Vive Cosmos Setup, Unboxing & First Impressions

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1. So glad i bought a valve index before this released omg

2. I'm giving this one a yikes. Not only does it track worse than my Rift S, it tracks worse than my Asus WMR headset also! Damn, that's a shame, I was hoping this would be good! Maybe they can fix it with firmware, like Oculus did.

3. Great review of a product that HTC has sunk itself with. How dare they bother us with garbage like this.

4. Vive fans: waits 3 years
   HTC: Can you please take out our garbage

   P.S. Thanks for the hosenty Mike. I'm personally waiting for my Oculus Quest

5. looks like i made the right choice going for the rift s instead of waiting for this, cool

6. You probably should take a page from Cas Are & Chary and put some sticky notes on you green screen so the cameras have something to help track. Also play with the lights so it's not too bright or too dim.

   This is the only review I've seen with such extensive tracking issue.

7. They tried to copy the Rift S and missed the mark totally. Surprised they didn’t update the Fresnel lenses with all their other dramatic changes. Guess this is the result of HTC minus Valve’s love ;). Great vlog as always, Mike!

8. 110 FOV is a no deal at that price!

9. I really love your honest review. I have the original Vive but it's broken last month @_@ and now I'm confuse with which one to buy, Rift S, Cosmos, or even the original Vive…

   What do you recommend in terms of overall quality (visual quality, tracking, games, etc), Cosmos, Rift S, or the original Vive? I dont have the budget for the Vive Pro or any other headset above $800 price tag

   After watching/reading several review on the Rift S and now the Cosmos, I think the inside out tracking is not anywhere near the full room tracking. I am thinking to repurchase the original Vive again just pure because of the room tracking. But now, I'm still pretty confuse @_@

   I hope you could give me some thought 🙂 Thanks

10. Oh dear, it doesn’t sound good does it. £699 and it’s not even ‘untethered’.
    No thanks!

11. Super helpful. Your the man!

12. I guess HTC hollowed the exterior shells to reduce the weight, but in some parts of the world where things can get covered in dust, I cannot even imagine how dirty the inside is gonna be……

13. People were upset about the jump from the rift to rift s, wait til they see this.

14. Cameras on the controllers as well could do wonders

15. I find this really sad, I was expecting a upgrade from the Rift S. It has the lacking features of the headset. Maybe when the outside tracking face plate is on sale, it will be a upgraded original vive.

16. HTC was doomed to fail without valve tbh. Their headsets are gonna die out sooner or later if every new one is a flop

17. I don't know what vive was thinking with this

18. Tbh probably don’t get a Rift S as well, have you seen the glitches on that thing?

    Just buy a quest and wait for Oculus Link.

19. I'm trying to decide what my first VR headset should be, but I can't make up my mind. I originally decided on the Quest as I don't have a PC, but the lack of games, Steam VR, and modding capability made me reconsider. What would you reccomend?

20. Can we just appreciate how he says guys and girls, this guys awesome

21. Feelings are hurt but….great review.

22. Literally double the price of the Rift s here in New Zealand. (700 nzd to 1400 nzd) Awful value.

23. Call Me Crazy but i buying a SECOND Oculus quest next week yes a second. I want my first to be my portable and my second to be PC 🙂

24. This is why I enjoy your channel… they sent you a headset… you're honest about its flaws. I'm thinking of taking the leap to PC VR with the Quest link cable. I'm an all Mac household, so have no idea what to get. Maybe a video on that would be useful for people like me? Like what graphics card is good, what PC is good? That type of thing? I'm hoping to eventually get a PC tower that will plug into my Mac monitor. I'm surprised the controllers don't clunk into one another give the hefty looking size. Thanks as always for the honesty Mike.

25. If they use the same lenses as OG Vive, then the Samsung Gear lens swap might be possible here as well.

    Looks like I'll be waiting to see how the lighthouse tracking works once that module is released before I even consider one of these.

26. Preordered the cosmos, Could not get the index in Australia because some distribution issues, I have lighthouses so this is the only solution for me as I would like to use lighthouses the only reason why I purchased a cosmos was because of the new upcoming faceplate and wireless add on so im stuck with bad tracking I guess untill the new faceplate is or they fix the software as the tracking is just poor software and controller battery life may be improved this way too.

27. I bought an oculus rift cv1 brand new off ebay for 220$ and its amazibg for anyone on a budget if you can find a deal on an original oculus its great and you wont regret it one bit

28. Will I be able to buy the headphones seprettly for my rift s ?

29. Its a wanna be rift s

30. 1:06 When the unboxing is better than the actual product.

31. Mike nice review here is my take. It is with regret that the Cosmos is not worth it I cant get my glasses in when I lift the visor and put it back down they get caught and then when I but it down I need to fidget with it for the sweet spot also I cant just clance to the side to read gauges clearly I need to move my whole head. In a flight sim Like DCS I lose the advantage as it take bit to get it set right. The FOV and clarity alone are not of a difference to make it my choice over the S I will be returning it and can only hope that the Index will soon be made available in Canada

32. Do the little cutouts tgrough the chassis help reduce weight?

33. I’d rather just get the Rift S
    Edit: I already have the HTC vive and Quest but I love VR

34. Wow, I haven't seen a good review yet. Looks like they need Valve to design another headset for them.

35. So off your limited testing, do you think the 2 hour battery life rumor (rumor being a soft term as it was said by a HTC employee) is true?

36. Great review, glad I went with the Valve Index. Fortunately I havent had any issues with the Thumbsticks as others have had.

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