HTC VIVE Pro Starter Edition- Virtual Reality System

No complaints with years of use - except replacing the cord because my cat learned a valuable lesson about chewing things it shouldn't. My cat is fine, but it had a shocking revelation following it's actions. You can imagine, the headset going dark and the cat taking off into the back room after a sharp -snap- sound. Honestly, maybe it was the cushion for the earphones on the headset muffling what was more like a -zap- sound. I heard -snap- and then cat paws scrabbling across the living room tile and booking it down the hall. She had chewed through about a foot of the cord, but reached the insulated portion in one particular spot. Maybe she thought I was deliberately dangling the cord to play with her. She doesn't even bite string any more, although she'll still bat at it with her paws.

I have tried the oculus rift s before and now i have this, and i am very happy with this purchase. Yes, setting it up took longer than the oculus. but at least i have flawless gaming with the lights turned off ! also, i had no problems whatsoever that were mentioned in other reviews i was scared to get it because of that, but i have no problems thank god. Maybe updates have fixed things? I hope everyone who gets it has a great experience as i have had these past few weeks

It's an awesome VR headset, it is a little difficult to config it properly, also, you should check if your hardware is compatible (including cables). But, when you correctly set up it, then you will have an awesome product. Beware of space and room conditions beforehand, too many windows/light may cause interference in tracking.

In case you were wondering, Half-Life: Alyx is not included. (Btw: running a core i5 9400f with an RTX 2070, and 16gb of ram)I've only had this headset for two weeks, so keep that in mind, and it's my first VR headset ever.I don't believe HLA makes a VR Headset worth it at the moment. The included controllers makes locomotion awkward because touch pads does not equal the tactile feel of a joy stick. Makes moving feel like riding a skateboard. Just teleport when you can, or get the Index controllers.That being said: HLA is a great game and was an awesome experience. Completely spoiled all other VR for me.As for motion sickness: I rarely felt motion sick, I could game for hours in this headset. It only occurred when there was a sudden drop in frame rate (which mostly occurred in loading screens)90 fps is good enough for me. The breakaway box has only caused me problems once. The cable that runs out the back of the headset and is only a slight annoyance.The included headphones are great, I wouldn't suggest removing them because a full, over ear headset would just be awkward. I don't think the headset would accommodate them very well. If you must stop using them, use ear buds.Room scale was easy enough, just make sure you keep your base stations steady. They don't NEED to be facing down at a 30° angle, however, they can be easily disturbed if something tugs on the cable.Steam VR still isn't perfect and I get an annoying glitch where I get no audio unless I restart steam.Lastly, don't punch your monitor by accident.----------------------------------------------- 1 year Later -------------------------------------------------------------I still enjoy this headset, though I did have to replace one of the lighthouses, but htc was kind enough to replace it for free. The headset still works as advertised, however I can no longer recommend this headset as there are superior and cheaper alternatives out there (like the Oculus Quest 2). I definitely feel buyers remorse, but until I have a good reason to replace this headset, I am going to stick with it because it's adequate.

TLDR: Basestation failed in less then 2 weeks of use, had to pay to ship in back for repair and HTC would not supply a working one while I wait 2 weeks for the repair.Overall I've enjoyed my Vive Pro Experience. It's my first entry into the VR world. I added in the wireless expansion card/headset and overall spent about $1400. Besides being overcharged for some things like the wireless headset "adapter" for the headset, I was still in a good place. Then after less then 2 weeks of play a basestation failed. Didn't fall over, or get knocked around, just failed. Previous night worked, in the morning the blinked red LED was on. I was then faced with either returning the entire VivePro setup to amazon (package it all up, ship it all back, etc) or having to pay to send in the basestation for repair, without an offer to send me a working on in the meantime.I have to say that dropping $1400 did lead to expectations of far better build quality and customer service. I'm happy to put money into the VR ecosystem because when it works, it's amazing and I want to support hardware and software developers. However HTC is making it difficult to recommend the setup to others if the hardware is this prone to failure and they simply do not have an interest in supporting their customers with a higher tier of customer service.