Allllright! The Promised Amature TPU HTC Vive Review

xkm1948 · Apr 27, 2016

So I got my Vive on Monday. Unfortunately I was caught in a lot of work and didn't have time to set it up. Today I finally got the time to play with it.

It came in a gigantic box. Pretty good protection. HTC did a LOT of work to make sure it comes in perfect condition.

And the opening.

And my cat keeps walking around to check it out.

There is a gazallian little pieces of stuff in the box, all organized in a awesome fashion.

Pretty awesome controller. No, FUCKING FUCK AWESOME

ANNNNND all the glory goes to the VIVE

Testing the headset

I gotta say it is pretty comfortable. It can fit my prescription glasses with no problem at all. There are two straps on both side and I was able to adjust it easily while inside the headset.

For testing purpose I haven't setup the base station just yet. I placed one on my tower and the other on the bookshelf.

And finish the installation:

The installation process was as polished as it can be. It is even easier than setting up some of the new smartphones! It linked with my Steam account right away. Following through the steps to test the base station and controller. Then I strap the headset on.

OOO MMMMYYY SWWWEEEET FUCKING JESUS LORD GOD ASS.

I thought I would be puking rainbow

But I ended up exploding in rainbow

Tried all the available VR applications. HOLY FUUUUUUUUUUUUCK that was GOOOD

That experience was simply mind fucking. It was like Vive took my soul out of my body on a romantic date, then went to the most luxury hotel and fucked it red hot nonstop.

The FuryX performed awesomely in rendering the scenes.

Next on I tried Pornhub VR.

WOW

just

WOOOOW

Freaking unbelievable.

Now the regular TPU review sh*it:

Pros: Everything

Cons: Controller ran out of juice after 5hrs of playing.

Verdict:
BUY IT!!!!! BUY IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You have no idea what you are missing out.

TO ALL the doubters and haters. This is the future. Don't resist it.

natr0n · Apr 27, 2016

So 3 thumbs up I assume.

Caring1 · Apr 27, 2016

On a serious note, the cat is looking a bit tubby there.

RCoon · Apr 27, 2016

Caring1 said:
On a serious note, the cat is looking a bit tubby there.

It's lovable chub.

CAPSLOCKSTUCK · Apr 27, 2016

Luka KLLP · Apr 27, 2016

Well, this confirms what I've heard elsewhere about how awesome this thing is. I watched the CS:GO 1v1 tournament sponsored by HTC last weekend, and they had a Vive set up there as well for when the players weren't playing, and it looked pretty cool. Also the casters were going on and on anout how incredible it was, and it didn't seem scripted

Also: darn you for having the same case as me, now I can't stop thinking about how that little box would look on my desk

jaggerwild · Apr 27, 2016

Cat needs one of these to sleep on.........

jboydgolfer · Apr 27, 2016

i watched this youtube vid a while back and i found it to be honest, if nothing else....entertaining was also a part, but it was very nice to see people who are "unbiased" just use it. see for yourself....4/2016 **@10:05 - 10:20'ish i almost pissed myself.**

Mindweaver · Apr 27, 2016

Sooo did you like it?... haha Next question when you where watching PHVR (Not to be confused with PSVR) did you find the hole in the controllers to be big enough? j/k.. lol I had too.. Man, I can't wait to get one.. I'm trying to respect my wife and wait till everything settles and then buy one, but to me the Vive is the clear winner between the Rift and the Vive.. Now that may change whenever Touch comes out for some. The sad thing is the game I want the most is a PSVR exclusive.. Crytek's Robinson: The Journey

MustSeeMelons · Apr 27, 2016

Is it possible to show how grainy the image is on the Vive? Or is it sharp?

dorsetknob · Apr 27, 2016

natr0n said:
So 3 thumbs up I assume.

xkm1948 said:
Next on I tried Pornhub VR.

WOW

just

WOOOOW

Think it was two thumbs up +something else

Sasqui · Apr 27, 2016

xkm1948 said:
Next on I tried Pornhub VR.

WOW

just

WOOOOW

Freaking unbelievable.

@dorsetknob I'm thinking we won't see another post from him for quite some time.

dorsetknob · Apr 27, 2016

Bow · Apr 27, 2016

Frag_Maniac · Apr 27, 2016

jboydgolfer said:

The point made at the 3:45 mark was the most relevant I think. Most VR games thus far are just cheap physics demos, and many overpriced. At the price they're selling the kits, and the poor software content thus far, it will be some time before VR catches on, IF it really does enough to carry it with consistently good games. As for the Vive, it's certainly no feather in Valve's cap as well that most SteamOS games run worse than the Windows versions. That doesn't exactly inspire confidence for what kind of content Vive will get.

xkm1948 · Apr 27, 2016

Just finished 10 pornhub clips in a row. Man I am exhausted. Controller died again. So one full charge should give you 5.5~6hrs. Not bad at all.

Image is very sharp. Not grainy at all. It seems I can even force 4xAA on some of the VR titles through Radeon Settings.

Also, 3DMark looks amazing within VR.

If Wizard or some reviewers live in Illinois I would highly suggest they come and try.

scevism · Apr 27, 2016

xkm1948 said:
Just finished 10 pornhub clips in a row. Man I am exhausted. Controller died again. So one full charge should give you 5.5~6hrs. Not bad at all.

Image is very sharp. Not grainy at all. It seems I can even force 4xAA on some of the VR titles through Radeon Settings.

Also, 3DMark looks amazing within VR.

If Wizard or some reviewers live in Illinois I would highly suggest they come and try.

Do you have enuff toilet roll? :laugh:

dorsetknob · Apr 27, 2016

this is usb connected

Its also Skype compatible

scevism · Apr 27, 2016

dorsetknob said:
this is usb connected

Do you have it then?

dorsetknob · Apr 27, 2016

No i'm bored and Broke and just trying to help a fellow TPU'er

rtwjunkie · Apr 27, 2016

xkm1948 said:
If Wizard or some reviewers live in Illinois I would highly suggest they come and try.

W1z lives in Germany.

Toothless · Apr 27, 2016

What? No sexy dragons or hentai VR review? No sexual GPU baking from inside the oven? 0/potato review.

xkm1948 · Apr 28, 2016

Toothless said:
What? No sexy dragons or hentai VR review? No sexual GPU baking from inside the oven? 0/potato review.

I like your idea. I am checking out something like this now:

xkm1948 · May 1, 2016

This is how I feel after a few days with Vive now:

Frick · May 2, 2016

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Allllright! The Promised Amature TPU HTC Vive Review

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natr0n

Caring1

RCoon

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Mindweaver

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MustSeeMelons

dorsetknob

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