so i bought this thing. heres my thoughts:

the good

• super small
• really slight
• modular strap lets you use it with pretty much any strap you want
• 'hotswap' battery, so you can easily change battery without worrying about the device turning off
• its not that uncomfortable, its not the comfiest, but its certainly better than most
• diopter adjustment, who needs glasses!?
• very well balanced weight wise, neither front nor back heavy. no forehead strain either

the average

• the pancakes arent good nor bad. they have blurriness, but no distortion or fresnel lile glare. they do their job
• the fov is on the lower end but isnt problematically bad, about 95°
• the passthrough is a mono colour camera, though vive did a good job of making it have a fake depth. its good enough to where
• the battery life is 2 hours, totally fits in with the bunch
• hand trscking is present. its not as good as metas obviously, but its certainly usable. its smoothed to the point making accurate ui usage a breeze, which is what it should do!
• i think it also looks pretty cool, tho the strap looks bad lmao

the ugly

• the streaming software (required for full face tracking) is absolutely awful, low quality and jittery with very common dropouts
• the controllers, the single worst ones ive ever used. the triggers feel like the 2014 prototype vive wands, the buttons feel like a hyper cheap ali express toy. the grip only works when you click it in fully, and the joystick feels like that one broken xbox 360 controller your dog had a go at.
• the included top strap doesnt do much. its hard to sdjust snd get right
• turning it off is annoying, you have to put it on and hold the headset button for a few seconds. you cant just hold it!
• it will constantly prompt for you to connect the controllers, even if youre using hand tracking or an app which doesnt require them
• battery life drops to only 1 hour with vive ultimate trackers and full face tracker connected

matrix

@xtymon https://fedi.silly.land/notes/9qev1vece13umvtz