You don't know where she's been.
Is the Oculus dead? Harsh words by LinusTech
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You don't know where she's been.
Absolutely - that's the reason I compare it to 80€ Earbuds. Anyway - I prefer using speakers wherever possible, but my first thought on seeing the Oculus headphones was "the eighties called and want their headphones back". I've always avoided supra-aural Headphones and either used circumaural headphones or earplugs (in ear canal since they're available) due to their better ambient sealing and bass properties.
All the supra-aural headphones that came bundled with personal stereos during the eighties/nineties went right into the trash after unboxing.
Anyway. It's always funny how people immediately come up with the term "fanboy" as soon as someone criticises the device they're a fan of, disregarding all criticisms the alleged "fanboy" has made in regards to the alternative product. Says more about their own mind-set than anything else.
Sony hasn't made any good headphones since the MDR-V6 in the early eighties. I don't know which Sennheisers you're using, but all of their IEM's look to be bass-boosted consumer garbage like this:
http://www.innerfidelity.com/images/SennheiserMomentumInEar.pdf
I'll need to check the model number, but there's an excellnt pair I came across at the Best Buy in Tampa that reminded me of my MDR-V6s (gads I miss those girls).
Looks like we can only agree to disagree and that's fine. Anyone disregarding the software and the manufacturers' business conduct in their review disregards major aspects included in the package future users are buying into.
You're missing the point I was trying to make. Probably my mistake as I wasn't all that clear about it since English obviously isn't my native language: There won't ever be an "objective" review as people have different priorities and just because a review is more emphasised on priorities you chose to entirely ignore doesn't make it "crap".
Thanks for proving my point: Headphones are generally undesirable. The fact that Oculus' supra-aural headphones are inferior to "bass-boosted consumer garbage" corroborates exactly the point I made.
On a side note, I respectfully disagree on your notion in regards to Sony headphones. I don't own them, but had the pleasure of repeatedly trying mdr-r10s. I wouldn't exactly call them bad.
I don't see that there is a "walled garden" approach with the Rift.
Right there in the options window: Allow games and programs from unknown sources.
Tick that and you can pllay pretty much any vr-supporting game you want, whether you bought it on the oculus store or not.
Heck you could even buy VorpX and port some non-VR games to VR if you really wanted to play skyrim/gta5 in VR.
Right there in the options window: Allow games and programs from unknown sources.
Tick that and you can pllay pretty much any vr-supporting game you want, whether you bought it on the oculus store or not.
Heck you could even buy VorpX and port some non-VR games to VR if you really wanted to play skyrim/gta5 in VR.
it's true: my rift is dead. but i had nothing to do with it! it was already dead when it arrived, i swear!
i had tried the vive, but still ordered the rift based on comments and reviews (and, btw, oh yes this review is utter crap indeed :O) and am not disappointed at all. in the end both headsets will do, they're both early technology, both produced by megacorp slavery, both will be obsolete in a moment, and the choice is actually simple: room experience vs sitting comfort, take your pick.
One of the reasons for one of the latest rift updates was for support of up to 4 of the tracking cameras so you can place them around for room scale and there not be any blind spots
http://www.roadtovr.com/oculus-rift-home-1-6-update-touch-four-sensors-roomscale/
http://www.roadtovr.com/oculus-rift-home-1-6-update-touch-four-sensors-roomscale/
Where did we establish that the Rift earphones are inferior to undisclosed models of headphones? Yours is the first review I've seen that finds the Oculus headphones intolerable. I agree that speakers in a well-treated room are better than headphones, but a good home theater is a lot more expensive and not even possible for many people based on living space, spouses, neighbors, etc. It is much easier and cheaper to achieve "reference" level sound with headphones and DSP. I have headphones that cost more than the Rift, but I don't find switching to be worth the hassle, especially when audio is not the primary focus in a VR experience. The Rift's headphones are "good enough" for their purpose and allow sound engineers to target a known quantity.
I never heard the discontinued R10's and I can't find measurements of them anywhere. Supposedly, there was a "regular" version and the later 1000 units (only 2000 were made) had a bass boost. For what they cost on the used market, a consumer could have a Rift, a Vive and a high-end PC with cash to spare. [wink]