Cheers guys. In this video I talk about the pros and cons between the Vive and Rift based on my subjective opinion. Admittedly, I have only used the Rift for 13 hours to date but in that time I paid attention to Pros and Cons vs the Vive.
I LOVE both devices. Will miss my Vive while its being replaced as I did the other week but the Rift will allow me to continue to play VR games!
Here is a summary of the Pros and Cons for each as video is a bit longer so will put timestamps beside it:
HTC VIVE
PROS
ROOM VR and CHAPERONE SYSTEM
HORIZONTAL FIELD OF VIEW
VIVE CONTROLLERS
EASIER TO CONFIGURE FOR VACUUM FIT ON FACE
ABILITY TO DRINK/EAT WITHOUT REMOVAL OF HMD
CONS
CABLE WEIGHT AND VOLUME
BULKIER AND HEAVIER HMD
DEPTH OF FIELD
OCULUS RIFT
PROS
MINIMAL CABLES AND LIGHTWEIGHT HMD
NOWHERE NEAR AS HOT DURING A STANDARD 30MIN SESSION
EASY TO CONFIGURE
MINIMAL SCREENDOOR EFFECT
BETTER DEPTH OF FIELD
CONS
NO ROOM VR AND CHAPERONE SYSTEM
GAMEPAD AS INITIAL CONTROL DEVICE
NOT AS EASILY FACE POSITIONALLY ADJUSTABLE
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