Valve Index Base Station Alternative

im4gine3 · 31 Mar 2021 at 15:53

With the current Valve base stations being out of stock.. are there any other base stations out there which will work with the Index at a similar price?

And if there are, how reliable are they?

Unseul · 31 Mar 2021 at 15:56

Overclockers has a single base station available in clearance (under graphics cards for some reason).

im4gine3 · 31 Mar 2021 at 16:03

got a link? I checked where you mentioned, but can only see headsets or link cables

Unseul · 31 Mar 2021 at 16:06

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/b-grade-htc-vive-steam-vr-base-station-2.0-bg-00g-hc.html

Is this not what you're after?

im4gine3 · 31 Mar 2021 at 16:07

actually.. just found it.. £170 seems a bit expensive for a b-grade especially when the Valves ones are less than £140 new

Unseul · 31 Mar 2021 at 16:07

im4gine3 said:
actually.. just found it.. £170 seems a bit expensive for a b-grade especially when the Valves ones are less than £140 new

Just make an offer in the customer service pre-sales part of the forum. If they're £130 new, maybe an offer of £100?

im4gine3 · 31 Mar 2021 at 16:08

will these work with Valve? I'm guessing the Valve is based off the Vives designs etc

Unseul · 31 Mar 2021 at 16:09

That'd be a question for someone else!

Ravenger · 31 Mar 2021 at 16:25

You can get them from HTC direct, but they don't supply mounts with them. As Overclockers sell base stations (even if they are B grade) I won't supply a link or price.

Vive 2.0 base stations are identical to the Valve ones, apart from the lack of a mounting bracket.

im4gine3 · 31 Mar 2021 at 16:31

Ravenger said:
You can get them from HTC direct, but they don't supply mounts with them. As Overclockers sell base stations (even if they are B grade) I won't supply a link or price.

Vive 2.0 base stations are identical to the Valve ones, apart from the lack of a mounting bracket.

That's good to know. I'll check them out.

not too worried about the mounting brackets.. as long as the thread on the back is the same, i can just use QR clamp mounts on them

lokiss · 31 Mar 2021 at 16:31

Any htc/valve base station will work. Version 1 or 2.

You should be able to source one, they were sold as an additional product.

Theodoooore · 1 Apr 2021 at 03:05

I'm not sure if it's forbidden to mention external sites on this forum, but you can buy individual base stations on CeX. They're used, but most stuff comes with a warranty, so personally I find the risk worth it and have bought a lot from them over the years.

ddylan · 4 Jun 2021 at 12:44

You can get GEN1 Used they work with Index for around £70 cheapest depending on condition

frustin · 25 Jun 2021 at 12:57

ddylan said:
You can get GEN1 Used they work with Index

Is there any difference functionally?