Spent the morning getting the FOVE unpacked and took pictures to make it a proper unboxing. Photos enclosed below for reference. Full disclosure, I am a Vive owner and comparisons are inevitable. You'll notice the FOVE is usually pictured in white. I got the black model which I think is no longer being offered.
First impressions. The kit is packed well in dense foam and protected from most bumps and drops during transit. On opening is a multi-language sheet with parts list and link to where you download your drivers.
Camera kit is boxed separately and contains a mini-tripod, USB <-> Micro USB cable for the positional camera and the camera itself, which is roughly an inch and a half square. The USB cable provides power and data to the camera.
The HMD itself is smooth and feels solid. The outer case looks very smooth, to the point where I thought it might be slippery, but the case is held easily with a light touch. The lenses were protected by sheets of plastic out of the box. Overall design and construction looks and feels good. The cables are only eight feet long which is fine for seated operation, but not a room experience.
The HMD cables comprise of one HDMI, one USB 3.0 and one USB 2.0 connectors. The cables are held together with velcro strips which make it easy to split then between the front and back of my PC.
There are three adjustable Velcro straps on the HMD. On on top and one on each side about an inch wide allowing a great deal of variation.
The FOVE manual says:
Some glasses with medium to small frames can be worn with FOVE 0. However, for optimal performance and
comfort, we recommend users to wear contact lenses while using the FOVE headset.
I do wear small frame glasses, but couldn't wear them inside the unit. I'm short sighted and don't need them with my Vive so this isn't an issue for me, but YMMV.
Compared to my Vive, the fit is very close to my face when worn. My eyelashes feel like they are brushing against the lenses when I blink. I can't see an adjustment to bring this further away and there is nothing in the manual. There is a hard plastic piece that just touches my nose. It is more distracting than annoying, however.
I downloaded the setup software and ran it. You'll see the results in the photos below. More to come.
First impressions. The kit is packed well in dense foam and protected from most bumps and drops during transit. On opening is a multi-language sheet with parts list and link to where you download your drivers.
Camera kit is boxed separately and contains a mini-tripod, USB <-> Micro USB cable for the positional camera and the camera itself, which is roughly an inch and a half square. The USB cable provides power and data to the camera.
The HMD itself is smooth and feels solid. The outer case looks very smooth, to the point where I thought it might be slippery, but the case is held easily with a light touch. The lenses were protected by sheets of plastic out of the box. Overall design and construction looks and feels good. The cables are only eight feet long which is fine for seated operation, but not a room experience.
The HMD cables comprise of one HDMI, one USB 3.0 and one USB 2.0 connectors. The cables are held together with velcro strips which make it easy to split then between the front and back of my PC.
There are three adjustable Velcro straps on the HMD. On on top and one on each side about an inch wide allowing a great deal of variation.
The FOVE manual says:
Some glasses with medium to small frames can be worn with FOVE 0. However, for optimal performance and
comfort, we recommend users to wear contact lenses while using the FOVE headset.
I do wear small frame glasses, but couldn't wear them inside the unit. I'm short sighted and don't need them with my Vive so this isn't an issue for me, but YMMV.
Compared to my Vive, the fit is very close to my face when worn. My eyelashes feel like they are brushing against the lenses when I blink. I can't see an adjustment to bring this further away and there is nothing in the manual. There is a hard plastic piece that just touches my nose. It is more distracting than annoying, however.
I downloaded the setup software and ran it. You'll see the results in the photos below. More to come.
I have the following specs:
Win7 - Pro 64 bit.
32GB RAM
AMD FX-8370
TitanX Pascal GPU
and got this message when I ran the setup program. The OS requirements for the FOVE, just say "Windows" so not sure why this failed.
Opened a ticket with support. Will refresh this thread with the results.
Win7 - Pro 64 bit.
32GB RAM
AMD FX-8370
TitanX Pascal GPU
and got this message when I ran the setup program. The OS requirements for the FOVE, just say "Windows" so not sure why this failed.
Opened a ticket with support. Will refresh this thread with the results.
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