Reddit reviews VR Cover for Oculus Rift CV1 - Washable Hygienic Cotton Cover (2 pcs)

I have over 300 hours in an Oculus Rift. Actually, I have three Oculus Rifts, because I accidentally dropped and broke two of them. (Not a design fault per se, I was just careless twice. If you drop it on a hard surface from 5 feet up, it WILL shatter the screen.) I also possess a HTC Vive--which is in a box on the shelf.

I decided to try this "VR thing" when I found a good deal on a used Oculus. It blew me away. Holy crap. I dove so deep that I decided to also get a Vive, to play around with them both and possibly sell whichever one I didn't want.

What I found is that the Vive controllers are obnoxiously heavy and unwieldy, especially with my favorite game, Beat Saber. I felt like I was swinging cleavers around. By comparison, the Oculus Rift touch controllers were more balanced around my palm. Especially in my "Beat Saber grip", which I found was easier to play with if I moved my fingers up into the ring until the outer ring rests against my knuckles. This centers the weight of the controller squarely in my palm, and makes it so that I can swing the controllers faster than humanly possible.

Either of the headsets will do pretty good tracking. However, I do strongly recommend getting a third sensor, regardless of which set you choose--adding another sensor DRAMATICALLY helps with tracking for any game that requires you to turn around, and even helps with tracking on games that you face forward but sometimes your hands go in weird angles. Set the sensors in a triangle formation around the room.

I can go over cons of both if you want, but my absolute endorsement is going to go to the Oculus Rift, based primarily on the controllers. The controllers are your window into the world, and the Rift Touch controllers are phenomenal digital extensions of your physical hand. The controllers are BY FAR the most important thing to consider when choosing a headset. And, when the next-gen headsets come out, I will be making my choice based solely on the controllers.

A few things you will want to accessorize with if you pick the Rift. You'll notice that half of these are to keep your equipment clean--this is a lot more important than you think at first.

• Wear a sweatband if you're going to play any physically demanding game, like Beat Saber. You'll get sweaty. You don't want to get sweat all over your headset.
  
• Baby wipes or makeup remover wipes, use on all smooth skin/hair contact surfaces (headset harness, handsets) after each session.
  
• Get this washable faceplate cover, or two of them, and wash them regularly. Guests to your Oculus will thank you. :\
  
• Get disposable foam earpiece covers for the same reason.
  
• Get a AA battery charger and some good rechargeable batteries.
  
• Get a third sensor (mentioned above)
  
• If you want to mount the sensors on your wall, either buy or 3D print these.
  
• Get a USB 3.0 extension cable and an HDMI extension cable so you don't have to worry about the cord length.
  
  There are kits out there to let you suspend the cord from the ceiling, but I feel like that's overkill--I always just have it run between my legs to the computer. I can feel it against my lower leg or calf and know where it is so I don't trip. Note that this is fine for beat saber, but for games where you are turning around constantly, it may be a problem. The main thing is to have plenty of slack on your cord so if you trip you don't yank something, you can really damage the USB cord if you yank it at an angle. If you can somehow pin the cable against or under furniture so that a hard yank does not tug at your USB port, even better.
  
  Finally: some games are a goddamn workout, like Beat Saber. Treat these games like you would treat cardio: stretch beforehand, warm up, drink water, have a towel nearby, and have a fan on you. AND KEEP YOUR EQUIPMENT CLEAN.

You can try out these - 2 replaceable cotton covers
https://vrcover.com/product/oculus-quest-vr-cover/


i had these ones https://www.amazon.com/VRCover-ocv01nf-Oculus-Rift-Cover/dp/B06Y6DC1R2/ and they fits pretty well to Quest too

I've had great luck with this personally. There's some bad reviews (came malformed) but my 2 came great.

Perhaps get 25 or so sets of these and launder them every day. That would provide 50 uses with clean headsets. Also perhaps offer surgical caps (amazon has 500 for $65) for people to put over their head for sweaty straps/lice concerns

Amazon has a two pack of the VR Cover brand for $19. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y6DC1R2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_b0pHzbVVN9N19

Get every single piece of free content you can find. Consume the shit out of it. Get all the free stuff on the rift home and then move onto steam. Get demos too.

That will give you a good idea of the type of content you will and wont enjoy.

However, there are 2 games you can't go wrong with imho. "The Climb" and "Star Trek: Bridge Crew". Those games are magic and stupid fun. You wont regret them.

Dont worry about sensors for now. Thats an issue for a later day. You're a nub-cake atm and dont need to worry about that stuff just yet.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06Y6DC1R2

I purchased that bad boy. One day you will get hot and sweaty, your rift will get wet and soggy. You wont enjoy it. That little fucker helps with that. Also, one day, you will notice that the foam on your rift likes to collect every single fucking stray hair that grazes it. Those hairs will tickle the fuck out of your face. That cover helps with that a bit too, but your nose will still get tickled. It also feels nicer on the face.

Not sure if this is your only reason, but we have a box of alcohol wipes and stridex pads for exactly this purpose. We tried using those vr covers (https://www.amazon.com/VRCover-ocv01nf-Oculus-Rift-Cover/dp/B06Y6DC1R2 ) but I found that it was harder to get those clean because they held onto sweat whereas the sponge on the oculus dries super quickly after a swipe with an alcohol pad.

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They also sell disposable face masks for VR specifically for things like conference demo booths and VR arcades, but generally my friends are more cool with playing after a quick sani wipedown even if the headset is still a little damp than putting those things on their face.

I bought these so that I can periodically wash the cover. Unfortunately it looks like they have sold out with the summer sale.

https://smile.amazon.com/Oculus-Rift-VR-Cover-Stretchable-Nosefree/dp/B06Y6DC1R2/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1501257734&sr=8-5&keywords=oculus+rift+face+pad

Also, would this be just as good?

I ordered this pack of cotton "VR Covers" for my Rift: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06Y6DC1R2/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

At first I thought the fitment was too loose, but it has not shifted or fallen off since I put it on. Does not impact view in any way that I can tell. Mainly purchased for use when I have multiple friends over who all want to try VR. They're comfortable enough that I'll just leave it on.