The HTC Vive: A Comprehensive Unboxing Experience

As I eagerly awaited the arrival of the HTC Vive at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, I couldn't help but feel a sense of excitement and anticipation. And now that it's finally here, I'm excited to dive into an unboxing experience like no other. The first thing I noticed when I opened the box was its size - it's a big one, to say the least. Inside, I found the setup instructions, which will be thoroughly read and understood as we embark on this unboxing journey.

The first component I came across was the Vibe controllers, which initially looked like they belonged in a ball-in-cup game. However, upon closer inspection, I discovered that their design is actually quite functional. The small divots all over them are what the base stations use to bounce infrared light off of them to determine where they are and their orientation. Additionally, the Vibe controllers feature a touch-sensitive trackpad that can be used in various ways, side buttons, a menu button, an up dashboard button, and a trigger underneath. These features will undoubtedly play a significant role in enhancing our overall VR experience.

Moving on, I found the base stations, each of which tracks the affirmation sensors on the controllers and the headset itself to help determine where you are in the room. Both come with power adapters that plug into the back of them, as well as a sync cable to plug them together if they're having difficulty finding one another during setup. To set up the HTC Vive, it's essential to ensure that these components work seamlessly together, which is achieved by using the provided adjustable wall mounts or a tripod - since I prefer not to put holes in my wall at the moment, I opted for the latter.

The link box is perhaps one of the most crucial components of the HTC Vive setup. The headset plugs into it via three cables on one side, while there are also power cable ports, HDMI display ports, and a USB port on the other. All of these cables need to be connected from the link box to the computer, which comes with a power adapter, USB cable, and an HDMI cable. Furthermore, two additional micro-USB cables and two power adapters that resemble phone chargers are included for charging the controllers. Additionally, there's a set of short cable wired headphones for connecting the headset to your ears.

The headset itself is equipped with a face cushion already attached, but it also comes with an alternative one in case you have narrower faces. A microfiber cloth for cleaning the headset lenses is also provided, and I should note that HTC recommends using only this cloth for cleaning purposes. The headset features the same divots used for positioning as the controller's adjustable side straps, ensuring a comfortable fit without the risk of it falling off your face.

And so, our unboxing experience comes to an end for now. In the next video, we'll be diving into what it really takes to set up the HTC Vive and exploring all the possibilities that this incredible technology has to offer. Until then, please let me know in the comments below which other videos you'd like to see with this headset while I have it. Don't forget to thumbs up if you liked this video or shared it - your support means the world! If you want more videos like this, be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel and thank you for watching.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthe HTC vive that I was so enamored with the first time I got to use one in Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this last februari has finally arrived and of course as is the protocol here on the Internet that means that I need to do an unboxing so first we have the box and it's a big one inside we represented with the setup instructions which considering all of the parts of this thing comes with I will be reading thoroughly then we have the vibe controllers while they look like a ball in cup game their design is actually quite functional there are these small divots all over them and that's what the base stations use to bounce infrared light off of them to determine where they are and their orientation they also have a touch-sensitive trackpad that can be used in any number of ways to side buttons a menu button up our dashboard button and a trigger underneath after that we have the base stations each of these tracks the affirmation sensors on the controllers and the headset itself to help determine where you are in the room both come with power adapters that plug into the back of them there's also a sync cable to plug them into each other if they're having difficulty finding one another which they need to do to determine the scale of the room during setup to set them up you can use the provided adjustable wall mounts but I prefer not to put holes in my wall at the moment so you can also use a tripod since they do have standard threading underneath then we have the link box the headset plugs in its three cables to the orange ports on one side while there is a power cable port HDMI on display ports and a USB port on the other all the cables need to go from the link box to the computer are included a power adapter USB cable and an hdmi cable we also have a micro USB cable and two power adapters that look like their phone chargers honestly but that is going to be used to charge the controller's also included in the box is a set of short cable wired headphones for connecting the headset to your ears the headset has a face cushion already attached but they do include an alternative one in the box for quote unquote narrow faces apparently there's a microfiber cloth for cleaning the headset lenses that HTC recommends is the only thing you should use to clean them with by the way which finally brings us to the headset itself the headset has the same divots used for positioning as the controller's adjustable side straps to make sure doesn't fall off your face and a long three cable bundle that plugs into the mention link box as well as another port for the headphones there you go quick unboxing of the HTC vive and what it comes with up next is going to be a video on what it really takes to set up the HTC vive but in the meantime please let me know any other videos you guys like to see with this headset while I have it in the comments below would love to hear from you guys and if you liked this video please thumbs up it or shared it is greatly appreciate it if you want more videos like this please subscribe to the YouTube channel and as always thanks for watchingthe HTC vive that I was so enamored with the first time I got to use one in Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this last februari has finally arrived and of course as is the protocol here on the Internet that means that I need to do an unboxing so first we have the box and it's a big one inside we represented with the setup instructions which considering all of the parts of this thing comes with I will be reading thoroughly then we have the vibe controllers while they look like a ball in cup game their design is actually quite functional there are these small divots all over them and that's what the base stations use to bounce infrared light off of them to determine where they are and their orientation they also have a touch-sensitive trackpad that can be used in any number of ways to side buttons a menu button up our dashboard button and a trigger underneath after that we have the base stations each of these tracks the affirmation sensors on the controllers and the headset itself to help determine where you are in the room both come with power adapters that plug into the back of them there's also a sync cable to plug them into each other if they're having difficulty finding one another which they need to do to determine the scale of the room during setup to set them up you can use the provided adjustable wall mounts but I prefer not to put holes in my wall at the moment so you can also use a tripod since they do have standard threading underneath then we have the link box the headset plugs in its three cables to the orange ports on one side while there is a power cable port HDMI on display ports and a USB port on the other all the cables need to go from the link box to the computer are included a power adapter USB cable and an hdmi cable we also have a micro USB cable and two power adapters that look like their phone chargers honestly but that is going to be used to charge the controller's also included in the box is a set of short cable wired headphones for connecting the headset to your ears the headset has a face cushion already attached but they do include an alternative one in the box for quote unquote narrow faces apparently there's a microfiber cloth for cleaning the headset lenses that HTC recommends is the only thing you should use to clean them with by the way which finally brings us to the headset itself the headset has the same divots used for positioning as the controller's adjustable side straps to make sure doesn't fall off your face and a long three cable bundle that plugs into the mention link box as well as another port for the headphones there you go quick unboxing of the HTC vive and what it comes with up next is going to be a video on what it really takes to set up the HTC vive but in the meantime please let me know any other videos you guys like to see with this headset while I have it in the comments below would love to hear from you guys and if you liked this video please thumbs up it or shared it is greatly appreciate it if you want more videos like this please subscribe to the YouTube channel and as always thanks for watching\n"