units by the December launch date. (Those 7000 becoming Vive-Pre's to be sent to Devs instead)

All Praise Vive and Lord Gaben!!

:rolleyes:

FAILSAFE 00 · 11-09-2016 3:43pm

Calibos wrote: »

Rift Pre-order shipping delayed by 4 weeks???

Never trust a thing Oculus says.

Vive Launch in December 2015 delayed 4 months and only announced days before expected launch with BS excuse that it was delayed for a "very very significant technological breakthrough" leading people to imagine 4K+ or Eyetracking and Foveated rendering or something. Turns out to be a monoscopic camera and bluetooth receiver so your game can be interrupted by a phone call. In other words a bull$hit excuse because they had only managed to produce 7000 units by the December launch date. (Those 7000 becoming Vive-Pre's to be sent to Devs instead)

All Praise Vive and Lord Gaben!!

:rolleyes:

LOL, at the end of the day the Vive launched as a Full VR experience and shipping was prompt. Hats off to them.

Icyseanfitz · 11-09-2016 3:50pm

i sense there friction between vr camps

so console wars have come to pc hahaha surely we are above such peasantry

:pac::D

Dyr · 11-09-2016 4:14pm

Icyseanfitz wrote: »

i sense there friction between vr camps so console wars have come to pc hahaha surely we are above such peasantry :pac::D

Aside from the technological superiority, the difference is between those who will valiantly uphold the sanctity of our beloved PC environment and the quislings who would sell us into walled bondage. :mad:

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