HTC Vive Lens MOD Tutorial: How to get better sharpness & image quality in VR
3,808In this tutorial video, Im replacing the HTC Vive fresnel lenses with Gear VR lenses going through a step by step tutorial for much better sharpness in VR, bigger sweet spot, better VR image quality and less god rays and glare. The tutorial includes full setup guide on how you replace the Vive lenses, and I'm also giving you many testing examples, VR through the lens recordings, lens comparisons and my own lens review with final conclusions.
Did you know that you can use a mod (custom lens adapters) to replace the existing HTC Vive lenses with Gear VR 2016 or 2017 lenses, and obtain noticeably sharper VR image with bigger sweet spot view, same field of view, almost no god rays at all and a more clear image overall while playing VR games?
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In this full HTC Vive lens replacement tutorial I'm taking you step-by-step throughout the disassembly of the Gear VR, to lens adapter setup, Vive lens replacement and also adjustment software tutorial to correct any visible distortion.
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Timeline in this video:
00:00 Intro
00:45 Taking apart the Gear VR and remove lenses
02:12 Insert lenses into the custom lens adapters
02:54 Remove original lenses from HTC Vive
03:43 Insert the first Gear VR lens into HTC Vive
04:00 First lens tests & comparisons in VR
04:31 Testing & lens comparisons in Steam VR environment
07:19 Testing & lens comparisons in various Test charts
16:42 Replace the second Vive lens with Gear VR lens
18:07 Software tutorial: Distortion correction step-by-step
22:37 First lens tests in VR game Skyrim VR
24:02 In-depth discussion talk about HTC Vive lens replacement issues, flaws, fixes and stuff you need to know before trying to replace the HTC Vive lenses on your own.
38:57 Final conclusion
Useful links from this HTC Vive lens replacement tutorial video:
▶ Real o Virtual Test charts (Steam VR environment):
https://goo.gl/y4symw
▶ Order the Lens adapters 3D printed from Thingiverse:
https://goo.gl/2eBcZ8
My 3D printed lens adapters were made by www.solidifi3ddesigns.com (in Sweden) via Thingiverse.
▶ You can also order the lenses 3d printed by https://www.solidifi3ddesigns.com/store/c2/vive with 10% off adding "SWEVIVER" coupon code!
▶ HTC Vive lens replacement MOD review and guide on Reddit:
https://goo.gl/j7XJgw
▶ Needed software for lens distortion correction:
https://goo.gl/L4Me1N
▶ Get a cheap Gear VR 2016 or 2017 headset:
https://goo.gl/fKuZA6
Thanks for watching my HTC Vive Lens MOD Tutorial on how you easily can replace your Vive fresnel-lenses with Gear VR lenses for better image quality. I hope you found this video helpful and please ask me anything if you have any questions regarding this HTC Vive MOD. This HTC Vive VR lens tutorial video took me more than 3 days to make, so I hope you will like it!
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