Oculus Rift vs HTC Vive | Review 

Common mistake, it's actually from my glasses. I take them off in videos because of the glare my lenses give off from the lights.

Thac0 Gamers get better glasses You shouldn’t get red marks

@@Thac0Gamers I get that glare too, but I love being able to focus too much to take off my glasses. 🕶

Thac0 Gamers like what kinda glasses do you have haah

@@Thac0Gamers That's why I always try to get lighter glasses .

Wow, thanks! Glad I could be helpful!

No worries, thanks for commenting! :)

Oculus Rift has the worst warranty of any company in the VR field. NO repairs done, NO warranty if you bought it used, NO exchanges. All around bad company to do business with for such a high dollar item.

@Blaauwe The build quality is all around worse. That's why arcades only use Vives, Rift isn't really and option if you need a durable set.

Glad I could help!!! :)

thanks for the kind works... much appreciated!!!!

It took everyone's comments in here for me to learn that. I'm dumb....

wow thanks, im really struggling to figure out which one i want, i think im probably going to go with the oculus, since i care more about less cords and a lighter easier setup

@@axeandace7728 Same.

i didnt even know, after over a year lmao , but always tought it was dead easy

this is why you read the instructions

I appreciate you taking the time to comment on it. Thanks for stopping by! :)

hey, thanks!!!

Glad I could help! Thanks for the sub! :)

Holy cow!! Thank you so much for the kind words!!!

It's hard to keep up with them but I try. I devote about 2 hours every week trying to keep up with them!! Thanks for noticing! :)

I'm sure you'll love it! It's a lot of fun!

Overall I think the Vive is a better deal for most people. If you can put up with the controllers and the deeper hit on the pocketbook.

Hey, glad it could be useful to you! :)

Me personally? It's very close but probably the Vive.

Reasonable choice. I agree, I like both and just love the world of VR in general.

Yeah, I had heard that. Haven't tried it though. Skyrim works great with Oculus so I'm sure FO4 does as well.

Wow, thanks!!!!

Hey, wow!! Thanks for the comment I appreciate it!!

Hope you enjoy it!

So what you decide?

Nope, just my glasses. But thanks for noticing! :p

Whoa!! Huge compliment! Thanks man!

wow, thanks man!!! I'm getting the Oculus Quest tomorrow and will have a review of that up soon! Hopefully that video will be as well received.

Thac0 Gamers I’m sure it will especially since the hype for the quest is huge! :)

Sweet!!!!!

Cryptic Light describe how it feels with glasses pls, I need to learn more.

I wish I could wear my glasses with my oculus. My frames are too big, but then again so is my head. Still torn between trying to get vr prescription lenses or contacts

Good to know

Oculus > HTC Vive

That is awesome news!! Many people will appreciate knowing that! TY! :)

Do you remember the names of any of these companies?

If the screens are inches from eyes, do nearsighted ppl need to wear glasses?

@@grsshppr7659 I had that misconception until I tried it. The depth of field is like real life. Its like the lenses allow you focus to infinity and relax. I tried an oculus rift and without my glasses I had to bring a piece of paper in game an inch up to my eye and squint to be able to read it while everything far was blurred. Each eye gets a separate image. Basically, you don't feel like your focusing on a screen, so you don't get fatigued from getting cross eyed or focusing close (VR isn't like holding a screen up to your nose). You can also adjust the spacing between lenses, so you don't get too much of a binocular effect. If you can find a way to demo any of them at like Best Buy, then do it.

I'm getting those. Another 74€ but using glasses in a Rift is hell. My nose bridge looks like a car wreck right now.

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Hey, thanks a lot. Glad the video was useful!

NP, hope it's helpful. either choice is a good choice.

Thac0 Gamers I’ve decided on the Vive - it’s going to be my Christmas present to myself this year!

Great choice, we all deserve a nice VR system for the holidays! :)

That's good to know. My daughter has pretty thick glasses and they can come in contact with the lenses, especially if she tries to adjust her headset while gaming. I agree about the resolution, it could be better but it hasn't stopped me from enjoying my VR headsets. My favorite so far has been Elite: Dangerous. In VR you really feel like Han Solo. Pretty badass!!! :)

You have to be careful you don't scratch the lenses. I would suggest using contact lenses.

Well, the vive Pro is out with a good increase in resolution

smaniz What you guys don't get is higher resolution = to ruining people eyes do you know how close the lenses are to people eyes

Yes the lenses are very close to the eyes, but they are adjusted for that matter. If you were to look into a VR headset like the Oculus Rift from far away when it is not on your head, the screen would look incredibly blurry.

That's kind of my feeling as well...

Hope you love it as much as I do!

Hey, thanks!!!!

Glad I could help! :)

Thanks, I appreciate it!

Thac0 Gamers I got an oculus rift but my graphics card has a hdmi port and a display port so I am waiting for my DisplayPort to hdmi adapter to arrive

if you go right from one to the other, you can notice it at first, but you forget about it after a minute or two. If you played one, waited a week, then played the other, i doubt you'd notice the Vive's superior FOV. It is better... but not by *that* much!

Let me know what you think of the 2 in comparison, I'm curious. Also, don't feel bad... I had to learn from the comment section of THIS VIDEO that the lens adjustment in the Rift isn't clunky. You have to push the knob in and then move it. I had no idea!!!

ok here goes, have been using the rift for a couple days now with many titles, so I have a good feel for it now. I'll list the positives that stand out to me first. The simplicity of the system, it's basically unpack, plug in and go. There's not much too it, its actually portable if desired. I like that it actually has a eye calibration sweet spot setup. That was cool, vive does not have that. The lenses themselves, I felt like I got less screen door effect somehow on the rift but be it at lower resolution. The sensor that turns it on/off when you put on the rift or take it off is a nice touch, no need to press a button! Some not cool things, the lenses I think cause a sort of distortion like when you are trying to look at a panoramic photo and get that strange effect as it's trying to make it all work. The vive for sure has none of that. I actually prefer the vive head strap system, I have the upgraded headset strap so it's even better than the rifts standard one. I get a feel as if the rift is like 90% VR.. like it's not fully immersive as the vive. The vive is 100% there, you are there and can jump and stand, lay down, turn around all over, walk etc. The rift is like an intro to VR, while the Vive is FULL VR. I understand you can get the 3rd sensor but even then something just feels limiting. The reason I got the rift was to check it out for myself and not be a "fanboy" of either and also for the game exclusives. I didn't feel like "hacking" the vive to work with rift stuff. Overall rift is pretty cool, but I still give the win to Vive. It feels more polished but be it longer to set up. A comparison people might not agree with. Rift is Iphone, Vive is Android lol

I'm excited for him. Hope you guys enjoy the heck out of them. If he likes the Uncharted series for Playstation you should check out Edge of Nowhere, and if you enjoy metroid & castlevania style games Witchblood is very cool. Both are 3rd person games but very awesome to experience in VR. For room scale grab Vanishing Realms, Robo Recall, Mage's Tale & Lone Echo. Have fun!!!!!

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Yup. They are a point of reference for the headset. Without at least one, it won't work.

Thanks, I appreciate it!

Yup, vive sounds like a good fit! Hope you enjoy it!

@@Thac0Gamers Thanks man.

Glad you liked the review.

Yeah, still do to this day.... although with firmware updates it's gotten to be a LOT better, but it does happen.

Yeah, it all comes down to those personal preferences. The 2 are different but nothing is a game changer. Hope you enjoy your Oculus! :)

I can't speak for the Vive, but I did recently pick up the Oculus this black Friday, and it's an awesome VR experience. I do find that there is quite a bit of blurriness on the Oculus, but the games and controllers are what makes it a forgivable win.

fyi i had the same problem with it sliding down you just need to tighten it a lot more

Hey, awesome!! Hope you can get it soon!

@@Thac0Gamers Thanks!!

​@@Thac0Gamers Just to let you know I got my Rift today, and I'm totally blown away just how awesome it is! No words or videos can describe how amazing and real it actually feels without seeing it for yourself! I had been thinking about getting one for a while, and it was your video that swayed me to go with Oculus. So thanks again for that!

That is so GREAT!!! I'm glad you enjoy it as much as I do!!! Now the real trick is weeding out all of the cash-grab garbage games to find the few really good gems!

@@Thac0Gamers I'm fast becoming addicted lol!

Glad to hear that, and thanks for the nice comment!

Depends. My daughter and I are both nearsighted. I don't need my glasses but she does.

I use my HOTAS with Elite Dangerous and it's AMAZING!! I play on the Oculus but I'm sure both are equally as amazing! Elite: Dangerous video link here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-afGeTSgnoE4.html The review is on Elite: Dangerous in general, but 70% of the footage shown was while playing in VR.

Awesome!!! glad I could help! :)

@@Thac0Gamers also I love the name. 2E was great.

Glad it could be of use to you!

why?

LudZip FaceBook is a scummy company

They'll probably ban all games with a gun in it LOL

kobalt staub lmfao

Old people console lol jk

Oh no, is it bad... should I not use it anymore??

Wow, glad I could help. Hope you enjoy your new Vive!!!

Thanks!! Glad I could be of assistance!

You must have failed with your placement of the Oculus sensors. I have three, two in the front and one behind, and the only tracking problem I get is when I am laying down on the floor too close to my desk. There is a great free app on the Oculus store which helps you to see how much of your play area your sensors can see

Vive does have better roomscale, no doubt... but Oculus is pretty good. I don't have the issues you had but, my Oculus sensors are up high on the wall so the desk isn't blocking anything. Maybe that helps...

Well, thanks!! I appreciate that!

Hey thanks, funny thing is I just had a comment a week or so ago saying it was cringe!!! Thanks for commenting. :)

Do you get motion sickness or headaches after using the oculus?

No, I do not.

Carlis, i did at first, especualy when using the smooth movement instead of snap or teleport. But it seldom happens anymore

*1 week ago* wow

Thac0 Gamers You know, I always hate the name people call the PC. “Master Race”? I still think that’s one of the most ridiculous name it was given. Really. Do you see any console gamer naming their side? No! Because they know how stupid that is. BTW, very good video mate. Just don’t call it that again. That style does not suit you.

Weird combo... I'll take it as a compliment i guess. Thanks. :)

Your welcome, I loved your review!

Hey, thanks a lot! I'm glad that I can be helpful. I'm going to start posting more VR gaming reviews too, as people have been requesting them.

WHEW!!!! Glad I decided to cut the dubstep loop at the last minute before posting! :)

;)

Me to laptop owners You are on the council, but we do not grant you the rank of master.

ya yeet

PC Master Cringe. Video has nothing whatsoever to do with consoles or PC. You people really have zero idea how embarrassing those posts look to everyone on the outside, do you?

@@zacharycarrier2890 When someone really is the best at something, they rarely need to point it out every 5 minutes to whoever will listen.........like PC gamers do.

It may be. And also, as this video is slightly aged now, it doesn't happen to me anymore. I got the HTC on release day in April 2016, perhaps they've patched out the bugs.

@@Thac0Gamers oh ok that's good then

Wow, thanks so much!!!

When I first posted this I got comments like "there are 1000s of rift vs. vive videos. do you really think you have anything to say that everyone else hasn't already said?". Made me worry that I was wasting my time. The outpouring of "great video!" comments from everyone else has been amazing!! And I think the like/dislike speaks for itself! Thanks for your comment, it's encouraging! :)

...get a rift!!! Then you'll have tried them all!

That is very true.

No problem, glad you could find it useful.

Yeah, not sure how they overlooked that. It's a bummer.

also a easy way to choose between them, if your poor buy the Rift, if you have money get the vive, or even the vive pro. easy simple, don't need millions of videos on youtube to tell you that shit.

Good point!!!!

Masumi-Chan right now for me a standard Oculus set is £399 while the standard vive set is £499. So £100 extra isn't a lot of a difference anymore. I'm not sure which I prefer but I'm gravitating to the vive. I've not tested an Oculus before though and had 5 minutes in a vive. Vive pro is stupidly expensive. Not worth it. I think I would prefer the htc controllers mainly fir the trigger button and larger shape. It is great for gun play. Also I get motion sick easily and tired and hot quick so I'm not sure which would be better but I presume the better tracking in the vive would help with dizziness and sickness. Although I don't have much room. Barely enough to go a little more than the still mode.

besides the controllers for the Oculus i would prefer having a vive. i mainly play vrchat so the oculus controllers for hand gestures makes life easier. also anolog sticks for walking around and turning i prefer. though i have sean 3rd party controllers which work with vive that look allot better than both.

Masumi-Chan what about the vive knuckles coming out?

Thanks!

I don't have light stands, maybe I should get some...

Hmm... it would make it difficult on a lot of games. Certain ones would work, but many would be difficult. Perhaps theres a mod community that could assist with some of the games though? I'm not sure. Sorry, both about my lack of a good answer and your disability. Much love, man!!

i have 2 foot pedals i use as well, there USB. could i incorporate that w the oculus?/ @@Thac0Gamers

There are several games that use a standard Xbox style controller. If you can use games that would use a regular controller then you would absolutely be able to play these games. The ones that require the touch controllers for moving around I don't know because my brain can't wrap my head around how to articulate that with other types of controls. Likely there is some kind of adapter or something out there for that but I wouldn't be able to say for sure. But certain games that require a controller such as Chronos, Elite dangerous, witchblood, Lucky's Tale, and I think you might even be able to use a controller with Skyrim. So there are options and you can enjoy the VR. I just can't say for sure what percentage of games you would be able to use easily. Hope that helps...

@@Thac0Gamers do you need to push buttons on both hand controllers? can you macro controllers to make it usable for 1 handed people? i really want one but i dont wanna get it and find out i cant rly use well..

@@jimtrash1020 You could benefit from the Xbox Adaptive Controller. It's precisely made for people that have some kind of disability to allow them to play games. You should look it up, they talk marvels about it and I think it can be set up to work with windows. It would allow you to substitute part of the controller, or all of it, with other devices, like the pedals.

Question Studios Please learn to use and apply something called grammar. The HTC Vive that you tried was clearly not in the correct position. The one thing that everyone knows is the HTC Vive looks better. It may not have AS good controllers (I like the touch pass on the Vive more, but that's your opinion) but it's widely known the Vive is better graphics wise.

The Vive is not even that expensive. Especially is you buy a used one for around £300

Im about to buy my first VR Headset, ive watched quite alot Reviews and Videos about both Systems and you are the first who say vive has better Graphics. So far everbody told me Rift got slithly clearer Grahpics since both have same Resolustion but the slightly bigger FOV on the Vive makes the graphics little Worse. Have not tested myself but it makes Sense

Big Q guess what buddy, vive and oculus headsets have the exact same resolution, unless we are talking about the vive pro. that has the best resolution

Jan Wurst don’t know if you’ve bought it yet, but what i would do is go to something called a vr arcade. look it up. the one near me uses vives and they are amazing. what you should do is go to one that has vives and to ones that have oculus rifts. then you can decide

I'm sure you made up your own mind... I don't think I have that kind of power over people. :)

Skyrim VR is a PSVR game, so you can't play it on Vive, Rift or Windows MR.

Woow that sucks royal ass. No plans for a pc version?

Skyrim VR is on PSVR exclusively ATM. Fallout 4 is on Vive exclusively. Bethesda has hinted that the 2 will move to the other platform at a later date. Don't expect either to end up on Oculus though, because Bethesda hates Zuckerburg.

As Long as we can play it on another solution, it`s at least ok. I find exclusivity between Occulus and Vive so stupid... The only real difference between them are the controllers.

Skyrim VR for PC is about to release lol..it was known even at this time.

Glad I could help! Hope you have a very Merry & VRy Christmas! :)

Just read your edit... bummer. :( Maybe start a GoFundMe!!! Or start raking & mowing lawns and/or shoveling snow!!! You'll get there in no time!

@@Thac0Gamers Yeah probably who knows Thanks again anyway :D

Wow, thanks! That's very appreciated!

No problem, glad you found it useful!! Hope I can help you make a better informed decision!

Thac0 Gamers I decided to go with the Rift, and I am absolutely blown away by technology. Do you by chance have some games you would recommend?

I prefer it slightly to the Vive, but mostly because of cost. The 2 are sooooo close overall! Hope you enjoy the Rift! :)

Same here :)

Hi, did you get the oculus? I really like the idea of the oculus controllers with a different headset. can you use controllers without the headset?

thanks for that. I will have to wait for the new steam controllers.

Depends on what your looking for... but in some ways, yes it is.

Thac0 Gamers got to be honest you had good statements and good video also you included the touch controls. I seen videos comparing htc to the rift with out the touch controls oculus which made the vid useless

Glad I could help!

Sorry to disappoint. :( Well, off to Thac0 Bell for some dinner! :)

Did you get any other games?? Or you only playing FO4 atm...

@@Thac0Gamers no I got some other games, I got Super Hot, H3Vr, accounting, and I got job simulator. It's just Fallout 4 Vr just convinced me to buy a Vive.

Nice comment man. Liked. seriously, thanks! I appreciate it!

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black nova it’s the exchange rate that does that (at least I think so)

black nova That doesn't include the sensors...

NEStefan That edition does not. Read it again

NEStefan nope, just the headset and touch system. Its also the Amazon US website and if I wanted to get it in Canada it would be about 100 dollars more.

+Smackthat Skeie the vive is great! Hope you enjoy it! I know i do! :)

Couldn't you just take off your glasses?

JSPR shots depends on their prescription. Some people are crazy near sighted or they're far sighted, so they still need to wear glasses for VR. I have a PSVR and I'm near sighted, but everything is blurry without my glasses.

As he said, and also if I can see in 1080p why would I choose to see in 480-720, I like things crystal 😁

Hey, thanks for the damn good comment!!!! :)

Thanks!

Totally fair! I agree 100% And honestly... I love my Vive!! It not fogging up is a huge plus for the vive as well. That's my main gripe with Oculus.

@@Thac0Gamers oh hey thanks for your appreciative reply :) May I ask what your first one was?

I owned the vive first. I got it a week or so after its release.

Mine as well!!! :)

@@Thac0Gamers you're my favorite gadget

Hey, glad you think this video is useful!! TY! Glad you're enjoying Oculus!!

Haha, good analogy!