Reddit mentions of 2 Pcs Tripod Mini Ball Head for HTC Vive/Vive Pro Base Station,for Oculus Rift Sensor,for Lighthouses,Camera Camcorder, MDW Holder for HTC Vive

Here is another picture of the sensor itself:

http://imgur.com/VJgtyLj

Here is the gear that I used:

Light Stands (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HNZJLG4/) - These things are great. Very easy to setup, very small base (can be expanded if you want, but the sensors are light and they seem very stable).

Mini Ball Heads (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M07M9D4) - Make for easier adjustment and greater tilting.

USB Cables (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00C7SA21U/ - 10 ft, https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00C7S2FRE/ - 6 ft) - Passive were fine for the two sensors at that length.

Very happy to get these off my desk and higher up. I need to get my third sensor setup as well because the angle that they are pointing makes it tough to detect at the back of my play space (it's about 6 x 9).

Overall very happy with the setup and all the advice I received from this board. This is a really great community.

Bought these light stands and mini ball head attachment based off a recommendation here and they've been great:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NKWOH7M/
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M07M9D4/

I use this tripod, but it does come with two tripods. Maybe you could find a solo elsewhere, but having two allows you to take your Vive to somewhere and set it up for demos. Did that at a friend's house a few months ago and it worked great.

Also make sure you have a mount of some kind to make sure your lighthouse can be positioned accordingly.

Hi, I'm going to be building a new PC to use with the Vive, and wanted to get everyone's feedback on my build choices (I tried posting on /r/buildapc but hadn't gotten responses, and I'm interested specifically in Vive users too).

I'm salvaging the power supply, SSD, and CPU cooler from my existing build:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type|Item|Price

----|:----|:----
CPU | Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor | $219.99 @ Newegg
CPU Cooler | Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus 76.8 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler | Purchased For $19.99
Thermal Compound | Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste | $5.65
Motherboard | Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard | $119.99 @ Newegg
Memory | G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3200 Memory | $89.99 @ Newegg
Storage | Toshiba Q Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | Purchased For $179.99
Video Card | Asus GeForce GTX 1070 8GB Dual Series Video Card | $364.99
Case | Rosewill BlackHawk ATX Mid Tower Case | $39.99 @ Newegg
Power Supply | Corsair Professional 650W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply | Purchased For $139.99
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $1220.57
| Mail-in rebates | -$40.00
| Total | $1180.57
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-24 08:34 EST-0500 |

Please let me know if everything looks good!

Also, for the Vive, I'm planning on purchasing light stands to hold the trackers. I'm currently planning on:

- StudioPRO Set of Two 7'6" Photography Light Stands with Carrying Bag for Photo & Video Studio

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MDW 2 PACK Tripod Mini Ball Head for HTC VIVE Holder,Camera Camcorder

Are those good choices?

These so you can direct them.

Here are the Stands, surprisingly solid quality.

> Vive vs Rift? I heard the Vive Pro is coming out

I had the same dilemma two weeks ago for a client. I went for the cheaper Oculus (+ extra sensor for better tracking). I will wait for HTC Vive Pro (already have a regular Vive, though, and I find it superior to the Rift)

>there will always be users out there attempting to run your software on the bare minimum (or less) hardware

Solid advice. I develop professionally and bought a GTX 970 rather than the 10xx versions because of this.

Some gotchas:

• USB ports. I have a separate USB 3.0 card of my motherboard just for this. On a laptop, you'll need a hub. This will help power your controllers while developing and allow all the Oculus wired sensors as well.
  
  
• HDMI ports: I enjoy dual monitors for developing. You might need to use HDMI-to-Display port cables for your monitor(s), and leave the HDMI ports free to use for the VR headset(s). This will leave you room for growth
  
  
• Tripods as needed for the Oculus sensors. I would recommend these since they're pretty solid, and you can eventually use them for Vive lighthouses with these adapters.

https://www.amazon.com/Tripod-Station-lighthouses-Camcorder-MDW/dp/B01M07M9D4/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1505101354&sr=8-6&keywords=ball+head+mount quick amazon search pulled this up

I've got some yongnuos and I just use these

MDW 2 Pcs Tripod Mini Ball Head for HTC VIVE Base Station,for Oculus Rift Sensor ,for lighthouses,Camera Camcorder,Holder for HTC VIVE https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M07M9D4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_3Ikizb6DHHJ53

Not ideal but they do the job. Something like this might better but it's more $

Manfrotto MLH1HS Snap Tilthead (Black) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JY5HOW4/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_CKkizbW3F5VFG

I couldn't find any type of bracket when I was looking

These are the bad boys I ended up buying. They seemed fairly reasonably priced, and with the mounts they work great when I want to move my vive around.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00L4YR0BS/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M07M9D4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I ordered my vive during the Christmas sale so it hasn't arrived yet. I'm in the same situation as you, in an apartment where I don't want to drill holes.

But I did a quick google search about our use case and found these.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00L4YR0BS

combined with these

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M07M9D4

should work fine. Old reddit posts recommend these.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00L4YR0BS/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M07M9D4/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This is the setup I'm using right now. But damn that quick support rod is a really good idea. I would do that instead of this if possible. I would only consider the tripod "sturdy" if you can extend the legs all the way out, which might be difficult in a small college dorm/apartment

Here are the light stands I use when I take the Vive out of the house to demo: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00L4YR0BS/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1


Here are the ball heads I use on top of those stands: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M07M9D4/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I have yet to have an issue with either, they stay in place well and they dont jiggle around.

These are the light stands I use:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001WB02Z4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

These are the ball mounts I use:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M07M9D4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I don't have issues with them but they aren't my permanent solution. I bought them because I take my Vive to a lot of different places so it nice as a mobile solution. The ball mounts are great but I'm not use how the stands would do over long periods of time. But for now, they are perfect. They do however come with little draw strings bags that are pretty shitty.

$27 for a set of 2 photography light stands: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001WB02Z4

$10 for a pair of swivel mounts so you can angle the base stations however you like: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M07M9D4

One advantage with these over the other suggestion in this thread is that this setup doesn't need to touch the ceiling to work.
I can confirm these work great for bringing a Vive around to random places, and works well even on soft surfaces like carpet.

Okay well I just ordered both!

This: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M07M9D4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

And This: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001WB02Z4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M07M9D4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I got 4 of these. I got this set of 2 with a carrying case and then 2 separate ones without. All 4 fit in the case. The footprint when fully extended us pretty small.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HNZJLG4

I also got 4 of these for more flexibility:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M07M9D4

I bought this and these and have been taking my Vive on the road without any issues.

Notice on the vive edition those adjustable attachments that can pivot on the top where you screw camera in. The vive edition comes with those on it so you don't buy them separate. They allow you to easily adjust them downwards. Otherwise you buy them separate from just the standard tripods. Works with rift sensors too. https://www.amazon.com/MDW-Tripod-Station-lighthouses-Camcorder/dp/B01M07M9D4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1500593233&sr=8-1&keywords=Oculus+tripod

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00L4YR0BS

I bought a few of these, along with

https://smile.amazon.com/MDW-Tripod-Station-lighthouses-Camcorder/dp/B01M07M9D4

for mounting my front and back sensors. They work great, the ball head screws directly to the top of the light stand and the sensor screws onto the ball head. Probably not the cheapest solution but is very versatile if you're wanting to move the sensors around to try different setups.

Mounting pictures and small things like this is considered normal use; you typically would have to patch holes before leaving, which is easy, and pay some pro-rated amount towards painting that room if it had been repainted recently (2-3 years in California).

Tripods work too - on concrete. Wood floors make the sensors wobble when anyone is moving around. (Edit: a rod as suggested by /u/Muzanshin works better with wood)
I got these; though the price has gone up a bit they're still great at $36 for a pair:

Neewer Set of Two 9 feet/260 centimeters Photo Studio Light Stands for HTC Vive VR, Video, Portrait, and Product Photography https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00L4YR0BS

And the ball heads you'll need to tilt the cameras down enough for $11:

MDW 2 Pcs Tripod Mini Ball Head for HTC VIVE Base Station,lighthouses,Camera Camcorder,Holder for HTC VIVE https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01M07M9D4


This set is a bit shorter but includes 2 stands and 2 ball heads for $40 total:

Neewer 2 Packs 75 inches/190 centimeters Adjustable Light Stands with 2 Pieces 1/4-inch Screw Tripod Mini Ball Head Hot Shoe Adapters for HTC Vive VR, Video, Portrait and Product Photography https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LZ1Y076

I see, my tripods have swivel heads that I mounted the lighthouses on. The mounts for the wall don't have a way to attach to the tripod, you would need to buy something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Tripod-Station-lighthouses-Camcorder-MDW/dp/B01M07M9D4

These are ones I bought. I bought them because they were the cheapest ones I could find and the tallest ones I could find. Even at full extension the lighthouse are stable. I had to buy a set of adapters too.