What it Really Takes to Setup the HTC Vive
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Video Description:
Excited after the arrival of my long-awaited HTC Vive, I was anxious to set it up. The intro video on how seemed easy enough, so I figured I'd carve out a couple of hours and get it done. I have a desktop computer I built years ago laying around and figured I'd give that a go and just upgrade whatever components needed upgrading to get it to the minimum requirement for running VR and do this video for anyone interested in what exactly it takes to get your HTC Vive up and running. So here goes.
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"Steam is a clever LITTLE platform..."
@the_viper115
6 жыл бұрын
TheDestron *L I T T L E*
@dominicwalli
6 жыл бұрын
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.
@-Grovesy-
6 жыл бұрын
i have 130+ games and i bearly play 90% of them ;_;
@MoeHound
5 жыл бұрын
@@g1ues calling someone retarded for a solid, legitimate opinion
@g1ues
5 жыл бұрын
@@MoeHound calling someone retarded for saying a site used to illegally download games is more popular than steam
Because everyone has 2 tripods lying around. Lol
@lifelesshawk5725
5 жыл бұрын
I actually have one that I found lying around, for that exact reason.
@horshue7873
4 жыл бұрын
Just gonna velcro them to my wall lmao
@ethanburns8344
3 жыл бұрын
Yo. You're pretty good at guitar. I subbed.
@mastersergant1287
3 жыл бұрын
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
"NUH-VIDIA" oh my gOD
@nickyromanov9969
8 жыл бұрын
Do you say "NAY-VIDIA"?
@ButtlordExtraman
8 жыл бұрын
en vidia you fuckign philistines
@bertramraven3657
7 жыл бұрын
Give him a break. He's a MAC user (from the results his first VR check was on an MBP, not a PC). MAC users don't generally understand the idea of "powerful graphics card", so he may not have encountered the NVidia name before. Mac users think graphics power increases with the number of shots Starbucks coffee. ;-)
@ButtlordExtraman
7 жыл бұрын
U_Wot_m7+1 yea and nuhvidia is so much better you ingrate
@Zubberbilly
7 жыл бұрын
Buttlord Extraman I wouldn't say so much better...but definitely a little better.
"nevidia" I'M SO DONE LOL
@TheKeebster1
4 жыл бұрын
Came looking for this comment. Holy smokes, I had to rewind - "Wait, did he just say...?"
@RyanNGameDev
3 жыл бұрын
That’s what I used to call it
@frxst704
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheKeebster1 Same dude, I had to rewind as well lmao
@TheKeebster1
3 жыл бұрын
@@frxst704 hahaha. damn us people paying attention!
This is exactly what they have on the Vive channel...
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
Awesome video ! Great thorough definition. Had a lot of trouble setting mine up till now :)
This is one of the most helpful videos I’ve ever seen thank you so much
Awesome new intro graphic! (and awesome in-depth tutorial as always) :)
Even though I don't have one and I want one there's always Christmas and birthday money combined......
@greatbigphil
7 жыл бұрын
good luck!
@jubsbaltimore841
7 жыл бұрын
Zip And Zap You get 800$ for Christmas and your birthday?!?!?
@user-cp7ry1wc3e
7 жыл бұрын
حسنا
@dzeez7394
7 жыл бұрын
IDont Care for me there's Bday + Christmas + years salary
@spoomsterfilms3269
7 жыл бұрын
Chubbtacular true I don't even want it anymore
0:54 A STEAM ACCOUNT? OMG I CANT BELIEVE THAT I NEED AN ACCOUNT that every gamer probaly has....
@misterman1571
6 жыл бұрын
wessel vh what's steam?
@misterman1571
6 жыл бұрын
Porter Hiatt I was kidding
@crunchlaw8575
6 жыл бұрын
Porter Hiatt wooooosh
@quintijnkroesbergen5611
6 жыл бұрын
what's a ''steam'''?
@SkyeTheTimeBeast
6 жыл бұрын
wessel vh I have 2 friends who used oculus but not steam
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
Probably finally getting one on monday.. excited!
In pretty much same situation as you, right down to the older self build PC :-) this was a really helpful video, thanks.
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.
@TheUnlockr
8 жыл бұрын
+Michigan Sunde haha that's incredible but makes total sense
@RojasTKD7
7 жыл бұрын
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.
@donner115
6 жыл бұрын
So...Is it bad if I have white walls?
I just want to say mate thx for the great explanation. I really like ur in depth guide and should do more like this
Thank you. I really appreciative the video - It has shed some light.
this is actualy the most helpful vid that i culd find thx so mutch
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
@jakoberickson4616
5 жыл бұрын
Did you get it?
@hannskujo9329
5 жыл бұрын
@@jakoberickson4616 yeah i did
@kf5239
5 жыл бұрын
@@hannskujo9329 i got one too this christmas
@hannskujo9329
5 жыл бұрын
@@kf5239 its so fun ay
@simo7466
5 жыл бұрын
Despacito Three getting a 700 € present? Lucky you
Wow this was a very big setup progress.. I cant wait to have it :""") thank you
@TheUnlockr
8 жыл бұрын
+Ebtihalo 1 you're very welcome! Let me know what else you'd like to see while you wait!
i bought it just for VRchat
@mikcasso288
6 жыл бұрын
Mikaeru lmao
@terry7210
6 жыл бұрын
lol same worth it
@Tenchy
6 жыл бұрын
Headpatting all the lolis
@g1ues
6 жыл бұрын
Mikaeru you don’t even need one for vr chat...
@toastedfrog2037
5 жыл бұрын
Mikaeru same XD
This is so helpful thank you for making this video😃😄
@TheUnlockr
7 жыл бұрын
+Yang Mark very welcome! Glad I could help!
dude you just saved my life now i know how to setup my htc vive and its gunna be easy
Much appreciated this video
Im getting my vive in 2 days,cant wait
thank you so much I really understand how to use it thank you so much
Very helpful thanks
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.
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.
@AlkalineBatterien
5 жыл бұрын
Nitpicking at its finest. Also 'ouchies'
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.
hi, could you please do a review of what it is like using this while sitting? thanks you, Donna x
Why the frick would anyone dislike this vid he’s just trying to help people
wow, so well spoken. I loved watching this. just subbed as well! Thanks for the great and organized info!
and thanks for the tutorial.
Nice intro dave!
@TheUnlockr
8 жыл бұрын
+Arin Jain thanks so much!
@arin8487
8 жыл бұрын
Holy shit you replied!
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
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
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.
ive liked and subbed :)
You help me so munch think you
The setup was super simple. I was up and running within 30 min.
@jamesrgamesoffical
3 жыл бұрын
The valve index just took 10
Could you send me a link for a cheaper tripod for the sensor cubes please thank you
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
Not much as i found out as i did the setup myself for my Htc Vive and it was totally worth it.
I was scared of the setup but doesn't seem too bad.
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.
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?
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.
@domthebommc1764
7 ай бұрын
aged like fine milk
@SS_BAJA
7 ай бұрын
@@domthebommc1764 damn I really haven’t touched my vr in like 4 years huh
@domthebommc1764
7 ай бұрын
@@SS_BAJA lol
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
seeing the steam controller on the steam home page made me laugh so hard my abs hurt.
How many ports does it need since I have a laptop with 3 USB ports , HDMI ofc
Did this dude really do the Steam VR test on a MacBook? lmao
seeing it in video form is so much simpler than real life
@aanndrewcod9330
7 жыл бұрын
Jubs Baltimore lol yeah
Great video, man!
@TheUnlockr
7 жыл бұрын
+Alex Diersing thank you!
@dzeez7394
7 жыл бұрын
TheUnlockr is there any chance a laptop could work with the VIVE
@Me12369369
7 жыл бұрын
+Chubbtacular No. It needs a higher end desktop.
@HenrikE81
7 жыл бұрын
Me12369369 - There is plenty of laptops that it will work on.
@EPCMANDINGO
7 жыл бұрын
*ARE
This is allot easier than I thought it would be.
My oculus rift comes today buy my GPU needs a upgrade to I ordered a GTX 1060 and that comes tomorrow I’m excited!
Thanks
How do you take a screenshot with a Vive headset using Valve type controllers?
Have you tried it using your macbook pro with eGPU?
With the link box do I need a pc or can I do it all on a laptop?
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?
where is the link to the adjustable tripod tops?
Much easier than i thought it would be
@TheUnlockr
8 жыл бұрын
+Dylan Gracias yeah wasn't too bad, took some time though for sure
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.
Will Vive work on my laptop that has everything spec above minimum but has graphics card 1050 Ti
@srosik5744
5 жыл бұрын
Dr. Pancakes yes it will I have a gtx1050ti and it works great!! Sorry for the late comment
is there a way to get the base stations out of the wall once you have drilled them in?
@Beyonix
4 жыл бұрын
Unscrew
Where are the links for the stands and tripods?
Do you only need pc to setup your vr? Or you need to play games in there because i have old laptop and I'm scared to buy because I'm not sure.
@ThatOneMexicanDude
2 жыл бұрын
you need a good enough pc to run vr and games
Not to sound rude, but saying steam being "little" it's just a bit of an understatement.
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
What eye vision requirements are needed to play without blurriness? 20/20??!!??
Exactly what I thought it would be =+)
Link on tripods? I can´t find them on web page.
I have subscribed your channel
@ferb9201
5 жыл бұрын
Good kristmas and inn app store inn Apple iPad/mobil kan you download roblox and go to build a boat...,for a si pepercakaman go to you nao tis are kristmas day.
Show any drawings you make and how you do it in your next video
are there any vr headsets that work with laptop
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 !
whenever I hook up the hdmi the computer.screen gets really big and most of it gets cut off
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
@thedose2349
4 жыл бұрын
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
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
Hi my steam vr keep loading and disappearing what was the issue?
Can you do a video of the setup for the oculus?
@flamesatgames
8 жыл бұрын
Foc' ulus rift! >:)
Fun fact : rec room was released just a few weeks after this video
ugh each sensor needing a wire dropping down for power kinda sucks.. couldnt they put a rechargeable battery in that thing?
@citylims
8 жыл бұрын
They have surprisingly good battery life, so you will only need to charge them every few days.
y did u change gpu into nvidia and processor into amd when u have intel motherboard
are you planning on selling your vive or doing a give away
Scared to see what else you skimmed over...😩
do i need bluetooth connection on my pc?
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
Don’t worry about the slot. My 4090 also only has 1 hdmi
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 was hoping for it to take this long and be this simple , nooo multiple restarts, firmware updates and still i only manages to get one controller paired and working, well looks like sunday will be spent trying to bet the other controller working :(
How long did setup actually take?
I would like a game to let me walk on the beach a lake or a trail, stuff like that. Any?
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....
Can I use a laptop?
I love *nividia* graphics cards :)
but i don, t see a performance test on my library tools
I'm the 1000th like :)
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.
@DWilliams
4 жыл бұрын
Wait do I have to do the test or can I atleast try it?