LGR - HTC Vive - VR Headset Review 

The sheer look of joy on your face during VR driving made the whole video worth it. :D

God that laughing at the end was priceless

If you'd like to see my much longer and more in-depth video on the Vive, it's right here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--kJMmzLP7og.html

Eight hund.... eight hundr.. Eight hundred dollars gift for a youtuber! Does this Kennith live in a mansion?

Wow, Kennith, what incredible generosity. I think it's safe to say that you win the crown of best viewer. Thank you for giving LGR the Vive, so we can all see his take on it.

I think that laugh at the end sold me. Now just to sell my wife on an $800 porn viewing device.

Can we talk about how his genuine reaction at 8:10 was so great I actually want a Vive even more now.

Hahaha that laugh at the end... Clint your videos are freaking awesome man :)

I'm so happy for that there Transparent PNG ya made. Also, SWEET REVIEW, DUDE!

Wow, impressive review! Your descriptions are gold! :D

Loved this review. It actually got me excited about this system again. After upgrading my PC, this is my next purchase.

I love how you tried the same things I have in VR, like putting one controller into the hole of the other and looking into the sky when launching the confetti.

Company I work at got Vive about a month ago. I wasn't expecting much, so after trying it for the first time I was pretty much blown away. It's really immersive. Still, I wouldn't get it for myself yet due to lack of games. Besides they're probably going to release updated version in a year or two. Would be better to get it then since there's going to be a lot more content for it.

Wow you have some awesome viewers! Thanks good guy Kennith for hooking Clint up with a Vive, you rock! Great review too. I'm really hoping VR will take off; as an old skool gamer it's something we were promised was the future for so long and now it's here, that sense of scale and presence you describe blows my mind, I can't wait to see what it feels like. It'll have to come down in price before I can buy in to it but still I'm so excited to try it :)

Looks like you're having a lot of fun at 8:16. You laugh is very contagious.

I love how he's laughing and having a blast in the racing sims; I can definitely see how VR is made for that experience. Looks amazing! (and maybe VR could help people that have a hard time driving? food for thought)

Love your videos. You bring me happiness

It's funny how "Roomscale" play with handheld motion controllers is now basically the standard for VR with even Oculus (now Meta) having incorporated it into their VR hardware. Valve and HTC made the right call in the long run.

That final clip of you in the racing game laughing and looking around constantly reminds me of my old home videos seeing myself and my brother reacting to Christmas presents being opened. Some real shit is happening.

omfg your cackling at 8:10 is the best thing ever HAHAH

Kennith, I am really touched at the gift you gave to LGR. Fair play to you, that was an awesome level of generosity from you.

£935 in UK. No games, have to upgrade my ENTIRE system for god knows how much + this version will be obsolete within around a year and a half. No thanks....

Very enjoyable thanks Kennith

Sounds like you're having so much fun with that and Project CARS., just goofy laughs of pure joy. Awesome.

I've been waiting for someone whose opinion I utterly trust to pitch in on the Vive. It's so great to see you so excited about it. It's sad I probably won't get my hands on one for quite a while since the conversion from dollar to real is about 1:4, but oh well. At least we are closer to THE FUTUREEEEEEE hahaha

This is the VR that the Sims have had in their lives for ages. :O I had serious Sims vibes with the video in the corner of you playing.

Awesome video!

Great review.

Hey Clint!! The best Oddware vid! I hope you do a Doom, Fallout 4 and Skyrim VR review when the time comes :-D

I have the oculus CV1 and I love it. I have heart issues so I am fine with most of my games being seated experiences right now. I cant wait until the fall when they finally release their oculus touch controllers. If you havent tried VR - ITS LIFE CHANGING. The giddiness I felt the first time I used it is something I havent experienced since I was a child.

I love that the background games to this review are just LGR breaking stuff in different games

Best VR recommendation I have seen so far. (I have played with Rift)

LGR, Were there any VR experiences that you tried besides the three you highlighted that you got to try when meeting with Valve?

you need more sub's!!!! love your vids man keep it up!!

ugh imagine how great a VR SimCity would be, where you could literally pick up and plop buildings with your hand

I surely can't afford to be an early-adopter, but a couple of the Google Cardboard experiences with a cheap box w/straps were enough to make me take a good long look at my credit card. Even with the poor mans cardboard experience, I was amazed how much you find yourself lost in the experience, that it becomes your world. Kind of like how you're really aware of the 3D in a 3D movie for a bit until you start to forget it's even there (thankfully).

Clint do you still play VR games? I have the Vive but honeymoon only lasts few months, so I'm considering selling it... due to lack of contents and most experiences are mind blown but last up to few hours at max that's it.

Tried one at a VR meet up in the city I live in and I'm completely sold on it. Definitely think I'll wait until the next gen Vive comes out, though.

You and VR are the perfect combination for a review of the Retro Arcade program.

Heck yeah, Vive is awesome, had my first VR LAN party with a friend that bought one. One thing we didn't screw with is sit-down simulator stuff like DCS or Project Cars. Do you notice any motion sickness playing things like that?

Please tell me there's a Lt. Barclay program in the works for this thing.

Your new office looks very nice!

I am actually waiting on my Vive to be delivered today :D

The last time I was this early, the UK was still in the EU

hello there , i need your help , as of now i want to get my first VR , i have a laptop strong enough for it (FX505DU) with HDMI , and for me , tracking is so important , i want to know if this is still worth it ? cuz i searched and the new things didnt quite reach the tracking of this htc vive yet cuz of its two stationary room scale tracking , do u still approve this headset or u think a better version of this is available now and cheaper (note that i am buying it second handed half price with its eye lens adjustment switch broken)

That's the thing about the Vive vs the Oculus. The Oculus says it's VR, and you do see it through your eyes and it shows a lot, but to me the Vive seems more VR cause you can move around, use the hand controls to interact with items and look around with the headset, it looks like it feels more realistic and interactive.

Hi Clint- just wanted to say thanks for this review and your more in depth overview as well! They helped persuade me into buying one last night. There was a deal on Amazon for the Vive, the Deluxe Audio Strap, Fallout 4 VR, and a $100 Amazon gift card for 600 bucks, which is what the Vive alone goes for normally. It was too good of a deal to pass up :) PS any thoughts about doing an updated review with that Deluxe Audio strap and the updated game situation?? There's a lot more out there now :)

Wow I really want one now

You're too owner of a Driving Force GT, Clint? HIGH FIVE! THIS THING IS AWESOME! :D Seeing you playing games with this in combination to the Vive makes me really jealous somewhere, next to the tower defense game and The Lab, this is what makes me wanna pick a Vive at some point.

I'm getting mine tomorrow wooo

Free? Damn. How generous of you, Kennith.

So far I'm super impressed with this one, the Oculus is a bit more novel and experimental. They seemed to put a lot of effort into this model, adding modular parts is also a nice touch. I kind of wish there was more of a natural movement instead of the teleporting. I'm sure you can physically walk around, but sometimes space is more valuable than equipment.

Thanks Kennith!

project cars looked so fun in vr.. i might have to acquire some "testing" hardware.

Does anyone know how to take a "screen shot" with an HTC Vive Headset using Valve controllers?

i tried one of these back at london comic con and i was pretty much sold but i noticed that the view was kinda low-res and strangely "lens-y", do you think the unit was poorly configured or is this just a limitation of the lens based technology?

Great video! How is New Retro Arcade, can you add your own games to the arcade?

I watched this video when it was posted almost two years ago and now that the Vive is $200 cheaper, I'm finally going for it. I'm glad I waited too because for my very first VR experience, there's so much more to do now. There's even full body trackers now. I can't wait to buy them and see my virtual body walking around. I still can't get over how far the technology has advanced in just a few years after an eternity of stagnation.

Damn, I would love to try the driving games in VR.

Did you pulled out the Gray Nobs near the Velcro to adjust Distance for Glasses?

had a chance to try one of these out at a nearby overclockers shop. was a amazing experience. husband tried it, wants to start saving up for one lol. which i'm totally behind. since E3 we've had announcements for new VR games, the proper sort of things we're hoping for. and yes, its super gimmicky, but its the kind of gimmick that makes me smile because its THE FUCKING FUTURE. its pretty much the most fun piece of sci-fi tech that people have imagined for years in various forms, but in real life. and i love it.

sweet controller juggling sir!

I liked watching you with Pool Nation VR throwing all the beer bottles and pool balls. This is quality entertainment at its finest, and I'm being dead serious.

They are actually four-way treadmills now, which I can see being extremely cool to have with something like this. 'Course it probably costs as much as the Vive itself to make one, but it would still be cool.

So how did you get around the glasses issue? Did you just play without 'em? That's something I never really considered about VR, so thanks for bringing it up. I'm blind as a bat without my specs so I don't know how well I could enjoy VR if I couldn't wear them.

the thing that sold it for me was you laughing like a child who just discovered the monkey bars for the first time.

I wonder what happened to the Virtuix Omni, I thought that was gonna go in tandem with the Oculus, but now if they haven't already come out with the Omni they should get on that, this VR boom might be short, I don't know...!

Car race ring one looks amazing I so want to play that!! Lol

Have you had any problems with excessive blurriness? I fiddled with all of the adjustments but find that the sweet spot is VERY narrow. Am I doing something wrong? This seems to be a minority opinion, however I have found some 3 party programmers are developing "supersampling" apps to combat this. Thanks as always, love your channel.

I will have to wait for the second gen It should be more affordable by then and the upgrades will be nice. BTW how comfortable are the controllers do they simulate real hand movement in the games good? Maybe if they come up with some kind of thin gloves controllers will be fun.

I feel like racing games would be the best experience for VR. Looking around your car as you are driving would be super useful.

Wow! Someone gave you that $800 Vive for free??? Holy crap! That's amazing :D

I would love your thoughts on Dreadhalls

This is what pure joy sounds like. 8:11

which games i should by on my vive

When will the Sims VR review comes out?

You look like you are having so much damn fun!

FPS games with movement sensors remind me of the old Nintendo Wii playstyle, few people actually liked those things back in the day so I guess it's more about the thing on your head than the actual hand simulator.

Hey, I love your DOS t-shirt, where did you get it from? Can I buy one somewhere? I'd love to have one.

Damn I really want one of these. It's taken me over a year to get my current PC built due to budget restraints. I've passed the VR tests, now I just need to come up with the other half.. The headset >.> In Canada though, they're about 1,100$. Fucking hell

Wow, just the thought of playing an immersive Valve game in VR is impressing me.

Would be so cool if you would re visit VR. it's come so far and so much more accessible now

Freakin love LGR, I don't think there is a better presenter anywhere.

I absolutely love my Vive. You should really check out Battle Dome!

kennith you rock!

that smooth lgr voice

U look like u had a blast with that racing game :)

got to demo this at my brothers house on a recent vacation and it's awesome! That's hardly objective but it really is and you really can see how it's the future (as predicted in lawnmower man) so if you have the money, time and space it is so worth it otherwise wait. Personally I don't have the space to dedicate to this plus I want to see how the VR market develops but it was really fun and like I said it is worth it if you have all the necessary resources to dedicate to it. Also, like in lawnmower man I feel markedly smarter after using it along with homicidal tendencies!

For glasses you can pop out the round knobs on the side and twist them to make more room for glasses. It's easy to miss.

you should totally check out audioshield if you want more games, it's super fun

This looks awesome! Sadly the price of it plus a beefy PC is too much right now. But I enjoyed watching you play. Your enjoyment in the virtual world seems to be like a child playing his first video game. Do you plan on doing some gameplay with the Vive in the future (I.e. IKEA or hover Junkers?)

The circles on the side of the headset pop out and can be adjusted to allow for wider glasses to fit.

When the Manus VRglove comes this thing will be perfect. At least I hope so...

Finally, something that can parallel the amazingvirtual boy.

lost it at the madman laugh at 8:18, plowing head on.

Awesome! BTW, star trek fandom... greatly appreciated! would my laptop be able to handle this equipment, I just bought an Asus ROG G752VT-DH72, also do you think one would be able top design a house this? specifically, I've used the Home By Me software to design a 3 story house to fit inside of an identical 1/3 scale version of the U.S.S Rhode Island from star trek voyager. after seeing that footage in the holodeck I'm fired up to bring that home design to life with the Vive if it can do it. thx in advance for any answer =)

How do you think this would be for someone like me who has limited vision in one eye (the right one is basically nothing but an unfocused blur, but my left one is perfect)?

800 dollar piece of equipment... Given it for free?! Kennith, you are clearly a madman, And I thank you for your helpful madness.

I didn't want a Vive before this video. Now I do.

This. Is going to move some VIVE units. Way to go LGR.