What extras do you recommend for the Index? I have the standard kit with 2 base stations and controllers.
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MrMcGasion@lemmy.world 1 year agoI’ve spent over $1500 on VR (HTC Vive, and Valve Index, plus some accessories for both). I’ve never been able to talk myself into even a Quest 2 for $200 back when they went on sale shortly before they raised the price due to “supply chain issues.” I enjoy VR experiences and I’m personally okay with paying enthusiast prices for hardware that improves the experience, but I want nothing to do with Meta/Facebook’s ecosystem, at any price.
RaoulDook@lemmy.world 1 year ago
MrMcGasion@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The big ones for me are a cover/replacement for the fabric face gasket, prescription lens inserts, and for long play sessions a fan insert for the headset can be a nice to have, but I don’t run mine all the time since sometimes it’s just adding noise. The face gasket has probably been the hardest thing to get right, since a lot of third-party ones either don’t have enough padding, or are hard to swap in and out, so I kinda prefer having a full extra magnetic insert so I can easily change between the original which is most comfortable for me, and something else that I’m less worried about sweating all over for more active games.
RaoulDook@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Those are good suggestions. I made prescription lens inserts for my wife by simply removing the ear-holder arms from an old pair of her glasses, just leaving the frame and lenses which fits well inside the lens area
Jastas@lemmy.world 1 year ago
This ^ That is all the same exact reasoning I thought of when I purchased my Valve Index this year. Sure, it’s older hardware at this point but I want nothing to do with Meta/Facebook’s ecosystem as well.
CaptainAniki@lemmy.flight-crew.org 1 year ago
RaoulDook@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Those are old GPUs you know. You can get a very VR-capable RTX card now from the 30 or 40 series for relatively cheap. 3060TI is doing well for my setup.