Name: Vive Business Edition
Brand: HTC
SKU: 40413
Rating: 3.9 (36 reviews)

3.9

based on all reviews

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The controllers are comfortable to hold and last a good day or
Vive hardware is a breeze

require that you open up your PC and install a new part
No price has been announced for the Oculus Touch
lack of room scaling on the Rift

Display source: Built in
Resolution per eye: 2160, 1200 px
Display technology: AMOLED
Field of view: 110 °
Built-in headphones: no
Gyroscope: yes

HTC Vive Business Edition - Pros & Cons

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The controllers are comfortable to hold and last a good day or
Vive hardware is a breeze
Vive was comfortable to wear and put on
HTC delivered a superb performance
easy to get ready to use
The HTC is exceptionally comfortable to wear
the game adds some humor to make the ordeal worthwhile
accurate and smooth the motion tracking is with the controllers
Vive was easy enough
hardware-wise
grab
push and more stuff with your hands makes it exponentially better
The immersion is very good and very intuitive
The controllers are very well designed
The setup instructions in the box are very easy to follow
they are indeed very solidly built
feels very well made and of surprisingly high quality
The pistol mechanisms work like a charm in this game
a nice detail and it really makes a difference
motion tracking has great accuracy in six degrees of freedom
the picture looks fairly natural with warm and natural colors
The sense of scale and presence are perfect
excellent tracking and durable build
more ergonomic controllers and a simpler headphone setup
It is free and it is phenomenal
work perfectly fine with Oculus Touch
It s super easy to install and use
The tracking technology is just as good
The setup process itself was actually pretty straightforward
Both are excellent
full experiences with options aplenty
everything is incredibly interactive and fun
in-depth reviews and helpful tips
Vive feels incredible
lag-free
vivid
seamless
Vive has easy-to-follow instructions
virtual environment is perfectly suited to the footprint of an average-size room
very intuitive to use
the headset itself is surprisingly comfortable
the game adds some humour to make the ordeal worthwhile
accuracy of the tracking was superb
of the Vive setup process is much simpler than the physical installation
Battery life is impressive
too
simple pick-up-and-play mechanics are supremely intuitive
new ways of thinking
new connections
and new industries
of comfortable
affordable and most importantly enjoyable VR experiences
The materials are also easy to clean so
fairly simple and basic concepts
a higher resolution
improved spatial sound and a more comfortable fit
Vive is simply best in class
headset's front-mounted camera works brilliantly too
Tracking accuracy and latency are simply superb on all aspects of the design
elegant and streamlined
precise
intuitive nature of the controls
it also feels nice and lightweight
Vive worked every time following a quick reboot
immense
wonderful and utterly fantastic
perfectly usable PC monitor
fantastic
better than Oculus and better than PlayStation VR
dependable and durable
excellent audio
good FoV
good screens
good lenses
The simulation is well put together and does an excellent job of
The extended length of the handles is excellent
audio is surprisingly good
It looks sleek
powerful and uncluttered
quite comfortable and well balanced
the setup software provides direct
clear instructions on how to get started

require that you open up your PC and install a new part
No price has been announced for the Oculus Touch
lack of room scaling on the Rift
the light leaking in to be enough to detract from the VR experience
it was quite easy to accidentally pull the earbuds out when moving
No cherry-picked units sent by manufacturers
heavy noticeably heavier than the Oculus Rift s
It s a pain in the ass to set up
VR is still an overpriced novelty
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you cannot use the Vive without its base stations
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only just outside the immediate available area
shoddy VR integration or were just frankly underwhelming
The software side gets a little more frustrating
The bumps and smoothed edges looked odd
will not always bring more Ã¢ÂÂinformationÃ¢ÂÂ than 2D or 3D on a planar display
3D-TV can cause eyestrain after a while
underpowered device could not work properly
your peripheral vision is not
It is also a bit heavier
the box alone it arrived in is somewhat intimidating
the Vive takes on an awkward shape
The box is huge
Vive was limited
None of the cables lock in with a clip system or
no transition period
trip the cables easily pop out of the link box
this unit is absolutely not cheap
Power is plugged in via a separate power brick
cumbersome the installation process is
it is not included in the box
quickly feels a little light and superficial
lighthouses and babysitting USB ports and 20-foot cables
virtual barrier when you are caught up in a virtual world
VR picture quality will look significantly worse
a cable The battery is not integrated into the headset or the dongle
one of the sensors was losing sight of me
it s still too expensive
HTC Vive does not come with an integrated headset for audio
Vibe does not get as hot as the Gear VR
a VR headset is a bit of a hassle
play-space in my bedroom is fully tracked
2D monitor is limiting and has a steep learning curve
hard to stock in a retail space
annoying cord that tethered you to the PC
moving too fast to stop
Vive products are a bit expensive
the internals are worse
Unseen Diplomacy is literally unplayable in my current setup
Vive controller for not shattering into a million pieces
Mobile VR graphics are always imperfect
kind-of broken
Ghosting and light bleed are almost nonexistent on the Vive
the Vive does not have integrated audio
Front heavy and hard to grip HTC packed
the controllers are a miss
being heavy and uncomfortable to hold
Vive is a little more complicated
pixellated blocks only appeared during head movement
The battery is not hot-swappable either
no warning at all when the power gets low
any built-in electronics or even a battery
don't have any built-in buttons
pulsating plasma that looked dangerous to touch
Vive only needs two items plugged in
more expensive than the Oculus Rift
Vive apart from the Rift and a huge one are the controllers
expensive
price point is just much too expensive to justify
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only using a very small portion of the second hand
texture looks awfully muddy up close
proto-games and glorified tech demos
the table was not real
pick up objects on nearby shelves
complex
bulky
full of wires and parts to sync
A broken TV buzzes in the corner
It requires a high-end PC to run
It tangles around my shoes as I walk across my office
it could end up being like the cell phone market
It was a little disorienting
The headset was hard to take off
eyeDoes wandering a room with an opaque headset blinding
Dual Lighthouse stations
clunky hollow ring dotted with photo-sensors
the side buttons were a little stiff
cord constantly winding itself around my legs
the feature wasn't available during my testing period
no built in headphone
Magic Man's Head Games that require a traditional controller
virtual cage can be a little jarring
the actual content pool is fairly shallow
the controllers are going to be completely wireless
expensive
needs a lot of hardware to run
of wires tangling themselves in our living room fairly annoying
Tilt Brush doodles were little more than flowers and hearts
there s still no real killer app
of cables isn t so bad once out of the box
Larger companies have always been a little hesitant about investing in new platforms
Samsung Gear VR
doesn't have a huge amount of effect on text
There are no built-in headphones
the headset is on the heavy side
sensors are frustratingly flat
this will fade into view
heavy
expensive
a pain to set up
controllers have trackers just like the little squares you see on the headset
limited myself to desk area space
no battery indicator on the controller itself
forced to stand there batting lasers
only had access to tech demos and a few short games
my glasses are being jammed painfully into my face
not quite a virtual office
It might not offer Room Space
sheer
terrifying drop restricting your movement
a little limited by the small battery capacity
have the open room
have to run the cable up the wall
limited movement becomes painfully obvious
room-space showcases
lack of tilt severely cut into the viewable tracking area
the cabling is a bit of a nightmare
base station placement is crucial
it looks like it will be a bit of a bitch to assemble
many users were locked out of that experience owing to the lack of space
latency issues and lack of must-have content
Taking one of your hands off can be a little creepy
weird to have system requirements for a piece of hardware
only work with a standard Xbox controller
reading its small lettering on the display
a pain in the arse to set up
small price to pay for walking around in a virtual space
vast majority of Vive games require the player to walk around
Rift has a small amount of open space at the bottom of the lenses
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Resolution issues are most clearly visible on distinct edges
foam frame turns into a bit of a sweatband
Vive s display is not the screen door effect itself
Neither one includes motion controllers as standard
it's still tethered by a cable
small divots on the top of the two controllers and on
VR headset alone is not enough to play around in virtual worlds
pixelated screen and irritating software foibles
The Xbox One controller is a poor substitute for VR
it s not well realised it s either always on or always off
s a bit like Daredevil s vision
it feels a little wobbly
no virtual furniture in sight
Rift is getting its own motion controllers
the pixels appear to be larger
no built-in calibration tool
boxy black security cameras - hardly subtle
grid lines and a white expanse of nothingness
and games can only be installed on your C drive
winning number of really strong games and apps
the SteamVR interface is pretty clunky
no video cable for plugging in to your PC
the install was quite a mess
no video cables of any kind for connecting to your PC
the hanging sensors in the wall are going to be smaller
to those wall-mounted holodeck sensors
Graphic quality was not perfect
Oculus wasn t able to release its own motion controls
cable do turn into a bit of a tripping hazard
plugging in PC and printer power cables
Google Cardboard Google Cardboard
RX 480 only includes one HDMI port and three Display Ports
less likely you'll accidentally kick your cat
sheer amount of space that using a Vive requires
cartoonish
slow-moving enemies
Oculus controllers are not compatible
it gets very hot and steamy
headset is not detecting the correct height
The card was hidden in plain sight
those apps were not available ahead of launch
The headset does not charge through the USB port
passthrough view fades away to the virtual environment
it s not as good as Facebook s attempt
HTC Vive Focus 3 is not a consumer headset
The microphone also leaves a bit to be desired
HTC didn t update its wand controllers for the Pro 2 launch
s too much of a lag delay
incredibly short at just 14 inches
the tiny box will flop around at the slightest cable tug
noticeable choppiness in the loading screen

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HTC Vive Business Edition - Full Specifications

Display source	Built in
Resolution per eye	2160 x 1200 px
Display technology	AMOLED
Field of view	110.0 °
Refresh rate	90.0 Hz

Gyroscope	yes
Proximity sensor	yes

Colour of product	Black

Powered via USB	no

Room-scale tracking	yes
Supplied accessories	Motion controller
Coloration mode	Monotone
Adjustable interpupillary distance	yes
Built-in headphones	no
Built-in microphone	no
Built-in speaker(s)	no

Weight	19.58 oz

Bluetooth	yes
HDMI	yes
HDMI ports quantity	1
USB	yes
USB version	USB 2.0
Type of USB connector	Micro-USB USB
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 (Gen 1)	1
Headphone output	yes
Card reader integrated	no

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3.9

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