Valve is reminding us that there’s still a place for high-end VR. The Oculus Quest might be cheaper and far more convenient, but it’ll always be limited by its mobile hardware. With the Index, the VR possibilities are endless.
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im not getting the index. its a pc headset and its not got an oled screen. No thanks ill keep my quest
K.Lum the cosmos is like the miniture index cause of the price range : P
thanks for the review. i just orderd one. i really hate the htc vive audio strap and original strap it always hurt my forehead so hopefully this one is comfy finally
Does it gives better high quality VR streaming adult entertainment than the oculus rift S?
You can see that the game is totally fu*ked, look at the sabers in game and look at this hands. I'm very pissed that you didn't mention it at all, but i know that it's a problem that valve or beat saber will fix in their own pace. It's still very angering that you said nothing about the problem, how much did valve pay you? 6:22
FANTSTIC review, very clear and concise (smile)
Its not exactly what I wanted, but its basically what I've been waiting for as a consumer who hasn't yet purchased a vr headset myself seeing the issues with dizziness from refresh or screen door effect etc, this is something worth finally buying. No, it doesn't have eye tracking but for 1g flat. Pretty good
4:15 Did he say envelope (like a mail package) you????
I think you read that wrong…. It's envelop you (common mistake)
"There's still a place for high end VR" yeh for elitist snobs to rub your nose in, no different to when I was a kid, "what you don't have £200 nike trainers?, wow your family must be gypos", programming at it's best
lol this isn't like a mcbook pro. it's more like putting money into high end GPU, you DO get more power, but at a supralinear cost
Does the Index work well with spectacles (glasses)?
I'm willing to pay it, because I know it's worth it
What – pricepoint "ment to keep the VR-industri from getting scale" you cannot mean that. We need scale so it is worthwhile making new games…..
Does anyone out there use the Valve Index wearing glasses??
I'm pretty sure he said this is Valve's first headset right at the beginning. Wasn't HTC Vive developed by Valve?
where to find $1000…
dudes face is giving me trypophobia
I fell asleep seven times watching this review
I want it…
yeah if you have $1000 to throw away
EXCELLENT review! I love your no nonsense, honest statements, and it helped me choose the correct vr upgrade. I almost bought the Rift S, but this is clearly everything I'd want as my next vr hardware purchase for the next year or so.
Oh yeah? It’s gonna envelope me ? Lol editors who don’t know how to pronounce envelope vs envelop. Where do you guys find these high school drop outs?
This review is messy with hidden traps, just like your room.
honestly just wait a few years for vr to be really affordable, remember when crappy intel pcs were very expensive?
🔦HOW many people with 1 eye don't give a fook ? 🤪🤷♂️🦝🐰🍺👩🌾🕺🐨oz🐨straya🐨
Heard $1000… closed the tab.
HAHA..so sorry.. they call this one "high end VR". Any one use it? Ok.. then the RIFT S? Then HP's? Yeah.. sorry other then PRICE its SO NOT high end. No.. TRY ALL… Valve will not be your end choice. Take apart one controller. Look how its made. $125 for just one? $250 for both. This review is not biased? HAHA did you miss "With the Index, the VR possibilities are endless". For some odd reason the others.. na.. they fail..but the INDEX.. WOW are ENDLESS! HAHA
And the res in each eye.. is WOW SO HIGH! " 1440×1600 per eye" Yeah thats it.. Same as HTC. HP's is 2160 x 2160 per eye.
id buy that shit now, BUT ITS NOT AVALIBLE IN FKING NORWAY. ONE OF THE WORDS RICHEST COUNTRIES
Why is this guy pretending that people don't have $1000? Billions of people have $1000. Millions spend $1000 on a smartphone every year. This is not an expensive or overly priced product.
nah ill wait for the next true upgrade. not paying 1k for something only 50% better than current headsets. needs to be double and then maybe ill pay 800
Valve Index > Apple Stand
I would shut the blinds in that room so you don’t burn out the sensors
Do you have to use the built in speakers or can you use your own headphones? I want something that blocks noise. Hearing the constant whining of my children will take me out of my immersion in the virtual world.
Why did you compare against $300 & $400 headsets when you have the other high-end contenders like the Chinese $1,000 5k ultra-wide FoV and the one Ultra-luxury European $5,000 5k ultra-wide FoV headset?
dude clean your room. you're over 30.