HTC Vive Base Station

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

I have owned 4 of these. 3 of them have failed due to internal mechanical issues. I am so fed up with these things but I need them for my VR to work. Im considering making a case for a refund for my base stations. I hope HTC will work with me.

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

plugged it in and works

AAT

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Yay now i can erp in vrc :)

After spending way more money than these things are truly worth, they randomly break entirely. HTC is aware that this is an issue but doesn’t do anything about it. Their solution is to buy new ones. I’ve been through about 3 of these in 6 months. They don’t even get touched so there is no misuse involved. Please don’t waste your money on HTC products. They don’t care.

The Base Station is for my sons VR and it works perfect. No problem with the order or the transport, it was very easy and we got it within three weeks. Nothing to complain about. Anne from Sweden

Given how important to a good VR setup your base stations are, I find that the HTC Vive base stations tend to give out a bit too soon and are a fair bit more expensive to replace than should be the case. That being said, when the base stations are installed properly and working as expected, they are a pleasure to have around. The VR experience would be far less immersive without the positional tracking that these base stations enable.