Hey everyone,
yesterday evening/night I finally got to try my new rift.
I haven't used any VR device for about 1 1/2 years but I've owned the dk2 and got VERY high expectations.
Sorry for the clickbait title but that perfectly describes my feelings right now
Here is a little review of mine about the rift.
I will try to keep it as short as possible.
Packaging:
The packaging is stunning and feels and looks high quality, just like I expected it to be.
Some people got worried because they had the feeling that they had received a used rift but I am 100% sure that
mine is brand new.
Setup:
This was a b*tch to do because I've got several issues. First of all my sensor doesn't notice ANY of my USB 3.0 ports. I've updated the driver but gut bluescreens everytime I tried to plug it in. I reinstalled my old drivers and, surprise, it still didn't work. I plugged the sensor into a USB 2.0 port, which seems to work but I've already bought a USB 3.0 card, which is on its way right now. Furthermore I've got problems because the driver for the xbox wireless adapter wouldn't install and I had to download and install them manually. Setup took me over an hour. I would have wished a more "plug and play" like setup but I guess it could be my pc just trying to troll me.
The Fit:
The comfort if fine, way better than the DK2 in my opinion. I've got BIG glasses and I've feared that they wouldn't fit but they do!
The sweet spot is really easy to find and it almost takes no effort for me.
What most people don't mention in their reviews is the smell! The smell of the new DK 2 made me feel sick. I problem I don't have with the CV1 anymore 🙂
FOV:
The FOV is smaller than I thought it would be but I am ok with that. It feels like looking through a bullseye
Image:
The image quality is stunning! Way better than I thought it would be. Everything is clear and readable. The 3d is mind blowing and I had to laugh out loud a few times because the demos felt so real.
Godrays:
Yes, they are there. Though I don't mind them. I can easily ignore them.
Red Tint:
This kind of bugs me because I've had a little bad luck with that. There is no red tint on the left display, however, the right display
is full of it. almost the entire right screen has red tint. Though it is just noticeable when the screens are fully black.
All in all the rift is an amazing piece of technology and Oculus made an awesome job developing this little piece of sexiness.
I would buy it again anytime.
BUT (and this is why I chose the title) I fear that I've got a defetice unit.
This is the part where I need YOUR help guys and gals.
I've got 2 major problems.
First of all: I have no sound.
The built in speakers sound like transformers on kokain and it doesn't matter what I try, I can't get them to work. I've updated all drivers, tried turning off every other sound sources and devices, tried turning off the onboard soundcard, tried switching the rift to the standard sound source, nothing helps.
All I can hear is cracking and not only when there should be sound but also when there shouldn't be I can hear some random crackles.
My second big problem is that I think that my left display is broken. There is a line through the middle of my left screen where everything above looks a little green-ish. I can tell that it is only the left screen because if I close my left eye, the problem is gone. If I close my right eye, I can see it clearly.
I made pictures with my Iphone, which I will attach to show you.
As you can see, the right display (second pic) looks fine. However, there is a line in the middle of the left screen (first pic) which also differs the colours between both areas.
My questions:
Do you think the debug tool could fix that? Where can I load it?
Any suggestions on how I can get the sound to get of my other headphones? (Logitech g35) Setting them as standard device doesn't seem to work for Oculus home apps.
Do you think I received a bad hdmi cable?
Do you think my left screen is broken and I will have to rma it?
Should I open a support ticket?
I already LOVE my rift but these issues are killing the experience for me right now. I hope that I can fix them with your support 🙂
Thanks for your time and support! 🙂
yesterday evening/night I finally got to try my new rift.
I haven't used any VR device for about 1 1/2 years but I've owned the dk2 and got VERY high expectations.
Sorry for the clickbait title but that perfectly describes my feelings right now
Here is a little review of mine about the rift.
I will try to keep it as short as possible.
Packaging:
The packaging is stunning and feels and looks high quality, just like I expected it to be.
Some people got worried because they had the feeling that they had received a used rift but I am 100% sure that
mine is brand new.
Setup:
This was a b*tch to do because I've got several issues. First of all my sensor doesn't notice ANY of my USB 3.0 ports. I've updated the driver but gut bluescreens everytime I tried to plug it in. I reinstalled my old drivers and, surprise, it still didn't work. I plugged the sensor into a USB 2.0 port, which seems to work but I've already bought a USB 3.0 card, which is on its way right now. Furthermore I've got problems because the driver for the xbox wireless adapter wouldn't install and I had to download and install them manually. Setup took me over an hour. I would have wished a more "plug and play" like setup but I guess it could be my pc just trying to troll me.
The Fit:
The comfort if fine, way better than the DK2 in my opinion. I've got BIG glasses and I've feared that they wouldn't fit but they do!
The sweet spot is really easy to find and it almost takes no effort for me.
What most people don't mention in their reviews is the smell! The smell of the new DK 2 made me feel sick. I problem I don't have with the CV1 anymore 🙂
FOV:
The FOV is smaller than I thought it would be but I am ok with that. It feels like looking through a bullseye
Image:
The image quality is stunning! Way better than I thought it would be. Everything is clear and readable. The 3d is mind blowing and I had to laugh out loud a few times because the demos felt so real.
Godrays:
Yes, they are there. Though I don't mind them. I can easily ignore them.
Red Tint:
This kind of bugs me because I've had a little bad luck with that. There is no red tint on the left display, however, the right display
is full of it. almost the entire right screen has red tint. Though it is just noticeable when the screens are fully black.
All in all the rift is an amazing piece of technology and Oculus made an awesome job developing this little piece of sexiness.
I would buy it again anytime.
BUT (and this is why I chose the title) I fear that I've got a defetice unit.
This is the part where I need YOUR help guys and gals.
I've got 2 major problems.
First of all: I have no sound.
The built in speakers sound like transformers on kokain and it doesn't matter what I try, I can't get them to work. I've updated all drivers, tried turning off every other sound sources and devices, tried turning off the onboard soundcard, tried switching the rift to the standard sound source, nothing helps.
All I can hear is cracking and not only when there should be sound but also when there shouldn't be I can hear some random crackles.
My second big problem is that I think that my left display is broken. There is a line through the middle of my left screen where everything above looks a little green-ish. I can tell that it is only the left screen because if I close my left eye, the problem is gone. If I close my right eye, I can see it clearly.
I made pictures with my Iphone, which I will attach to show you.
As you can see, the right display (second pic) looks fine. However, there is a line in the middle of the left screen (first pic) which also differs the colours between both areas.
My questions:
Do you think the debug tool could fix that? Where can I load it?
Any suggestions on how I can get the sound to get of my other headphones? (Logitech g35) Setting them as standard device doesn't seem to work for Oculus home apps.
Do you think I received a bad hdmi cable?
Do you think my left screen is broken and I will have to rma it?
Should I open a support ticket?
I already LOVE my rift but these issues are killing the experience for me right now. I hope that I can fix them with your support 🙂
Thanks for your time and support! 🙂
