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Razer OSVR! Purchased and tested (update 05-06-2017)

Discussion in 'VR Headsets and Sim Gaming - Virtual Reality' started by Pit, Apr 15, 2017.

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    JFI I bought a Razer OSVR, I dunno when I will get it but when I get it ASAP I will share my first experiences, especially with the most common racing games. Next thing is my computer, while it is (still) a (fast) 6 core 4.3 GHz Xeon the graphic cards are pretty outdated (GTX 670 SLI), if I have to upgrade I'll spend my last money buying a 1080 TI...*sigh*

    Update: ordered a MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GAMING X 11G

    UPDATE: First review here https://www.xsimulator.net/community/threads/razer-osvr-purchased.10085/page-3#post-131941
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    Cool hope it works well for you have you used VR at all yet ?
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    Only 3DVISION, just a taste of VR lol
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    You will love it it's so immersive :thumbs
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    Interesting choice. May I ask you to elaborate on that decision over rift or vive? As far as i can see, the hardware is pretty similar. Was it the price point? I certainly do appreciate open source stuff, but to be honest, getting into this complex kind of development requires a lot of effort (if you actually wanna change or improve things).

    Don't get me wrong, I'm not even into VR yet, but till now I can't even vote for a razor or a rift or a vive.. :p

    BR,
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    Brave choice @Pit, it does look ok but it is quite a ways behind the competitors e.g. lower fov, no positional tracking. Should be good to start off with see if you like VR I suppose, look forward to what you think of it.

    Edit:- wow looked at the price £399 for £150 more you could have a rift with touch controllers
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    A few points, why I have chosen the OSVR, listed in pros and Cons

    Pros
    1. I'm wearer of glasses, no glasses needed (diopters cover +4.5 to -2 adjustments). Dual lens system design that allows to change the focus of individual lens on the fly.
    2. Free of restrictions, I like thinking out of the box. :)
    3. Upgradable at every time: if there is a new kit you can easily upgrade instead of buying a new headset. F.eg OSVR upcoming faceplate with Leap Motion, offering embedded Leap Motion technology. Supports natural interaction using physical hands. Not needed for me but only for demonstration.
    4. Almost no screen door effect in comparison with all other VR solutions.
    5. Display features 2160 x 1200 441ppi dual-display technology (1080 X 1200 per eye) and frame rate of 90 hz (we are on the same layer here in comparison with Oculus and Vive)
    6. The field of view is 110-degrees and not 100.
    7. IR (infrared) camera (100hz) for positional head tracking (has been broken 3 months ago, different reports about users they got it working now), since version 0.6.1924-g5affce6 tracking is significantly improved. Even you can move around and face all directions without losing tracking.
    8. Faceplate is providing positional, multi directional input including integrated accelerometer, gyroscope and compass
    9. IR works daytime or night
    10. Comfortable to wear with soft foam padding (confirmed by many users, a few are complaining as usual ;) ), acceptable weight
    11. HDK Windows Installer, one click installation, no (more) issues with the installing
    Cons
    1. Still no motion controllers, though I'm playing only racing games, no issue for me. NOLO: VR Motion Tracking could be an option in future
    2. No front-camera
    3. fiddling is mandatory if something is broken by software or hardware upgrade is needed (which I prefer)
    Any more Pros and Cons soon as far as I know them.
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    Since VR is extremely hardware resources consuming I ordered a MSI GeForce GTX 1080 Ti GAMING X 11. Now I'm broke lol
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    I really hope it is good matey, I don't mean to sound negative and like I say I look forward to your experience with it :) I do like the idea of being able to change the screen for a better one :)
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    not negative, probably more likely pessimism ;)
    HTC Vive and OR are great (but limited) consumer products, I'm looking for something different. Probably I'm wrong, probably I'm right - we will see.
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    The 1.4 had an upgradable option for the screen (to v2.0) but doing it you would lose the usb on the headset and worked out expensive at the time so I just sold it and got the rift I'm very thank ful to OSVR as it let me see how much I wanted to use Vr for racing
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    Thanks @Pit! Looking forward to your review! :)
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    Will be interested in your review as it does not use a Fresnel lens, which I'm not a fan of.
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    4. Almost no screen door effect in comparison with all other VR solutions.
    5. Display features 2160 x 1200 441ppi dual-display technology (1080 X 1200 per eye) and frame rate of 90 hz (we are on the same layer here in comparison with Oculus and Vive)

    Let me know if these 2 Pros stand true. I purchased an OSVR headset and ended up returning it for this exact reason. It may have just been a fluke hmd, but I was not impressed with the screen quality compared to the rift or vive. There was also dirt/grease on the screen itself which added another layer of distortion.

    Sorry to add to the list of OSVR doubters. I did have a good experience with the OSVR hmd while i was in a commercial experience. We had 4 people in a warehouse shooting up zombies so there is definately a lot of potential there. I just don't think it's easy for the consumer market yet.
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    Just to be clear, did you use the 1.4 or 2.0 version?
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    Local dealer got in touch with me, he said the OSVR is not available (at the earliest mid -Mai/June). They asked me if I would like to cancel the order, I agreed. Looking now for other sources.
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    That's why I cancelled, if I have to wait too long, many things will happen in the meantime and the OSVR HDK 2 could be outdated in many views until then.
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    Can you expand on this? I'm interested on what's on the horizon.
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    Microsoft has partnered with a veriety of manufacturers to release low cost VR HMDs, based on their hollow lens technology, with the core VR/AR baked directly into the next pending upgrade for Windows 10: http://www.ubergizmo.com/2016/10/mi...w-vr-headsets-for-windows-10-starting-at-299/

    LG if building a Vive like device and you can expect others to follow, using SteamVR: http://www.techradar.com/reviews/lg-steamvr-headset

    So the VR competition is heating up. Oculus has already dropped its price considerably for the Rift and PC hardware and VR optimisation means that the entry costs for hardware are also falling.
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