steam is not representative of the PC gamers...the pirate bay is much more presentative than steam, i use steam, i have 45 games in it, but by no means, i consider it something that you have to have as a gamer.
I mean this is still pretty simple for plenty of reasons: 1. Steam is a program owned by pretty much every PC gamer, so installing it won't be trouble. 2. It provides you with all the tools needed and useful instructions for setting up the base stations. 3. All you really have to do in terms of controllers is connect them to your pc 4. The headset requires little more than plugging in some cords 5. All you have to do after that is download and run the setup program and calibrate your room space 6. Play When you compare that to setting up some other things like a steering wheel, it's pretty easy. I mean with a steering wheel you have to: 1. find a reasonable way of holding the steering wheel down without drilling holes in your desk 2. download any software required to use it 3. make sure you have the correct accessories you want to use it with (like a stick shift, pedals, etc) 4. find a way to prevent the accessories from moving around 5. Make sure all the inputs are being recognized by your pc 6. Follow some maybe not so great instructions on changing the controls for your game 7. Change the controls and troubleshoot when it doesn't work 8. Test out the feedback and make sure everything feels smooth, adjusting settings when something's wrong 9. Play
i know this is 3 years old, i put 2 pvc pipes inserted together and screwed the mounts for the sensors, WORKS PERFECT and no need for holes in the wall. was like 5 bucks total
if you don't have tripods, for the time being, you can also just put them on some boxes and chairs because the tracking still works fine even on waist height and without the 45-degree angel :D
im getting a vive this xmas and im sooo hype for it i cant wait to play but i was worried if it would take a long time or if i didnt have the requirements to play vr but after watching this i got everything i need and now im super hyped to play vr
30mins for me. I just bugged for my controller to be detected for about 2mins. You just have to "associate controller" in steam vr software and click in the same time on the 2 round button on each controller until you hear 2 bip sound and its done.
What I learned in setting up my Vive was to ///TAKE DOWN ALL REFLECTIVE ARTWORK// from my tiny office... because lasers. Now my walls are all covered in 3M velcro strips. :( Next house must have a dedicated holodeck.
Michigan Sunde I have a martial arts studio I set up my voice in. if course that means larger mirrors all along the wall. I have a large projector (225+" screen, great for people watching you play VR) that i can use to cover a large portion of the mirrors with, but still had to use extra material to cover more area as my play area is so large. I only had to cover as far as my lighthouses go, so not the entire wall.
Was a console gamer just moved to pc within the last year so pretty late to the party here but good vid nonetheless. I have $600 left on the full kit for Vive pro 2 left out of $2,200 Au. So yes this was indeed helpful for me. Ran the vr test on steam and its all in the max so good news there.
Hello! I am planning on purchasing an HTC Vive for my son, but I don't have a PC and I was wondering what the cheapest kind that I could buy is. Do I have to buy one of those 1,00 dollar ones to use with the VR headset? I would really appreciate anyone who lets me know! I have been searching for days!
To buy a VR ready pc you would have to spend around 800$ if you buy individual parts and build it, or upwards of $1000 If you are not looking to build one, look for a pc with at least a 1060 6gb graphics card inside of it, a 1050 ti should work too(a regular 1050 would NOT). You could also wait until springtime and get him an oculus quest.(that's when it should be released, it doesn't require a pc and is centered around games. While the oculus go doesn't really have many good games.)
Bob Higgins the headset costed 500 or 800 dollars for me, and then the controllers and base stations costed about 200 and something dollars. It was about 1200 as a conclusion.
ok i have a Vive and what they dont tell you lady's and gentleman is the vive base stations dont work with LED lights in your room or house at all and second the playspace size sucks for the headset you have to have the sensors 16 feet across kiddy corner from each other so if your vr room happens to be 25 feet in length acrossed your kinda screwed.
Hello, you can help me with my installation, I have that box and with the system I saw in my mac mini and the problem that I have is that I do not recognize the card of viveo
also have a vive, i higly recommend to use the advanced setting in the room setup, and it isnt hard at all to set things up, installing the graphics card was probably the hardest thing in this vid. also never use usb3 port for the vive
You need a Steam Account. You dont have one, but you have 2 tripods laying around. Steam is a clever l i t t l e platform. With more than 125 million active accounts. NiVidia. Ouchies.
I having realy big trubles to gett this working all the stuff is green exept the headpease i realy need help i have tryed everyting i have tryed to rebooth the ting 4 times it says it works then when i go to steam vr it dosnt work anny tips 😢 plz help me
Not necessarily. As a matter of fact, Vive has a laptop bundle that you can buy from their website if you want to go a little more mobile. However...it's pretty expensive. It really all comes down to whether the specs good enough for the Vive to run.
I want a company to make rc cars with a camera, drive and film while i control it from home. Example have a remote controlled rc car drive on the beach while i control it from home in VR. Old people in nursing homes would just love this type of immersion.
It’s annoying how my HDMI port is blocked so I have to unplug my monitors hdmi and then plug in the vives hdmi cord into it it works but it’s pretty annoying how one of my hdmi ports is blocked
Wish I saw this vid sooner. Spent about 3 hours trying to figure out how to connect my vive when there was only 1 hdmi slot. I thought they could just go into any port. Did not know both devices had to be plugged into the graphics card in some way
There is no significant difference between standing mode and play area, the only difference is the ring around your feet becoming a “safety net” to show your play space. You can freely move around in both.
No but you can get a Displayport to mini display port adapter which can free up the HDMI on the graphics card for use on a TV. In other words the HDMI on the graphics card can go to your TV and the Displayport can be used to the Vive via the converter.
I have the problem with the HDMI and display ports as well, glad to see this solution will work before I buy the cable. Can’t wait to play Skyrim in VR.
Problem : Steam VR can detect my controllers but room setup cannot, room setup says the controllers are turned off even though they are not. Not allowing me to do the normal steam room setup
"Hi, just bought a HTC vive... all games and even the "vive tutorial" look horrible through the vive. They look great on my pc but in the HTC its like playing on 640x480 AND text is almost unreadable... is this the way it supposed to be? I adjusted the lenses- no result, tried supersampling - nor result my specs: i7-990x, gtx 1070, 12gb ram
i would recommend not mounting your base stations before updating them with the most recent software. You will need to do this with the micro usb provided.
Doni Martins Technically the say the lighthouse base stations shield be no more than 16 feet apart, but I and others have exceeded that with not much of a problem. mine are about 25 feet apart (will be trying to extend that later today as I have a big open space). the "play area" that show up as a 4mx4m area outlined on the floor is the max the system allows. BUT you can make the boundaries of the past area much larger and ignore the "play area" on the ground and walk out side of them. just a note: I have large mirrors running solo along one wall that i had to cover as they would cause usedit's with tracing. Not the entire mirror but as far as the lighthouse go.
You sure can. I have 10 foot extension cables (HDMI, USB and power) from my breakout box and my Vive HMD, giving me a total of 26 feet of cable (7.925 meters) . My light houses are about 25 to 26 feet apart. I used the extension cables recommended here: www.reddit.com/r/Vive/comments/4eiqda/10ft_extension_cables_after_the_breakout_box/ My play area is fairly large and it great. :)
It only took me an hour and a half to put mine together. The trip to Walmart for the display adapter was annoying. Other than that it’s not that difficult to set up
I’m getting a htc vive and I’m using all my money for it. This video gives me anxiety because I feel like my desktop won’t work. And I can’t use money since I don’t have any
It depends on the laptop, you'd probably want it to have a gtx 980m or greater graphics card though, laptop cards are typically a bit less powerful than desktop cards.
+VGA GAMES I'm not sure, that may work. If you have steam, take the SteamVR test. It'll show you if your computer is good enough. But I know your ram and core is good, but I'm not sure about your Graphics Card.
If any if you guys like me has a HTC or Morden HTC PRO get Beat Saber super fun and you burn a lot more then setting on a chair also HTC experience is much cooler then what you think it looks better if you try it for yourself
"Steam is a clever LITTLE platform..."
TheDestron *L I T T L E*
steam is not representative of the PC gamers...the pirate bay is much more presentative than steam, i use steam, i have 45 games in it, but by no means, i consider it something that you have to have as a gamer.
i have 130+ games and i bearly play 90% of them ;_;
@@g1ues calling someone retarded for a solid, legitimate opinion
@@MoeHound calling someone retarded for saying a site used to illegally download games is more popular than steam
I mean this is still pretty simple for plenty of reasons:
1. Steam is a program owned by pretty much every PC gamer, so installing it won't be trouble.
2. It provides you with all the tools needed and useful instructions for setting up the base stations.
3. All you really have to do in terms of controllers is connect them to your pc
4. The headset requires little more than plugging in some cords
5. All you have to do after that is download and run the setup program and calibrate your room space
6. Play
When you compare that to setting up some other things like a steering wheel, it's pretty easy. I mean with a steering wheel you have to:
1. find a reasonable way of holding the steering wheel down without drilling holes in your desk
2. download any software required to use it
3. make sure you have the correct accessories you want to use it with (like a stick shift, pedals, etc)
4. find a way to prevent the accessories from moving around
5. Make sure all the inputs are being recognized by your pc
6. Follow some maybe not so great instructions on changing the controls for your game
7. Change the controls and troubleshoot when it doesn't work
8. Test out the feedback and make sure everything feels smooth, adjusting settings when something's wrong
9. Play
"nevidia" I'M SO DONE LOL
Came looking for this comment. Holy smokes, I had to rewind - "Wait, did he just say...?"
That’s what I used to call it
@@TheKeebster1 Same dude, I had to rewind as well lmao
@@frxst704 hahaha. damn us people paying attention!
This is exactly what they have on the Vive channel...
0:54 A STEAM ACCOUNT? OMG I CANT BELIEVE THAT I NEED AN ACCOUNT that every gamer probaly has....
wessel vh what's steam?
Porter Hiatt I was kidding
Porter Hiatt wooooosh
what's a ''steam'''?
wessel vh I have 2 friends who used oculus but not steam
Because everyone has 2 tripods lying around. Lol
I actually have one that I found lying around, for that exact reason.
Just gonna velcro them to my wall lmao
Yo. You're pretty good at guitar. I subbed.
i know this is 3 years old, i put 2 pvc pipes inserted together and screwed the mounts for the sensors, WORKS PERFECT and no need for holes in the wall. was like 5 bucks total
if you don't have tripods, for the time being, you can also just put them on some boxes and chairs because the tracking still works fine even on waist height and without the 45-degree angel :D
im getting a vive this xmas and im sooo hype for it i cant wait to play but i was worried if it would take a long time or if i didnt have the requirements to play vr but after watching this i got everything i need and now im super hyped to play vr
Did you get it?
@@jakoberickson4616 yeah i did
@@hannskujo9329 i got one too this christmas
@@kf5239 its so fun ay
Despacito Three getting a 700 € present? Lucky you
This is one of the most helpful videos I’ve ever seen thank you so much
Even though I don't have one and I want one there's always Christmas and birthday money combined......
good luck!
Zip And Zap You get 800$ for Christmas and your birthday?!?!?
حسنا
IDont Care for me there's Bday + Christmas + years salary
Chubbtacular true I don't even want it anymore
Will Vive work on my laptop that has everything spec above minimum but has graphics card 1050 Ti
Dr. Pancakes yes it will I have a gtx1050ti and it works great!! Sorry for the late comment
30mins for me. I just bugged for my controller to be detected for about 2mins.
You just have to "associate controller" in steam vr software and click in the same time on the 2 round button on each controller until you hear 2 bip sound and its done.
What I learned in setting up my Vive was to ///TAKE DOWN ALL REFLECTIVE ARTWORK// from my tiny office... because lasers.
Now my walls are all covered in 3M velcro strips. :( Next house must have a dedicated holodeck.
+Michigan Sunde haha that's incredible but makes total sense
Michigan Sunde I have a martial arts studio I set up my voice in. if course that means larger mirrors all along the wall. I have a large projector (225+" screen, great for people watching you play VR) that i can use to cover a large portion of the mirrors with, but still had to use extra material to cover more area as my play area is so large. I only had to cover as far as my lighthouses go, so not the entire wall.
So...Is it bad if I have white walls?
i bought it just for VRchat
Mikaeru lmao
lol same worth it
Headpatting all the lolis
Mikaeru you don’t even need one for vr chat...
Mikaeru same XD
Awesome video ! Great thorough definition. Had a lot of trouble setting mine up till now :)
what it the monitor you put on the displayadapter or the headgear...I just wanted to know i am stressing over the set up for this VR
Was a console gamer just moved to pc within the last year so pretty late to the party here but good vid nonetheless. I have $600 left on the full kit for Vive pro 2 left out of $2,200 Au. So yes this was indeed helpful for me. Ran the vr test on steam and its all in the max so good news there.
Hello! I am planning on purchasing an HTC Vive for my son, but I don't have a PC and I was wondering what the cheapest kind that I could buy is. Do I have to buy one of those 1,00 dollar ones to use with the VR headset? I would really appreciate anyone who lets me know! I have been searching for days!
To buy a VR ready pc you would have to spend around 800$ if you buy individual parts and build it, or upwards of $1000
If you are not looking to build one, look for a pc with at least a 1060 6gb graphics card inside of it, a 1050 ti should work too(a regular 1050 would NOT). You could also wait until springtime and get him an oculus quest.(that's when it should be released, it doesn't require a pc and is centered around games. While the oculus go doesn't really have many good games.)
@@runthar2191 Thanks so much!!! I really appreciate you taking the time to write that! Really helped! :D
@@bobhiggins284 No problem man, if you have any other questions about VR or specific pc's, just ask!
@@runthar2191 Alright that would be helpful thanks!
Bob Higgins the headset costed 500 or 800 dollars for me, and then the controllers and base stations costed about 200 and something dollars. It was about 1200 as a conclusion.
ok i have a Vive and what they dont tell you lady's and gentleman is the vive base stations dont work with LED lights in your room or house at all and second the playspace size sucks for the headset you have to have the sensors 16 feet across kiddy corner from each other so if your vr room happens to be 25 feet in length acrossed your kinda screwed.
i got my HTC vive used, and it doesnt have the micro usb cables for the controllers, can i just use a samsung phone charger as a back up?
How do you take a screenshot with a Vive headset using Valve type controllers?
dude you just saved my life now i know how to setup my htc vive and its gunna be easy
hi, could you please do a review of what it is like using this while sitting? thanks you, Donna x
How many ports does it need since I have a laptop with 3 USB ports , HDMI ofc
Have you tried it using your macbook pro with eGPU?
Hello, you can help me with my installation, I have that box and with the system I saw in my mac mini and the problem that I have is that I do not recognize the card of viveo
this is actualy the most helpful vid that i culd find thx so mutch
is there a way to get the base stations out of the wall once you have drilled them in?
Unscrew
where are the links to your tripod angle adjusting thing? I can't find them. is it because im on Mobile?
+Cody Hudson here try this - amzn.to/1PtBQ8G
+TheUnlockr thanks :D
With the link box do I need a pc or can I do it all on a laptop?
Awesome new intro graphic! (and awesome in-depth tutorial as always) :)
also have a vive, i higly recommend to use the advanced setting in the room setup, and it isnt hard at all to set things up, installing the graphics card was probably the hardest thing in this vid.
also never use usb3 port for the vive
Why the frick would anyone dislike this vid he’s just trying to help people
What eye vision requirements are needed to play without blurriness? 20/20??!!??
You need a Steam Account. You dont have one, but you have 2 tripods laying around.
Steam is a clever l i t t l e platform. With more than 125 million active accounts.
NiVidia.
Ouchies.
Nitpicking at its finest.
Also 'ouchies'
Could you send me a link for a cheaper tripod for the sensor cubes please thank you
its rediculos that you have to get an adapter, i just got my vive, and cant use it the whole weekend because i dont have a freaking adapter
its just happened to me right now, my vive just arrived only to find out i need 2 spare hdmi inputs smh took me 4hours to figure it out
i cant do steam vr test,its not in the list,just 1 of many troubleshooting issues...holy fuck i will never get this thing working....
Does Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2400 CPU 3.10GHz (4 CPUs), 3.1GHz have enough to pass the test? My CPU is a problem and I don’t know how to fix it either.
Wait do I have to do the test or can I atleast try it?
I having realy big trubles to gett this working all the stuff is green exept the headpease i realy need help i have tryed everyting i have tryed to rebooth the ting 4 times it says it works then when i go to steam vr it dosnt work anny tips 😢 plz help me
Probably finally getting one on monday.. excited!
where is the link to the adjustable tripod tops?
The setup was super simple. I was up and running within 30 min.
The valve index just took 10
my dog stepped on my vive and broke the straps, so now I got the vive and duct tape setup going on. what you got on that?
Link on tripods? I can´t find them on web page.
Do you need a computer TOWER to do this? I only have a laptop
Not necessarily. As a matter of fact, Vive has a laptop bundle that you can buy from their website if you want to go a little more mobile. However...it's pretty expensive. It really all comes down to whether the specs good enough for the Vive to run.
I want a company to make rc cars with a camera, drive and film while i control it from home. Example have a remote controlled rc car drive on the beach while i control it from home in VR. Old people in nursing homes would just love this type of immersion.
Would Vive flow well with an i7 8700? Gtx 1080 8gb, 16gb ram
Absolutely
In pretty much same situation as you, right down to the older self build PC :-) this was a really helpful video, thanks.
It’s annoying how my HDMI port is blocked so I have to unplug my monitors hdmi and then plug in the vives hdmi cord into it it works but it’s pretty annoying how one of my hdmi ports is blocked
Wish I saw this vid sooner. Spent about 3 hours trying to figure out how to connect my vive when there was only 1 hdmi slot. I thought they could just go into any port. Did not know both devices had to be plugged into the graphics card in some way
Where are the links for the stands and tripods?
There is no significant difference between standing mode and play area, the only difference is the ring around your feet becoming a “safety net” to show your play space. You can freely move around in both.
Im getting my vive in 2 days,cant wait
I just want to say mate thx for the great explanation. I really like ur in depth guide and should do more like this
whenever I hook up the hdmi the computer.screen gets really big and most of it gets cut off
y did u change gpu into nvidia and processor into amd when u have intel motherboard
Hi my steam vr keep loading and disappearing what was the issue?
are there any vr headsets that work with laptop
does the displayport to hdmi comes with the vive set?
No but you can get a Displayport to mini display port adapter which can free up the HDMI on the graphics card for use on a TV.
In other words the HDMI on the graphics card can go to your TV and the Displayport can be used to the Vive via the converter.
seeing it in video form is so much simpler than real life
Jubs Baltimore lol yeah
I have the problem with the HDMI and display ports as well, glad to see this solution will work before I buy the cable. Can’t wait to play Skyrim in VR.
aged like fine milk
@@domthebommc1764 damn I really haven’t touched my vr in like 4 years huh
@@SS_BAJA lol
are you planning on selling your vive or doing a give away
Problem : Steam VR can detect my controllers but room setup cannot, room setup says the controllers are turned off even though they are not. Not allowing me to do the normal steam room setup
Update your firmware on the sensors and run steam VR in beta mode.
nolaz010 I had both already, no effect.
"Hi,
just bought a HTC vive... all games and even the "vive tutorial" look horrible through the vive. They look great on my pc but in the HTC its like playing on 640x480 AND text is almost unreadable... is this the way it supposed to be?
I adjusted the lenses- no result, tried supersampling - nor result
my specs: i7-990x, gtx 1070, 12gb ram
Thank you. I really appreciative the video - It has shed some light.
I was scared of the setup but doesn't seem too bad.
but i don, t see a performance test on my library tools
i would recommend not mounting your base stations before updating them with the most recent software. You will need to do this with the micro usb provided.
How long did setup actually take?
I have a 970. Will my experience be acceptable? Does anyone have one and play using a 970? What's your experience like?
Wow this was a very big setup progress.. I cant wait to have it :""") thank you
+Ebtihalo 1 you're very welcome! Let me know what else you'd like to see while you wait!
Can you do a video of the setup for the oculus?
Foc' ulus rift! >:)
Nice video, but there's any max room area for the Vive? I mean, can I play normally in a huuuge room?
15ftx15ft
Doni Martins Technically the say the lighthouse base stations shield be no more than 16 feet apart, but I and others have exceeded that with not much of a problem. mine are about 25 feet apart (will be trying to extend that later today as I have a big open space).
the "play area" that show up as a 4mx4m area outlined on the floor is the max the system allows. BUT you can make the boundaries of the past area much larger and ignore the "play area" on the ground and walk out side of them.
just a note: I have large mirrors running solo along one wall that i had to cover as they would cause usedit's with tracing. Not the entire mirror but as far as the lighthouse go.
dont forget the cable of the vive is only 5m so you cant surpass that
You sure can. I have 10 foot extension cables (HDMI, USB and power) from my breakout box and my Vive HMD, giving me a total of 26 feet of cable (7.925 meters) . My light houses are about 25 to 26 feet apart. I used the extension cables recommended here: www.reddit.com/r/Vive/comments/4eiqda/10ft_extension_cables_after_the_breakout_box/
My play area is fairly large and it great. :)
RojasTKD7 sweet didnt know that :p
the grafics and the words in the vive are not so clear its hard to see like in hd far away
ugh each sensor needing a wire dropping down for power kinda sucks.. couldnt they put a rechargeable battery in that thing?
They have surprisingly good battery life, so you will only need to charge them every few days.
do i need bluetooth connection on my pc?
i got a 4090 is that good
It only took me an hour and a half to put mine together. The trip to Walmart for the display adapter was annoying. Other than that it’s not that difficult to set up
Where are the links????
I’m getting a htc vive and I’m using all my money for it. This video gives me anxiety because I feel like my desktop won’t work. And I can’t use money since I don’t have any
Would a laptop work with the htc vive
It depends on the laptop, you'd probably want it to have a gtx 980m or greater graphics card though, laptop cards are typically a bit less powerful than desktop cards.
Intro and outro song?
Who is the Winner of the oneplus x i can't see it on twitter
+Mans Klaassens will be announced this afternoon!
i don't have dual x , so have problem for HTC Vive game ???>?>>?
If you're talking about the Graphics Card, you need a graphics card that is either a Gtx 970, Radeon R9 290, or something equivalent or greater.
Thank you so much
+VGA GAMES No problem!
This good pc ? , Dell Alienware 15.6" 4K-UHD Gaming Laptop i7-6820HK 2.7/3.6GHz ,32GB,1TB+256GB,GTX 980M 8GB,W10,1YR
+VGA GAMES I'm not sure, that may work. If you have steam, take the SteamVR test. It'll show you if your computer is good enough. But I know your ram and core is good, but I'm not sure about your Graphics Card.
Nice intro dave!
+Arin Jain thanks so much!
Holy shit you replied!
If any if you guys like me has a HTC or Morden HTC PRO get Beat Saber super fun and you burn a lot more then setting on a chair also HTC experience is much cooler then what you think it looks better if you try it for yourself
Can I use a laptop?
This is so helpful thank you for making this video😃😄
+Yang Mark very welcome! Glad I could help!
My oculus rift comes today buy my GPU needs a upgrade to I ordered a GTX 1060 and that comes tomorrow I’m excited!
Do i need the vr headset to do that test thing
The performance test? No.
It only tests if your computer is VR-Ready.
can I have HTC vive free
Raj Barthe you better be jokeing dude.
Much appreciated this video
why does eveyone buy adapters? theres a dvi cord on their website yea its a little much but you dont need an adapter
Why dont you upload jailbreak tweaks anymore?
+Paul Kumlin because there's no working jailbreak. Soon as there is I'll do weekly tweaks again promise :)
+TheUnlockr ok thanks
I would like a game to let me walk on the beach a lake or a trail, stuff like that. Any?
Can hp pavilion 16 run htc vive
I'd say turn your blue tooth on the base station and handsets so it's easier to do the updates it's a pain having to disconnect !
on steam it says I do not have the preformacne test
This is allot easier than I thought it would be.
Not much as i found out as i did the setup myself for my Htc Vive and it was totally worth it.