KingRangnar

Good points on the video. HTC's biggest mistakes ever were overpriced products, and rumors of bad customer support. Apart from that having owned OG Vive and Vive Pro (currently Index and Quest), The Vive Pro it's still one of the best all round HMD on the market to date. Having a few trade offs with Index, but it seems in terms of hardware quality it lasts longer than Index for sure. Vive Cosmos was really a mystery to me in terms of it's place on the market being the most expensive inside-out tracked HMD. I really wish one of those top VR manufacturers finally figured out a proper inside out where occlusion never exists (maybe a camera placed on a bump or some sort of plastic antenna - like pointing down 45 degrees), but unfortunately so far it seems that Oculus have been the closest one to provide a decent inside out tracking yet far from perfect.

, No you can't. So 1.0 stations can track OG Vive and Vive Pro , while 2.0 can track only Vive Pro set up. You can't mix 1.0 with 2.0 base stations.

, 1.0 base stations can only operate up to 2 per set up. You can do a set up with 3 up to 16 only with 2.0 base stations.

, You better hear what official support has to say about it. I am no expert but my two cents here is that CPU and RAM might be holding you back. If you look at the wireless page on the bottom there's a minimum requirements and where it says i5-4th generation. Trust me this thing is taxing on CPU not just GPU. Also you have more than enough RAM but at slow speed ... If you have a friend with better specs just go try it there. "also keep in mind that so many people with i7 8700 with 1080ti are having same issues as me" - do not trust anyone on the web" usually I am not getting into argument unless I know what I am talking. Issues sure , lots of issues are resolved by software fixes and lots of issues are caused by the mixture of software that may affect the hardware ie. GPU drivers , Steam updates , even Vive updates ... my point is that I guarantee for a couple of friends with wireless and Vive Pro (which is more demanding) have a more than enough to play competitive shooter in VR. So, best thing to do first is to go to a friend with better CPU and faster RAM and see how it goes.

, Just out of curiosity - PC specs ? As a part of my favorite VR game community in it's discord server I know couple of players with Vive Pro + wireless and they have no issues. Also keep in mind that these very same players are in competitive league of that game so they would hardly accept such flaws. I'm just trying to say that there might be a solution to your problems, as the only known issues regarding the wireless is the incompatibility with AMD CPU's as far as I'm aware of

, If you're sayin all's working well now that means they're not 2.0 as they don't work with OG Vive system. You might be talking about the newer version of 1.0 which has a different array of LEDs.

, Hi . Are you trying to say that you ordered replacement base station for your 1.0 bundle , but you actually got shipped 2.0 instead ? Cause if that's the case it's really weird as lots of Vive Pro owners would like to buy that but not able due to they're not officially available right now outside of the Vive Pro Full Kit ???????

, First of all that has nothing to do with audio drivers, since the audio doesn't go in the soundcard of the PC but it goes via DP/HDMI cable in the GPU . OP said he tried reinstalling his soundcard drivers, which is why there's no effect at all. It was a software issue from HTC which they fixed shortly after release. That's why he needs to update the drivers of the HMD directly from SteamVR, also latest GPU drivers recommended. I rarely give advices but when I do it's because I had the same issues and I know for sure what was the problem and how to fix it.

, Have you tied to install the latest driver updates for the headset in steamVR? This was a known issue after official release of Vive Pro but they fixed it quickly. Since then I don't have any problems at all with my audio. Just make sure you have installed all HMD updates within SteamVR.

AC unit solved the problem for me. I was getting one anyway cause I can't stand the heat. Keep your rooms cool and you won't be having this problem. Or you can send it for repair and wait for a long time.

I'm doing it for the exact same reason as you . I don't want to end up with expired warranty and haven't sorted this things out. When the new generation VR comes I want to be able to sell my VR in good condition :) I didn't had the time to play on it the last couple of months anyway ...

Whatever this issue may be, my question now is how can I get my headset fixed or replaced by HTC ? What are the steps ?

, I have tried with sync cable a week or so after this problem appeared but it doen't solve anything. And actually makes no sense, after 4 months suddenly to be a problem. I live in a house, so I'm away of busy roads :) . I'm quite sure that there is something to do with overheating. As many of the others stated one of the first thing that I've notice was that the front of the HMD was hot... After I set up my A/C and kept the temperature at 23 C I have manage to play an hour and a half or two without any greyout. Since than I haven't had any time to test further more since I've been very busy lately. And even if keeping my room temp at 23 C is solving the greyout I don't see that as a solution. :)

, Hi. Thank you for your consideration, but I have used my Vive for 3-4 months like that, without any single problem. Actually the base station were not well aligned. Since I startet to experience this problem at the beginning I was reading some forums and there was one video which stated that unaligned stations could cause this problem, so I now they are perfectly in line, but that's not the problem. As I said, there is nothing that I've changed regarding my room decoration/furnitures/computer/screen or anything at all. It's just started after 3-4 months of playing and I had sessions for like 4-5 hours no problem at all.

Hi HMD Serial and date of purchase date of order: 17.01.2017 Serial No. : FA6AMJJ01334 Grey Screen: does it flicker or stay solid grey Mostly flickers but if I keep playing the flickers might stay solid longer When problem began (more or less): around mid May 2017 Your location: Bulgaria OS Version Windows 10 Version 1703 (OS Build 15063.608) Computer Make/Model or Motherboard if homebuilt: Gigabyte Z170X - Gaming 7 + Intel i7 6700K Skylake RAM 32GB DDR4 Networking or other cards plugged in to motherboard: none aside from my Graphic Card Graphics Card: Palit GTX 1080 GameRock Driver Version: 22.21.13.8569 General Computing Environment and Set up: 40" TV via hdmi, no printers, no usb hubs. Steam Version Built: Sep 27 2017, at 08:07:20; Steam API: v017 Steam package versions: 1506520001 VR Home Beta enabled/disabled disabled Viveport installed/not installed installed Oculus or revive or other VR environment installed none