HTC VIVE Pro 2 Virtual Reality System

I bought this because the Vive Pro I have works fine, is easy to use, and has operated without failure since I bought it a while ago. But yeah, the display is dated. So I upgraded to this Vive Pro 2. I bought the "headset only" because everything else I had (controllers, base stations) work 4.0 with the new headset (verified). So I saved a bunch. It is noticeably better in resolution with a lot less pixelization than the original. Instruments in cockpits are now readable. Sure its not as good as some units out there right now, but for $499, this upgrade works GREAT for me and is WELL WORTH the price. Big plus is that the new power "box" has an ON/OFF switch that allows you to turn the headset off when you aren't using it. No more pulling the plug like the original. The headset itself is WAY MORE secure on my head. It fits great and does not move around at all or have noticeable gaps around the base of the eyes. The attached earphones are also a big plus from the original. All around, this headset is a better designed unit. Of note: This headset requires more GPU and memory. My original Vive Pro worked fine with 3 monitors hooked up along with the headset to the GPU. When I replaced it with the Pro 2, I got an error. Had to downgrade the resolution a bit to work. Also the connection will NOT work with HDMI. Be aware of that. Converters are provided so you can use the display ports, but converting to HDMI does not work.

I was plagued with issues from the beginning, and after 400 hours of total use, it has completely died. A 12 month warranty is a joke for a product like this, and its issues are numerous. The light bloom and flare are terrible, the optical sweet spot is so tight and specific that it may as well not exist. The fresnel lenses are choppy and low clarity. Any ambitions in the visual display, such as the high ppi and high resolution are completely negated by the poor optics. I am bitter that this died well before its prime with gentle and periodic use. And when I wasn't troubleshooting the visual issues, I was dealing with link box issues (likely pcb trace breaks) or link cable problems. My suspicion is that the main motherboard overheated a component and burned out the display chips, as there is still a green light on the HMD but the displays are completely dead, despite the Steam VR Preview still showing a render with tracking. Before the burnout there was terrible judder in the display. I swapped the link box and cable to no avail, the headset is just completely dead. Avoid this product and anything else they release in this category. This HMD will go down as one of the worst consumer electronic products I have ever owned and I implore others to read this and heed the warning.

Upgrade from a Vive Pro to the Vive Pro 2. Worked with my Gen 1 controllers and trackers. The difference in quality is significant. I use my VR for DCS World VR. I recently upgraded my PC from an Intel i9 Gen 9 to an AMD Ryzen 9950, 128 GB RAM, and kept my ZOTA RTX 4090. I decided to make the upgrade to the Pro 2 because the original Vive Pro worked like a champ and need to stay with PC based VR. It was not a plug and play upgrade. The new VR set uses a Display port plug vice the HDMI from the older Vive Pro. I had to adjust for that. My RTX 4090 has 3 DPorts and one HDMI port. Then I had to uninstall all previously installed VR drivers and Steam VR. I installed the new Vive VR Manager bridges between the VR headset and the Steam VR app. Then I reinstalled SteamVR. I run three monitors when not in VR. When I started the Vive Manager it told me it was unable to support more then 2 monitors. So before I start the VR manager I have to go into the NVidia app and disable one of my monitors to run it. I would think that I have enough compute to manage it all but the Vive manager does not think so. My GPU and CPU are running at about 10% at any given time. I still don't understand that. Overall I am satisfied with the VR upgrade the Vive Pro 2 gave me.

You're paying for picture quality, and this headset has it in spades. There is still a minute bit of frensal rings if you look for them, but as long as you are looking straight and at the sweet spot, you don't notice them at all (which is the case most of the time). I do recommend getting the smaller, breathable sponge mats to replace the sweat soaking native ones. They'll increase your horizontal and vertical field of view, while adding a more sanitary option. The headset does get fairly warm in graphics demanding games. You'll want to mod it with a small fan for air circulation, or have some form of fan blowing on you (which oddly adds to the immersion feel). However, the visual trade off is completely worth it. If you have the extra money, get the Vive wireless connector with it, and 2 spare batteries. Should give you 6 hours of cable free fun.

Can't get over how much of an improvement in video, audio, and comfort quality this is over the original Vive. Amazing resolution, vibrant colour, high frame rate, no "screen door" effect. It takes a little bit to get used to some of the visual artefacts ("god rays" on text, e.g.) but in games I've never seen VR look this great.

Headset is good quality. Image is sharp in the sweet spot which is pretty small. VR technology is not where I tought it was. If you want to get into VR, I'd wait for next gen or get Valve INDEX. The resolution itself isn't worth the price in my opinion. I'm not planning on returning it but i'd say it's not worth full price.

The sensor stop working in less than 6 moths !!!

Great headset. It is comfortable, bright, has good resolution, amazing tracking, very good fov. This headset would sell like hotcakes if the lenses had a wider sweet spot or had pancake or even aspheric lenses. Deadass htc didn’t need to release a whole new headset. They just needed to re-release this with better lenses and updated the software and call it a day.

Should be good but is one of the most dated and horrible VR experiences you can have for this price point. Go buy a Meta Quest, it looks way better than this, the software works way better and it is reasonably priced unlike this piece of E-waste.