cosmos looks very poor

sunshinewelly · 3 Oct 2019 at 11:42

do not understand why anyone would now order a cosmos. If you want high end you go for the index and or pro.

or is you want a slightly lower end experience go for the rift s

the reviews online are very poor. also does not work in a normal living room at night

GBRusty · 3 Oct 2019 at 11:55

What does the cosmos do that's different from the Vive? Is it purely no basestations needed? It all works from attached cameras liek the Rift-s (inside-out tracking)?

sunshinewelly · 3 Oct 2019 at 12:35

yes no base stations required but has issues in any room which is not well lit. if the index was not available then the rift s would be a better purchase

lokiss · 3 Oct 2019 at 13:00

Reading the review on uploadVR, the only real downer for me is the Halo headband. The short sweet spot that results from the slightest movement of the band is entirely relatable from my experience of a WMR device. I'll actively avoid any set that goes that way as the band becomes uncomfortable for me and results in fidgeting. I wear full facial air feed at work that follow a similar design, they erk me in the same way.

danoliver1 · 3 Oct 2019 at 13:10

2hr battery life on the controllers :eek:

not sure what Htc were thinking with that one.

Greboth · 3 Oct 2019 at 14:30

It all looked positive on paper so it is a shame reading these reviews. I'd argue the most important thing for VR is that the tracking is spot on so to mess that up is a bit of a biggie. Oh well I guess it's time to cross the Cosmos off my potential HMD's to buy then.

sunshinewelly · 3 Oct 2019 at 15:11

i waited until this morning to see what way to go. Now gone and ordered the index as i own a vive first generation and can use the light house trackers from that.

aoaaron · 3 Oct 2019 at 23:24

Going inside out without oculus’s tracking software magic is suicidd

GBRusty · 4 Oct 2019 at 07:51

sunshinewelly said:
i waited until this morning to see what way to go. Now gone and ordered the index as i own a vive first generation and can use the light house trackers from that.

Good choice, it's what I did

However it has highlighted that my 1080 needs an upgrade

sunshinewelly · 4 Oct 2019 at 10:11

GBRusty said:
Good choice, it's what I did
However it has highlighted that my 1080 needs an upgrade

i was lucky enough to have already upgraded my 1080 to a 2080

GBRusty · 4 Oct 2019 at 10:22

sunshinewelly said:
i was lucky enough to have already upgraded my 1080 to a 2080

I'm looking lovingly at a 2080 super

melmac · 4 Oct 2019 at 11:58

Greboth said:
It all looked positive on paper so it is a shame reading these reviews. I'd argue the most important thing for VR is that the tracking is spot on so to mess that up is a bit of a biggie. Oh well I guess it's time to cross the Cosmos off my potential HMD's to buy then.

I was just about to post on your thread!! Your decision just got a whole lot easier

melmac · 4 Oct 2019 at 12:09

GBRusty said:
I'm looking lovingly at a 2080 super

Get the 2080Ti or the 2070 Super. There are no other Turing cards worth considering.

EDIT: Of course, if you get a 2080 Super at a great price, then it might be worth considering.

Dicehunter · 4 Oct 2019 at 13:49

So my Cosmos arrived this morning and honestly the hardware is good but HTC's software team have got no idea, Compared to Oculus's software, HTC's team seems to be in the stone age, The setup process is horrendous and on top of that there are a heap of incompatibilities with existing VR titles and experiences.

Greboth · 4 Oct 2019 at 14:05

melmac said:
I was just about to post on your thread!! Your decision just got a whole lot easier

Yes....well no

The few reviews I've seen where people have directly compared the Reverb to the Index, the Index has always come out on top. So while I crossed the Cosmos off my list I've added the Index. Both need some GPU grunt so, as I said in my thread, I think I'm going to put off VR until I can do a GPU upgrade too.

To keep this on topic though, I've no personal experience with any of them but I've not seen any reviews that praise HTC's software. Maybe they can improve it over time but it seems only Oculus or Valve gets any sort of praise on the software front.

Ravenger · 4 Oct 2019 at 14:21

The Reverb may be a good headset, but it's based on an essentially dead platform - WMR has been effectively abandoned. Only the Steam VR and Oculus platforms have ongoing support.

Sabitech · 4 Oct 2019 at 14:24

I have to say i'm not a fan of the design of the cosmos. Looks like the outer front is very buldgy and not sure on the dimples either.

rossiboy001 · 5 Oct 2019 at 11:04

The owner of a Vive pro, Rift, Rifts S I love VR but there is no upgrade path no matter what else comes out until the 3080ti comes out. even my Vive pro can not stretch it legs until then.

aoaaron · 6 Oct 2019 at 00:15

Ravenger said:
The Reverb may be a good headset, but it's based on an essentially dead platform - WMR has been effectively abandoned. Only the Steam VR and Oculus platforms have ongoing support.

Exactly. I think the only options for people are Quest, Rift S or Index at this point. Any other choice is going into a niche unsupported software space, and without light houses we're all dependant on future software optimisations.

jonnylaris · 8 Oct 2019 at 09:30

aoaaron said:
Exactly. I think the only options for people are Quest, Rift S or Index at this point. Any other choice is going into a niche unsupported software space, and without light houses we're all dependant on future software optimisations.

What about Vive Pro? It's the only headset with OLED panel and 90hz.