Reddit reviews HTC VIVE Wireless Adapter
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Wireless VR for VIVE PC VR headsetsPowered by Intel WiGig technology with near-zero latencyAllows for multi-player VR in the same play space – up to 3 people in a single room-scale environmentIncluded battery allows for up to 2.5 hrs of playVIVEPORT Infinity - Enjoy on-demand access to over 600 VR games and apps. Promotional code included with purchase.Requires available PCIe slotNote: For compatibility with VIVE Pro, you will need to purchase an additional accessory - VIVE Pro Wireless Adapter Attachment Kit
Here you guys go.
psst the wireless adapter is $50 off today too https://www.amazon.com/Vive-Wireless-Adapter-PC/dp/B07GKHNBCT/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=htc+vive+wireless+adapter&qid=1563196732&s=gateway&sr=8-3
Had an og vive, got a wireless adapter on amazon at release for 300. You can get them amazon warehouse, bought a used one there for my buddy thats been good as well.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B07GKHNBCT/ref=mw_dp_olp?ie=UTF8&condition=all
Then I grabbed a vive pro complete set on amazon warehouse for 755 used. Some really light scratches in the outside plastic of the headband on the left side, so it was a really good deal. Right now it is higher, just depends on whats in stock.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B07B9WPR7G/ref=mw_dp_olp?ie=UTF8&condition=all
Swapped the wireless over to that. It requires a free pci-express slot to run the wireless. Some people have said they need to swap their card down to slot 2 and put the wwireless in slot 1 but I havent experienced that on my older 5820k rig.
Ordered the index controllers through Steam store.
The battery is this one, which has a discount right now:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01MXCMGB8?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title
Lots of people saying no, but it's on sale on Amazon right now, $50 off...
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GKHNBCT
I see that you already figured it out but if anyone else gets confused:
This is the "vive pro full kit" which is retail: $1398 (amazon)
and the wireless adapter which is retail: $250 (on sale amazon)
Using this calculator and selecting Ontario, Electronics, Battery, I got a grand total of 480.43 CAD. By no means cheap, but the duty is only $27.81. My understanding is that USPS doesn't incur the absurd brokerage fees that UPS does.
For comparison I just went to checkout on Amazon with the Vive's wireless adapter, which is also $299, and after $10.85 s/h, $40.20 import fees deposit (the max you pay for duty and tax, and if they overestimated it then you get a refund), and a random $3 discount it came to $348.03, which works out to ~$463 CAD, so $17 cheaper than the estimate for the TPCast.
Any time I've seen either of these products listed for sale in Canada they're like $499+ before tax and shipping.
Anyway, an expensive item either way, and you're right, it would be way better if Oculus would develop their own adapter instead of relying on third party market that has only one current option and one piece of vaporware (the Rivvr).
Its back up!! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GKHNBCT
Here was my shopping list,
-PCIe eGPU enclosure for the WiGig card
-Thunderbolt3 (active) cable
-Vive Wireless Adapter with Vive Pro addon
-Spare battery with 20000mAh Qualcomm QC 3.0
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077YCR5LC
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01H5QF1GO
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N0X3NL5
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GKHNBCT
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GY7JZP4
I read about 2 dozen posts around the internet covering the topic of using the wireless adapter with external configurations for laptops. Many people had mixed results and I was hesitant to try it myself but I needed to figure out if it was possible regardless since there wasn't any clear answers.
I ordered the items that made the most sense to me in terms of price and quality. The eGPU enclosure I got was the most attractive and had a carry handle which I liked considering my intended use for this setup was going to be mobile. I went with an active Thunderbolt 3 cable due to the fact that it "should" in theory provide a better signal from the eGPU to the laptop. Finally, I got a spare battery based on the reviews that said the included HTC battery didn't last long and took forever to recharge. The battery I got was recommended by others in the reviews who said they had a Vive Wireless kit.
Once I got all the items I did the setup and fired up the Vive. Right off the bat it worked perfectly. With that said, some of the mixed reviews I was seeing from others trying the eGPU setup had commented on FPS stuttering/lag when moving your head and I did experience this slightly although it was intermittent at times. I also had a brief random moment where everything pixelated pretty bad as if the graphics suddenly got toggled to 1990 Nintendo mode.
In the end I was able to determine the following,
My testing of this setup was with an Alienware M15 and M17 both with i9 CPU, 2080 RTX, 32GB RAM, and x2 NVME M.2 SSD. I have an older Alienware 17 R5 I plan to test with soon to compare results.
Most importantly, what I noticed in my testing was that there's some graphical loads that will bog down the FPS and cause slight stuttering and it's not yet fully clear why. For example, while in SteamVR home room area there was a few key spots that when I looked directly at them it would cause stutter if I moved my head left and right slowly but if I opened the Steam menu which added a transparent overlay on top of what I was looking at the stutter would go away completely even though I could still see the same thing behind the overlay. I read a lot of people tweaking SteamVR settings to smooth out the FPS and I have yet to get the time to fully dive into that part but I suspect it will likely work out to resolve the issue.
The alternative setup I was wanting to test was getting the Alienware AGA enclosure and testing to see if that provided a better out of the box solution without tweaking settings. I found some people saying it didn't work at all and others saying it did. Considering the cable connection is different it still has me curious, as I believe the cable connection over the AGA is using an identical pipeline/bandwidth as Dell docking stations.
> Think if you had this kind of set up you'd still prefer the vive?
I can leave my sensors setup, but not the USB cables.
But yes, I think I'd still prefer the vive. I suspect I'll wind up switching to the index in the not too distant future, but I'm really not looking forward to being tethered again. I will miss this thing dearly: https://www.amazon.com/Vive-Wireless-Adapter-PC/dp/B07GKHNBCT
Even if it looks like my hmd has sprouted horns.....
It's this one, isn't it? This is what they sent me by mistake.
https://www.amazon.com/Vive-Wireless-Adapter-PC/dp/B07GKHNBCT/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1541469170&sr=8-3&keywords=vive+wireless
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Ah, you're probably looking at the TPCast adapter. I'm talking about the official adapter, which is unfortunately just called the Vive Wireless Adapter. It requires one PCI-e slot, and the card is pretty small.
If you're in the states Amazon has it in stock right now: https://www.amazon.com/Vive-Wireless-Adapter-PC/dp/B07GKHNBCT/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1538930450&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=vive+wireless+adapter
https://www.amazon.com/Vive-Wireless-Adapter-PC/dp/B07GKHNBCT/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1536636868&sr=8-5&keywords=wireless+vr
but only works for Vive