HTC VIVE Pro Starter Edition- Virtual Reality System

I demoed an original Vive in 2016 and immediately fell in love, but life got in the way and it was never the right time to buy one for myself. Luckily, that time came this year and I had extremely high expectations. [SETUP] The box comes with a very easy to follow guide to install an even easier to follow (and fun) software guide that you install on your computer. Setting up the lighthouses/base stations was a bit of an endeavor for me, as Im not overly experienced with a drill, but I managed to get them up in about 30 - 45 minutes. The software guide explained where to install and how to angle the base stations and I was able to achieve next to perfect tracking in all corners of my room. [INITIAL CONNECTION/UPDATING] Connection was a breeze, but updating the firmware of my controllers was slightly tricky. I had to manually restart them in the middle of their updates to get them to proceed to the final step. All in all, updating took about 10 minutes. [FIRST LAUNCH] I noticed I was getting very motion sick when I first started playing and I realized this was caused by three things. The first is the most obvious: smooth locomotion. Start out with teleporting (can be changed in most game settings) if youre new to VR, or youll have an unpleasant experience. The second was something I should have realized sooner, which was my headset adjustment. It was very blurry and I was getting migraines within minutes. There are some helpful videos on YouTube that I watched to assist me in properly positioning my HMD on my face/head, which in turn alleviated the migraines I was experiencing and allowed me to get a clearer picture. Lastly, I encountered stuttering/lagging within SteamVR and SteamVR Home, but I resolved this by opting in to SteamVR beta within Steam, so nothing related to the headset. All in all, I cant say Ive ever been happier with a purchase. Id recommend this highly. Paired with the Index controllers and some body trackers, this is a very solid setup.

TLDR: Basestation failed in less then 2 weeks of use, had to pay to ship in back for repair and HTC would not supply a working one while I wait 2 weeks for the repair. Overall Ive enjoyed my Vive Pro Experience. Its my first entry into the VR world. I added in the wireless expansion card/headset and overall spent about $1400. Besides being overcharged for some things like the wireless headset adapter for the headset, I was still in a good place. Then after less then 2 weeks of play a basestation failed. Didnt fall over, or get knocked around, just failed. Previous night worked, in the morning the blinked red LED was on. I was then faced with either returning the entire VivePro setup to amazon (package it all up, ship it all back, etc) or having to pay to send in the basestation for repair, without an offer to send me a working on in the meantime. I have to say that dropping $1400 did lead to expectations of far better build quality and customer service. Im happy to put money into the VR ecosystem because when it works, its amazing and I want to support hardware and software developers. However HTC is making it difficult to recommend the setup to others if the hardware is this prone to failure and they simply do not have an interest in supporting their customers with a higher tier of customer service.

Would be the best headset if the headphones didnt lack requiring you to buy or print headphone clips. Also you should do the gear mod making it the clarity zone better. Htc vive has the same issue. The tracking is top tier. The visuals are amazing. The blacks are so black. It makes the light to dark pop. The index on the other hand has pretty sub par blacks do to the lcd screens. The index has much better headphones. They are like speakers off of your ear. This headset is very comfortable. It has less FOV than the index but you can get pretty close with different face pads. But again the picture is stunning in the vive pro. I would recommend the vive pro with the index controllers if you have the money. This is a gray area. If you dont want to spend the money the rift s is the best bet. Great controllers. great headset. The tracking is lacking compared to the tech these use. Fully playable but the base stations are superior. VR is had to find the personal sweet spot. I personally like the best light to dark and tracking. This HMD covers it.

In almost all areas, the Vive Pro overshadows the Rift S in almost every way. Compared to the Rift S, the hand tracking is already leagues better at the cost of actually having to mount base stations around your play area (which for me wasnt a problem, but if you live in an apartment or something that may be an issue). The Vive Pro headset is more comfortable than the Rift S was. I havent noticed fogging lenses during play like the Rift S, but this could change. The main issue I have with the entire thing is that the controllers are mediocre at best. Compared to the Rift S controllers, the HTC wands are a huge step backwards. The grip buttons on the side of the controller are really hard to press and hold, so for games like Boneworks this makes the experience a lot more tedious than it needs to be. Blade and Sorcery combats this by making the grip button toggle instead of hold, which I appreciate, but even so the grip is still terrible. Also, the trackpads on the controllers are clunky and poorly designed. Movement is stunted quite often and turning around using the trackpads is a nightmare. However, these controllers are pretty study and they work, thats good right? All in all solid choice for quarantine VR, but I would definitely order controllers for later on.

Bought this to test play my VR game that I have been working on. The high resolution is what made me get this VR headset instead of others. Setup is easy and quick. Only bad thing the mic constantly cuts out will work for a moment after disabling then enabling then cuts out agian.

We should be able to put negative stars. This product is absolute garbage. My GF and I both bought systems at the same time. Identical pc’s and identical HTC Vive First of all.. you cannot actually follow the instructions because the vive software allows 3 ways to make an account. Google, facebook, or Steam None of them work.. an apology page for facebook, and 500 Server error for google and steam. We managed to get hers to work, but one of the controllers bricked after the first charge cycle (yellow light stuck on controller.. yes tried all remedies you can think of). During my setup.. all the hardware needed updates. Headset.. no problem. First base station.. no problem. 2nd base station.... hung on the update screen that warns you not to breath on it while it updates.... an hour later.. nothing Followed instructions ... restarted everything.. Bricked.. no base stations detected and nothing will change it. This was an 1100 dollar nightmare. Not to mention the pc i bought specifically for it. Do NOT buy this trash! You will regret it.

Great works like a charm

I received an opened product with missing parts. The product arrived late and I had to deal with this. I’ll update the review when this gets resolved and actually get to use the product. Can’t believe HTC did this.

the base station failed from manufacturing defects?,and the support are unable to ship it back to the requested address and i have to pay for the shipping

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