I’ve seen some videos and guides but a lot of them are dated back multiple years.

I’m primarily looking for something to use for watching 3D movies.

  • richyawyingtmv
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    edit-2
    1 year ago

    Don’t bother.

    I tried this route, you’ll be disappointed. I would advise getting a pre-owned Rift S which are cheap as fuck now.

    Works perfectly with steam VR, and has proper tracking controllers. You can’t play Half Life Alyx with the PlayStation set - you can with a rift s. You’re basically cutting out the vast majority of PC VR experiences if you go with the PSVR.

    Also you don’t need a Facebook account for the rift s, unlike the quest headsets.

    • Corroded@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      1 year ago

      I own a Rift S as well and absolutely hate Meta’s software. On the hardware side of things I’ve had pretty much constant disconnection issues

      • richyawyingtmv
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        edit-2
        1 year ago

        Weird, mine has been absolutely rock solid. And I don’t touch the oculus software, just SteamVR. I’ve played hundreds of hours of Bonelab and Half Life 2 VR etc

        The only issue I’ve ever had is having to replug in the usb cable at the start if my pc is started up with it plugged in… but as it’s almost always stored in a box unless I use it, that’s rarely ever a problem.

        Maybe it’s the connector on the cable end that plugs into the headset that’s dodgy in your case

        • Corroded@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
          link
          fedilink
          arrow-up
          1
          ·
          1 year ago

          I thought it might be a loose connection or a cable issue as well but I’ve tried reseating them and also using an externally powered USB hub because I’ve heard that can fix some issues.

          Weird, mine has been absolutely rock solid. And I don’t touch the oculus software, just SteamVR. I’ve played hundreds of hours of Bonelab and Half Life 2 VR etc

          Don’t you need Meta’s software to setup the headset and get your computer to recognize it?

          • HeyLow 🏳️‍⚧️@lemmy.blahaj.zone
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            1
            ·
            edit-2
            1 year ago

            Likely just a usb bandwidth limit you are hitting, try unplugging other devices that arent in use, I had this issue with my rift cv1 Edit* Also plug your rift directly into a usb 3.0 port on your motherboard, hubs even powered ones can cause issues with high bandwidth devices

            • Corroded@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
              link
              fedilink
              arrow-up
              1
              ·
              1 year ago

              I have tried that. I unplugged everything except a wireless keyboard I used to navigate the menus and it didn’t help

              • Odd last troubleshooting thing I can think of is to try plugging it into one of your front panel usbs since they are usually using a separate usb controller. Otherwise you might just have a defective unit

                • Corroded@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
                  link
                  fedilink
                  arrow-up
                  1
                  ·
                  edit-2
                  1 year ago

                  Due it being like this since I got it, an intermittent issue, and a common issue online I don’t think it is the unit. Killing Oculus’ software and restarting it would occasionally get it to work so I feel like it might be that. I spent sometime reading Oculus Support threads and others shared my suspicions.

                  My only other thought would have been my motherboard or power supply. My CPU, GPU, and RAM should be enough.