Oculus Rift

[hyperseven]

For those who bought a dk2 from Oculus direct, how much was UK shipping and did you have to pay vat and any other import charges?

 

[Deleted User 234324]

Shipping was free but you did have to pay VAT and import duty. From what I can see you will have to pay VAT for the kickstarter edition, but that is it.

 

[Begbie]

Unsure wethere to get this or not!

Will my PC even run it? 390x, 8330FX?

 

[FlukeRogi]

That's a potential 100k+ Rifts in the wild within the next few months

There were just over 9000 original backers, 7000 or so who put the cash down for a DK1.

I was one of 'em, and I'm grinning like a lunatic atm []-)

 

[Devlish]

There were just over 9000 original backers, 7000 or so who put the cash down for a DK1.

I was one of 'em, and I'm grinning like a lunatic atm []-)

Nice! I could not bring myself to get the DK1 but bought in at the DK2 stage. I think its a just reward, the KS brought the rift to facebooks attention. Very generous though!

 

[MiskyBoyy]

There were just over 9000 original backers, 7000 or so who put the cash down for a DK1.

I was one of 'em, and I'm grinning like a lunatic atm []-)

Lucky you! How much was it back then?

If only I/we knew, we could have got in on the action, oh well

 

[VincentHanna]

$300 wasn't it?

 

[Deleted User 234324]

This gesture from Oculus has made a huge impression on my decision tomorrow, if the price is right I will go for the Rift as it's clear from todays announcement they are not in it just for the money.

 

[Traffic_Warden]

Definitely sealed the deal for me, what an awesome gesture from Oculus!

Cant wait to give CV1 a go now, DK2 was good so this should provide some excellent immersion.

 

[Seanspeed]

Thanks for sharing. Not a huge breakthrough IMHO.

It's not.

These were things already planned and in development. We knew they'd be adding a camera to likely do some sort of pass-through/object identification functionality quite a long time ago(we just didn't know exactly how it'd work). We also knew they'd be improving the ergonomics(which they also say is part of 'the breakthrough').

It was all just marketing nonsense, trying to spin the delay as something positive.

 

[sieze2]

It's not.
It was all just marketing nonsense, trying to spin the delay as something positive.

Nailed it. Typical big company behaviour.

 

[Nismo]

Edit - didn't see the Vive news was posted earlier.

 

[FlukeRogi]

Lucky you! How much was it back then?

If only I/we knew, we could have got in on the action, oh well

All in was $365 for the DK1, poster and a t-shirt, though we also got $25 credit back due to not getting Doom 3 BFG with it as was originally planned.

 

[Gregster]

It's not.

These were things already planned and in development. We knew they'd be adding a camera to likely do some sort of pass-through/object identification functionality quite a long time ago(we just didn't know exactly how it'd work). We also knew they'd be improving the ergonomics(which they also say is part of 'the breakthrough').

It was all just marketing nonsense, trying to spin the delay as something positive.

I already thought it was a standard feature before the news in truth, well as far as the camera goes and I am sure this was already shown in a demo?

 

[Jarrastafari]

First game I'm gonna try : Alien Isolation.

And if that doesn't kill me, find a job in VR coding somewhere.

Top of my list aswell I've been on a media blackout too so I can scare myself silly!

 

[mid_gen]

Thanks for sharing. Not a huge breakthrough IMHO.

Not a huge technical breakthrough, but a good idea. When I tried the Vive I was constantly terrified of smashing something/someone/myself....it distracted from the immersion significantly, having to worry about where I was in the 'real' room. The grid was not reassuring at all, especially as game elements were appearing outside the grid.

If you're going to have a walk-around type setup.....this is needed imo.

 

[lokiss]

Top of my list aswell I've been on a media blackout too so I can scare myself silly!

Ditto. Totally avoided it, no1 reason why I want one.

 

[Guest2]

I left Alien Isolation installed for when I get a CV 1. It was awesome on the DK2 but unplayable for more than about 15 minutes due to low resolution (trying to read text) and low refresh rate.
Can't wait to try it when I get CV1

Yes, an awesome gesture from Oculus to supply a 'Kickstarter Edition' of the Rift to DK1 owners. I would be interested to know how the 'Kickstarter Edition' differs from the standard CV1

 

[Digital X]

For those who bought a dk2 from Oculus direct, how much was UK shipping and did you have to pay vat and any other import charges?

From what I remember, I paid around. £350 for everything including shipping direct from Oculus.

 

[Guest2]

07 Oct 2014 OCULUS VR, INC. 412.00U.S. DOLLA at 1.60379929 IRVINE £256.89

I think I already paid a deposit though. Someone else may be able to comment on that - I know the total price I paid is somewhere in this thread

edit - yep, £30 deposit


OCULUS VR, INC. 50.00U.S. DOLLA at 1.68976005 IRVINE £29.59
OCULUS VR, INC. 412.00U.S. DOLLA at 1.60379929 IRVINE £256.89

£286.48 total


edit 2 - Interesting...

https://www.oculus.com/en-us/blog/powering-the-rift/

Apart from the recommended spec, the Rift will require:

Windows 7 SP1 or newer
2x USB 3.0 ports
HDMI 1.3 video output supporting a 297MHz clock via a direct output architecture

The last point may be an issue even for people with mobile versions of the gtx 970 or gtx 980. Also USB 3.0, it doesnt say if its backwards compatible with USB 2.0. Personally I have only just (6 months ago) upgrade from a rig that was USB 2 > UBS 3