Best products from r/HTCVive
We found 22 comments on r/HTCVive discussing the most recommended products. We ran sentiment analysis on each of these comments to determine how redditors feel about different products. We found 19 products and ranked them based on the amount of positive reactions they received. Here are the top 20.
1. Inateck PCI-E to USB 3.0 (5 Ports) PCI Express Card and 15-Pin Power Connector, Red (KT5001)
- PCIe USB 3.0 Card: SuperSpeed USB 3. 0 supports transfer rates of up to 5Gbps - The actual transmission speed is limited by the setting of the device connected
- One Step Update your Computer to 5 ports USB3. 0 Easily with PCI Express to USB3. 0 Controller Adapter Card; 1 USB 3. 0 20-pin Connector ( expand another two USB 3. 0 ports )
- Backwards compatible with USB 2. 0 and 1. 1 devices; Operating System Compatibility: Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10,Mac OS 10. 8 or above.
- With easy installation, this USB 3. 0 PCI express I/O Card offers a simple solution for your standard desktop PC
- Windows XP and Vista Users Please Note: Due to OS limitations, the real transfer speed after installation of the respective drivers will be located between the level of USB 2. 0 and 3. 0
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2. EXMAX 360 Degree Aluminum Alloy Body Rotating Swivel Mini Tripod Ball Head with 1/4" Screw Thread Base Mount for Lighter DSLR Camera Camcorder LED Light Bracket Hiking HTC Vive (Black)
- 360 degree panning and from -90 degree to +90 degree tilting for panoramic photography,to give you different angle positions.Securely hold your camera to the tripod to film or shoot at different angle, less rigidness, more flexibility.
- Aiming and horizon leveling can be accomplished as one instinctive motion, and rigid lockup takes just a quick twist of one control.Swivel ball joint to ensure 360 degree horizontal rotating fluid movement when adjusting the angle.
- The component of the tripod mini ball head only has three parts. Make it easy to carry and adjust. You can adjust the ball head to meet your need easily.Rubber-padded mount with a 1/4" screw to protect your camera from potential scratches between your camera and the mounting part.
- The built-in ball head allows you to adjust and set its friction conveniently and make it rotate by 360 degrees optionally.Can work with DSLR cameras. With Additional adapter (not included ), it would work with Smart-phone or Action Camera Compatible with Gopro HD Hero 1/2/3/3+/4/5/6.
- Tactfully designed item,made of aluminium alloy,strong and durable.An 1/4" screw on the top and an industrial standard 1/4" female thread at the bottom allows for mounting to most tripods or light stands.
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3. Fovitec - 1x 7'6" Photography & Video Light Stand Kit - [For Lights, Reflectors, & Modifiers][Collapsible][Spring Cushioned][Carrying Bag Included]
Contents: 2x 7'6" light stands, 1x equipment carrying caseDesigned for Photography & Video: Universal stand threads are designed to fit most monolights/strobes, continuous lights, and accessoriesHeight Adjustable: Measures 2'4" when closed, extending from 2'8" to 7'6"Stable Mounting Solution: For ma...
4. Command 17206-12ES 3M Large Photo Hangers No Tools or Holes, Strong and Versatile, Value Pack, 12 Picture Strips
- INCLUDES- 3 Pairs of Medium, White Command Picture Hanging Strips (6 Strips total); 3 Pairs hold 9 lbs. Maximum frame size of 18 inches x 24 inches
- DAMAGE-FREE DECORATING- Say goodbye to holes, marks, or sticky residue on your walls; Command Picture Hanging Strips by 3M are easy to use and help keep your walls looking beautiful
- NO TOOLS REQUIRED- Hang picture frames, wall art, mirrors, wall clocks, signs, dry erase boards, holiday decorations, acoustic foam boards, and other home decor where you want without nails or a hammer
- STRONG AND VERSATILE- Command Strips hold strongly on a variety of indoor surfaces including painted walls, finished wood (painted or varnished shiplap, cabinets, or doors), painted concrete cinder block, laminates, glass, tile, metal, and other smooth surfaces
- REMOVES CLEANLY- Redecorate when inspiration strikes. These picture hangers leave no sticky adhesive behind. Perfect for your dorm, apartment, home, and office
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5. Monoprice HDMI High Speed Active Cable - 50 Feet - Gray, 4K@60Hz, 18Gbps, HDR, 24AWG, YUV, 4:4:4, CL3 - Luxe Active Series
- CL3 RATED - The cable jacket has been treated with a flame retardant and has been tested to the CL3 standard, making it safe for use in and through the walls of residential class buildings. Supports High Dynamic Range video, including HDR10 and Dolby Vision. Supports up to 32 audio channels with ARC for an immersive audio experience
- ACTIVE CHIPSET - The active chipset individually regenerates and balances the three video signal elements, giving the cable the ability to transmit High Speed HDMI signals over longer distances, using thinner gauge conductors than passive HDMI cables.
- PREMIUM BRAIDED JACKET - The plastic cable jacket has been encased within braided nylon, which resists nicks and cuts without reducing cable flexibility. Additionally, the braided jacket gives a premium appearance over that of ordinary plastic jackets.
- ZINC ALLOY CONNECTORS - The zinc alloy connectors not only improve durability, they help provide protection from electromagnetic and radio frequency interference, which helps ensure the best performance possible.
- APPLICATIONS - Luxe Series CL3 Active High Speed HDMI Cables are perfect for a variety of uses, from home theater installations to video surveillance to commercial video displays. The ultra-durable braided nylon jacket covering and the zinc alloy connector heads make it capable of withstanding heavy use without failure.
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6. IOGEAR USB 4-Port USB Extender over Ethernet 164 Feet, GUCE64
- Extend four USB 2. 0 or USB 1. 1 devices up to 164 feet (50 meters) over Cat5, Cat5e or Cat6 Ethernet cable
- Usb 2. 0 high speed (480Mbps), backwards compatible with USB 1. 1 Full speed (12Mbps)
- Built-in hub to connect up to 4 USB 2. 0 or USB 1. 1 devices
- Support suspend/ resume detection
- Plug-n-play - No driver required
- Please note: kindly refer the user guide before use.
- Backed by IOGEAR 3-year and free lifetime technical support
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7. Cable Matters Snagless Long Cat6 Ethernet Cable (Cat6 Cable, Cat 6 Cable) in Black 50 ft
- High Performance Internet cable is Cat6 rated; The Ethernet cord with 24 AWG copper wire provides universal connectivity for LAN network components such as PCs, computer servers, printers, routers, switch boxes, network media players, NAS, VoIP phones, PoE devices, and more
- Cat6 performance at a Cat5e price but with higher bandwidth; Future-proof your network for 10-Gigabit Ethernet (backwards compatible with any existing Cat 5 cable network); Meets or exceeds Category 6 performance in compliance with the TIA/EIA 568-C.2 standard
- A Category 6 Ethernet patch cable is also referred to as a Cat6 network cable, Cat6 cable, Cat6 Ethernet cable, or Cat 6 data/LAN cable. A wired Cat 6 data cable is more reliable and secure than a wireless network or Cat5 cable network for your internet connections
- The connectors with gold-plated contacts and strain-relief boots provide durability, and ensure a secure connection; Bare copper conductors enhance cable performance and comply with specifications for communications cables
- Flexible and durable RJ45 cable with high bandwidth of up to 550 MHz guarantees high-speed data transfer for server applications, cloud computing, video surveillance, and online high-definition video streaming
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8. Grifiti Nootle Quick Release Pipe Clamp with 1/4 20 Threaded Head for Cameras and Nootle Ipad Mounts Works for Tripods, Music Stands, Microphone Stands, Any Pipe or Bar That Is up to 1.5 Inches in Diameter Also Motorcycles, Bikes, and More
- No camera, ipad mount, ipad, or tripod included! This is our Nootle Quick Release Pipe Clamp only! Great little product.
- Use with Cameras or Nootle iPad mounts and Nootle iPhone mounts and other 1/4 20 threaded devices and mounts
- Fits pipes or bars up to 1.5 inches in diameter....1.5 inch wide jaws a nice grip rubber and a quick release (think bike wheels) adjustor and lock mechanism. Rachet head lifts and rotates 360 degrees and knob lock adjustment for angles
- Works great on Tripods, Music Stands, Microphone stands, Motorcycles, Bikes, and other pipe or bar uses for Cameras and Nootle mounts
- See also: Nootle Quick release clamp with iPad mount or iPad mini mount, Nootle suction mounts, magnetic mounts, flexible tripods, pro tripods, stands, Dootle iPad Folio Cases, Dootle Pads, Dootle Styluses, Slim Wrist Pads, Fat Wrist Pads, Deck Lap Desks, Chiton Deck Sleeves, Big-ass Wrist Pad, Big-ass Bands, Mood Mouse Pad
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9. Zenna Home 7013W, Behind-The-Door Towel Bar Or Tension Corner Pole Towel Caddy, White
- Add bathroom storage for towels, clothes and more by either attaching to an interior door or by mounting on a tub ledge or in a shower stall
- Has 3 long swiveling towel bars and 1 short hook for storage
- Easy to install: For door installation, simply attach to hinges; for tub or shower installation, use tension-mount poles to fit in any space up to a standard ceiling height of 8’ 1’’
- No cutting required for most installations; for tub or shower installation heights between 7’ 1’’ and 7’ 7’’, cutting of one tube is required (easy-to-follow cutting chart and instructions included)
- Rust resistant and designed for a bathroom, but also perfect for use in a utility room, storage room or garage
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10. Logitech Wireless Gaming Headset G930 with 7.1 Surround Sound, Wireless Headphones with Microphone
- Headphone Driver: 1.6-Inch (40 mm), Frequency response: 20Hz-20KHz, Impedance: 32 Ohms, Sensitivity: 90dB SPL/mW
- Microphone Pickup pattern: Cardioid (Unidirectional), Type: Pressure Gradient Electret Condenser, Frequency response: 50-20KHz, Sensitivity: -40dBV/Pa re: 0dB = 1 Pa, 1KHz
- Dolby 7.1 Surround Sound, Seven discrete audio channels, SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:Windows Vista, Windows 7, or Windows 8USB port
- Low-frequency effects (LFE) channel, Rapid-burst transmission
- Agile frequency, Noise-cancelling mic
- Rotate-to-mute mic, Battery: Up to 10 hours per charge
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11. Rankie Mini DisplayPort (Mini DP) to HDMI Cable, 4K Ready, 6 Feet
The 6 feet cable connects a Mini DisplayPort with Thunderbolt TM port enabled computer to an HDTV, monitor, or projector with HDMI input for audio and video streaming. (Note: NOT bi-directional. Only converts signal from Mini DP to HDMI)The gold-plated conductors resist corrosion and increase connec...
13. Anytime Tools AT201262 Heat Shrink Wire Wrap Cable Sleeve Tubing Sets Assorted Size with Case (127 Piece)
- Protect Wiring with this Professional Grade Tubing!
- Fast, safe, secure way to wrap wiring harnesses. Protects and insulates.
- Great variety of top pro quality heat shrink tubing. Will shrink up to half of original diameter.
- Sizes: 30x2.0/40mm, 25x2.5/40mm, 20x3.5/40mm, 20x5.0/40mm, 16x7.0/80mm, 8x10.0/80mm, 8x13.0/85mm
- Includes storage case
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14. Hobbico HCAR0776 Soldering Iron
- Great for a wide variety of heavy-duty soldering applications.
- High quality mica heating unit provides thermal stability for long iron life.
- Heat and impact resistant anti-roll handle with ribbed detail for added fingertip control.
- Comes with two easily-replaceable flat chisel tips.
- Use with acid core or silver solder (not included) for mechanical connections.
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15. AmazonBasics Uni-Directional DisplayPort to HDMI Display Cable - 3 Feet
DisplayPort to HDMI Cable connects your computer to an HDTV for audio/video streaming or to an HD monitor or projectorGold-plated connectors, bare copper conductors, and foil-and-braid shielding for high picture quality and pure soundSupports video resolutions up to 1920x1200 and 1080p (Full HD) and...
16. Sennheiser HD 598 Special Edition Over-Ear Headphones - Black (Discontinued by Manufacturer)
Premium, audiophile-grade over-ear, open back headphonesPadded leatherette headband and luxurious velour covered ear pads perfect for long listening sessionsCompatible with virtually every audio device including phones, tablets, computers and stereo componentsTwo cable options (3 meters and 1.2 mete...
17. EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB CLASSIFIED GAMING ACX 2.0+, Whisper Silent Cooling w/ Free Installed Backplate Graphics Card 06G-P4-4998-KR
- Virtual Reality Ready
- Great for 4K (GeForce GTX 980 Ti & above)
- DirectX12 Ready
- Gamestream to NVIDIA SHIELD
- EVGA "ACX 2.0+" Cooling Technology - Fine-Tuned to Perfection
- EVGA's 24/7 Technical Support; Base Clock: 1190 MHz / Boost Clock: 1291 MHz
- Memory Clock: 7010 MHz Effective; CUDA Cores: 2816; Memory Detail: 6144MB GDDR5
- Recommended PSU: 600W or greater power supply
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18. Dap 12328 DryDex Spackling Interior/Exterior, 1/2-Pint
- This product adds a great value
- Resists cracking
- Dry time indicator Color
- This unique feature is the signal it is ready to sand and paint.
- Convenient easy-to-use squeeze tube.
- Interior and exterior use.
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19. Logitech G13 Programmable Gameboard with LCD Display
- Naturally contoured design follows the natural shape of your hand and fingers for increased comfort during long sessions
- Onboard memory lets you program up to 5 ready-to-play profiles, so you can take your personal preferences with you
- Customizable backlighting lets you choose your colors and easily locate the right key in low-light conditions or lights-out play
- 25 programmable keys allow you to assign keyboard functions to suit your style of play and create macros on the fly
- The high-visibility GamePanel LCD displays game stats, system info, and communications from fellow players
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In no particular order, other than as they came to my mind:
Note that the term "Lighthouse" and "Base Station" are used interchangeably. I don't know which is technically more correct. I believe "Lighthouse" is the term given to the units by Valve, where as "Base Station" is the term used by HTC to describe the actual units provided - but this may be incorrect. I call them Lighthouses, but the Vive manual calls them Base Stations - these are the same things.
My Vive did not come with a manual, though I preordered and they may be shipping them with manuals now - I had a quick start guide, but no manual - you can find the manual here where much more information about proper setup and usage can be found.
Also - Welcome to the club :). Assuming your PC passes the SteamVR Performance Test, you will be very happy with VR :) There is nothing quite like being in true roomscale VR - it is amazingly fun.
Edit: Also, I'll take this chance to plug my (currently free) VR utility application - stop reading now if you hate self plugs :). My app - OpenVRDesktopDisplayPortal allows you to clone a Desktop Window into a cross game VR Overlay. This Overlay can be placed into the world, attached to screen like a HUD, or attached to one of the controllers. Personally, even while playing games I like to leave Netflix on and game while I watch a movie or TV show - for most VR games there's just too much action going on though - but for some games, like Elite Dangerous or Euro Truck Sim, you have a lot of down time which can get quite boring. OpenVRDesktopDisplayPortal (OVRDDP for short) can be used to bring a desktop window, like a browser window, right into VR! You can read the Instructions here, or download it from this page. The current public version can only capture a 360p up to about 480p video at 24FPS or more, which is required for the video to look smooth - though my local source can clone my full monitor, 2560x1440, at 150FPS+ :). I'm in talks with Valve to get this on the Steam Store, but right now you can just resize your content to 360p and consider it a free demo :).
There are quite a few people using OVRDDP to clone videos right into VR, there are also a few people cloning security cameras (watching the door for pizza deliveries :P) or baby monitors right into VR. You can also use it to clone browser windows into VR, which can be handy for games like Elite Dangerous where you can look up item prices online, or pretty much anything else you want.
For content like Netflix or Hulu, you can full screen the video, target it with OVRDDP, then lock the aspect and resize the video to 360p - Even though it is supposed to be full screen, it can be resized to 360p - this lets you clone just the video instead of the full browser window. I gave the exact steps in this comment here.
There are a few programs that can't be captured with the current public release - for Chrome, you must disable Hardware Acceleration. Firefox seems to work fine. I also heard that MPC-HC cannot be cloned, but VLC works great :). For VLC, you can use the fullscreen trick to clone just the video, or use the cropping settings labelled 13 in this picture to clone just the area of the video you want. For more information, see the Compatibility Article, though it's a bit outdated right now.
Full HD support coming soon regardless of if I can post it on the steam store, but right now you can use the public release as a demo for what's to come.
If you haven't ordered yet I would recommend these light stands. I had my vive in the dorms downstairs for a couple of hours and they seemed stable enough to support the vibration of the lighthouses. Also, surprisingly, the bag it came with is incredibly good quality. I use these mounts on my tripods to angle down the lighthouses. Cant use the floor to ceiling mounts all places. Where I was yesterday the ceilings are 15' or more.
stands and mounts
They've come up a hair but still under 50 bucks. A great value in my opinion especially if you need to move your lighthouses around for any reason or can't or choose not to mount them to your wall. Also apologies on being a bit late to reply. Only just now saw this for some reason.
I would recommend floor to ceiling tension poles. These have almost no footprint so they are perfect for maximizing room space
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004EPXKLS/ref=mp_s_a_1_24?qid=1463632733&sr=8-24&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=ZPC+Zenith+Products+Corporation&dpPl=1&dpID=218-XCY%2BxHL&ref=plSrch
And then these to secure the lighthouses to the pole
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00E5M39AW/ref=yo_ii_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Logitech Wireless G930. They're over the ear, have 3 additional programmable buttons (I use them to take snapshots or activate comms), 7.1 surround, good base, wireless, and have a microphone for in game talking.
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B003VANOFY/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Agreed, the Surface is not going to provide the premium experience. It will be able to provide a basic demonstration of the technology on the go.
As for the cable, this is one of the cable I attempted to use:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00YONKZ72/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1472828864&sr=8-2&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=mini+displayport+to+hdmi&dpPl=1&dpID=41u3yXrcduL&ref=plSrch
Do you mean to say that I need a minDP to Displayport with a Displayport to HDMI converter?
This is what I ended up buying:
https://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-DisplayPort-HDMI-Cable-Feet/dp/B015OW3GJK/
Cheap and does the job. I use that cable for my monitor, and go straight from the HDMI output to the Vive.
As others have pointed out, you have to use the connectors on your video card, not the ones on the motherboard. The MB connectors aren't hooked up to the GPU that makes the magic happen for VR.
I'm using a pair of Sennheiser 598s.
As others have said, it will probably work, but unless budget is a constraint I would just get the 1080 now rather than wait. It's not going to go down in price significantly in the next year (just look at the cost of 980Ti still), and it's not like you can't just transfer it to your new rig once it's built, so nothing is wasted.
Don't use command strips. There's a rotating piece of hardware in the lighthouses. That sets up vibrations, which works any temporary adhesive (command strip, tape) apart. Then your lighthouse falls 7-9 feet onto your floor.
Use screws into studs (I'd highly suggest pre-drilling the holes). Stud finders work, though personally I use a medium size (inch+) neodymium magnet to find studs (it'll stick anywhere there's a nail/screw behind the wall). Then invest in drywall putty and some paint if/when you remove them. Takes a half hour max, and that includes finding a ladder and cleanup.