HTC Vive is $799, ships early April 2016
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MickeyKnox
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598s are fantastic and amazon throws them up for sale every once in a while for like $80. I can't see them being too big for the headset and the open can design should be a nice bonus for being able to still hear the real world around you.
There are haptics (felt like the same LRA as in the Steam Controller) which can produce this kind of tactile feedback, yeah.
Yes and from the reviews they are great for directional audio
It's pronounced like "revive", not that French stuff!
(still getting used to it, bleh)
HTC Vive |OT| one clean room guaranteed with purchase
I had a pair of Sony HDR-7506's and while amazing for music, they were absolute trash tier at games. I dont know why but all my non gaming headphones for games always sucked really bad, usually due to the sound levels being extremely off. (i.e. voices for characters being barely audible) This time I just decided to get a pair of Kingston HyperX II's and they've been solid.
Yeah that's honestly the only fear I have is that they'll be too bulky but I'm a bit of an audiophile so I have my Razer Krakens, SteelSeries Spectrum 5XB, and a pair of Audio Technica ATHPRO500MK2's. So luckily I have options! But I'm hoping my Sennheiser's will be just fine because I love the audio quality and feel on em.
and I've heard nothing but good stuff about these. I may have to add them to my collection.
Rocking the same thing, love the soundstage
Since you can swap the audio cable, it's great for putting a short cable to connect to the HMD and bulkiness shouldn't be an issue since the open design keeps them airy and they're absurdly comfortable
Yeah that's why I'm hoping they wont be too bulky, the audio quality is too good to pass up using in VR.
alexbull_uk
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Compsiox
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Just remember. It'll be more than worth the wait!!
Yep, will be on Tuesday at the same time as the Rift one (7 AM PDT).
Oh man I can't wait!
These are my everyday headphones. They're insanely comfortable and sound great. A solid choice for closed headphones in that price range.
VlaudTheImpaler
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That's fucking awesome!
This reminds me of the kind of posters that used to come inside Sega Master System games:
so I've tested the Pre with 80ohm and 250ohm headphones (Beyerdynamic DT-770's and DT-250's), both work at comfortable listening levels, but the volume is still reduced compared to what you'd get from an amp. Personally I have no problem with it and that's the way I'll probably be going.
The cool thing is, if you have a USB amp (or even a USB DAC Amp) you can plug that into the HMD's extra USB port... the HMD is basically a USB hub with its own internal devices.
SteamVR lets you set which audio output and recording device to use when running SteamVR, and also which one to switch back to when exiting, so it is pretty flexible.
Compsiox
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THAT'S OUTSTANDING! If this was my house it'd be on the wall already.
Sorry if posted already,
Adr1ft is coming to Vive in May:
http://www.engadget.com/2016/03/31/adr1ft-htc-vive-may/
"Folks who (digitally) lined up to buy the HTC Vive have another game to add to their wishlist: Adr1ft. Publisher 505 Games announced today that the game inspired by its creator's Twitter freakout will hit HTC and Valve's room-scale VR platform this May for $20. It's already available for Oculus Rift and has been confirmed for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, albeit in non-VR form."
Adr1ft is coming to Vive in May:
http://www.engadget.com/2016/03/31/adr1ft-htc-vive-may/
"Folks who (digitally) lined up to buy the HTC Vive have another game to add to their wishlist: Adr1ft. Publisher 505 Games announced today that the game inspired by its creator's Twitter freakout will hit HTC and Valve's room-scale VR platform this May for $20. It's already available for Oculus Rift and has been confirmed for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, albeit in non-VR form."
PandaShake
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besthijacker
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Have you ever shopped at Coscto? Its similar but little smaller.
Pops Maellard
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Room scale is becoming too enticing. Dropped some stuff on CL tonight and with any luck I'll be preordering a Vive in a few days. That said, I'm hoping that after release I can snag one for $900-ish on eBay.
Compsiox
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I wish you all the luck!
Dreams-Visions
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You know what sport I've been quietly hoping makes it to the Vive sooner rather than later?
DEVELOPERS:
let's tear some living rooms up.
Allnamestakenlol
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Holy shit - thanks for posting this! Mine is, too! When I last checked earlier in the day, it was still in Indiana. Hype!
Theonik
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Someone should make a Cosmic Smash clone for the Vive.You know what sport I've been quietly hoping makes it to the Vive sooner rather than later?
DEVELOPERS:
let's tear some living rooms up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ba76jf8e45Y
Compsiox
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Furthermore, the vibrations vary significantly or at least seem to. The range of vibrations seems to go from minor to strong. For the swings they do very fast minor vibrations. When you hit it does to a stronger vibration. The vibrations do seem to be throughout your palm.
Does the Vive do positional audio? Not just left/right stereo but actually making stuff sound like it's coming from above you, behind you, from a distance, etc. I remember Oculus making a big deal about adding this a few months back, saying it's crucial for immersion.
Compsiox
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That's something I never knew I wanted!
Definitely and it's done very well. It was most obvious in The Brookhaven Experiment where it helped out a lot for zombies behind you.
Sounds pretty similar to the haptic feedback when using the Steam controller for gyro aim. You get a little tick every time it rotates X degrees, for example. I guess it could feel like air resistance if they were light and frequent enough.
So I stayed up until 2am just in case they tried to take the payment again. Of course they didn't. If they're doing it around midnight/1am does that mean they're doing it from the US, or it's an automated run set to kick off around midnight? Can't work out whether they'll try tonight or it'll be Monday at the earliest
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For headphones someone needs to make a little tracker you can strap to them so you can find them easily while in VR
RandomTiger
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I've given up now. Next time they phone me if they cant fix it on the spot I'm cancelling.
You know what sport I've been quietly hoping makes it to the Vive sooner rather than later?
DEVELOPERS:
let's tear some living rooms up.
This will be perfect for the Vive
You know this shit is coming too
The coolest VR software is the ones that make you feel like you're actually there. I'm most excited about Cloudlands Golf, Space Pirate Trainer, and Pool Nation VR because they look like they nail it.
where do you check this?
FreezerGeezer
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Good lord I'd love to pick one of these up as close to launch as possible, the impressions are incredible.
Still I do not know exactly how the wallet / missus would react. I might have to wait, I am not even sure how well I will be able to run the software / games.
Still I do not know exactly how the wallet / missus would react. I might have to wait, I am not even sure how well I will be able to run the software / games.
viveks86
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Mine departed from Indiana last evening. Still floating somewhere :/
Fedex tracking. Click on the order number in the shipping confirmation email
Fuck I still don't have a shipping confirmation email
My transaction is still just pending on my card. I'm wondering if I'll get a shipping notice as soon as it posts. Has your payment posted?
Trojita
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Bowlegged like animu girl.
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