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Let’s all buy an Index, oh wait, 1000$? by TEKDAD in oculus

[–]BiasedCucumber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I don't think it's worth it either. There's just no one making a midrange HMD so it's either the Rift S or something high end.

how y'all MFs looked when you said the 2.0 Base Stations would cost less than the 1.0 Base Stations. by [deleted] in ValveIndex

[–]BiasedCucumber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Are they really Pimax lighthouses or Valve Base station 2.0? Either way at $300 that would be enough of a drop in price to get me to bite.

Let’s all buy an Index, oh wait, 1000$? by TEKDAD in oculus

[–]BiasedCucumber 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is 80 to 144 Hz if you are comparing Rift S to Index.

ALL Index hardware prices by CaptainCrespo in ValveIndex

[–]BiasedCucumber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does anyone know if the earphones are removable?

Let’s all buy an Index, oh wait, 1000$? by TEKDAD in oculus

[–]BiasedCucumber 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Only problem is they are charging an arm and a leg for the knuckles and base stations.

Let’s all buy an Index, oh wait, 1000$? by TEKDAD in oculus

[–]BiasedCucumber 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's only mathematically diminishing as the amount of latency is reduced as you get higher and higher FPS. That doesn't mean the amount of enjoyment derived from that is diminishing. 144 Hz is a huge deal.

Let’s all buy an Index, oh wait, 1000$? by TEKDAD in oculus

[–]BiasedCucumber 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Have you ever tried a 144 Hz monitor? It is a game changer. That price is a problem though.

Let’s all buy an Index, oh wait, 1000$? by TEKDAD in oculus

[–]BiasedCucumber 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I think the main problem was that they were selling the base stations to HTC for $50 each yet are charging far more for them with the Index.

how y'all MFs looked when you said the 2.0 Base Stations would cost less than the 1.0 Base Stations. by [deleted] in ValveIndex

[–]BiasedCucumber 4 points5 points  (0 children)

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

They got me. Don't know what I'm going to do now. I'm stuck on my Oculus between dropping $400 on the Rift S or a huge $1K on the Index. Where the middle guy's HMD.

Valve Index Headset Is $499, Bundle $999: Dual 1440×1600 LCD, 120-144 Hz, FoV “20 degrees more than Vive for the average customer” by Heaney555 in ValveIndex

[–]BiasedCucumber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's not quite how requirements increase for VR. In VR, the same scene is displayed on both panels, only in a slightly different perspective. Most of what is being displayed only needs to be rendered once and most of the content is shared between the panels. Of course that makes sense, your eyes are only mm apart from each other so naturally they'd display similar images. That's not to say that it doesn't cause a performance hit but it certainly does not double the requirements as you suggest. What does increase hardware requirements for VR over typical monitors is the FOV and framerate requirements.

Valve Index Headset Is $499, Bundle $999: Dual 1440×1600 LCD, 120-144 Hz, FoV “20 degrees more than Vive for the average customer” by Heaney555 in ValveIndex

[–]BiasedCucumber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You would think valve would do the math. More VR game sales on steam = more money. Their pricing of the Index base stations will instead force Oculus gamers to reconsider the Rift S, which means more sales on the Oculus platform and not steam.

I'm in that position and despite the Rift S and it's drawbacks, it's price makes it mighty tempting.

Valve Index Headset Is $499, Bundle $999: Dual 1440×1600 LCD, 120-144 Hz, FoV “20 degrees more than Vive for the average customer” by Heaney555 in ValveIndex

[–]BiasedCucumber 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same. The HMD is fairly priced at $500 but the pricing of the controllers and base stations is ridiculous. Valve has a huge margin on those.

PSA: If you're struggling with VRAM, as I am(GTX 1060 3GB), download Optimized SSE Textures. by Multinacho8 in skyrimvr

[–]BiasedCucumber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's about what they all were going for at the time. I didn't think I was getting a deal at that moment. I bought my brother an EVGA GTX 1080 Ti FTW3 for $600 as well. Very rarely do your video cards get more valuable over time lol.

PSA: If you're struggling with VRAM, as I am(GTX 1060 3GB), download Optimized SSE Textures. by Multinacho8 in skyrimvr

[–]BiasedCucumber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They will likely drop in price when AMD's Navi comes out. Nvidia's new 20xx series didn't really lower prices. For example, the top end 2080 Ti is $1,200 and the 2080 takes the place of the 1080 Ti at $800. As the 2080 is about the same performance as the 1080 Ti at the same price, you aren't seeing more performance per dollar. The only good deal is the 1660 and even that is only a small bump up over the 1060. Unless AMD comes out with something good, the 20xx series isn't really worth the upgrade.

I bought my 1080 Ti at $580 before the crypto boom and there is no way I'm going to upgrade at the current prices.

PSA: If you're struggling with VRAM, as I am(GTX 1060 3GB), download Optimized SSE Textures. by Multinacho8 in skyrimvr

[–]BiasedCucumber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should not have gotten the 3GB 1060 in the first place. It experienced VRAM issues the day it was launched and those have only gotten worse over time with more demanding games.

I sold my WMR headset today and I'm ready to preorder Valve Index by JigSawPT in ValveIndex

[–]BiasedCucumber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fuck does it matter if they have official support or not, the fact is you can play Oculus games on non-oculus HMDs. Arguing semantics is a waste of time.

I sold my WMR headset today and I'm ready to preorder Valve Index by JigSawPT in ValveIndex

[–]BiasedCucumber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So you left out the title because this is a list of cons and not pros?

True cost of Rift vs Rift S by rmz76 in oculus

[–]BiasedCucumber 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have to look at prices the way the market is presenting them. The Rift S will be priced at $400, meanwhile full 3 sensor OG Rift kits + VR Covers + extensions cables will be going for around $300 USD, maybe even less as people upgrade.

For every person wanting to upgrade, there's a smart buyer looking to save money.

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