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Buying a used HTC Vive, What is the best way to test?

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UPDATE: So I drove for an hour with a friend thinking everything will be sketchy considering the price, but turns out the seller was an engineer at Dell and was moving in a couple days and trying to get rid of as much stuff as possible, he pre-ordered the headset and used it for about six months before moving, putting it back in the box where it was just never set-up again. it sat there since ~2017. so $400 and I have a basically brand new system complete in box and everything is working.

 

Besides the obvious flaws such as my forehead getting sore after a few hours, this is just like a tech demo I saw years ago at SXSW. I couldn't be happier. probably wouldn't recommend since Craigslist is always one-off situations, but damn VR is cool.

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Alright, So I plan on buying a used HTC Vive off Craigslist for $400, yes it's low, also an hour drive away. but that's why i'm here. What is the best way to test an HMD?  My laptop is a Dell Inspiron 5577G with a 4gb GTX 1050(desktop is better, see profile for specs), clearly not VR ready but would it work to test in a Starbucks or something? What are some other things I should be looking for?

 

 

 

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(also not sure where to post this, HMD = Head Mounted Display so i'm posting here. mods feel free to move or delete)

 

 

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Testing the original Vive's and Oculus's is tricky if you're trying to do this in anywhere other than a room in a house as both devices require the satellites to be positioned and powered.

 

I suspect you'll need to take it on faith and hope the seller is a reasonable chap and will accept a return / refund if its faulty.

 

I sold both my Vive and Oculus a while ago they worked perfectly even after 3 years

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I'm doing it. I'll keep this thread updated as things develop. $400 is still a lot of money but this is something I've been eyeing since 2017 when it was released plus the seller seems like a nice guy in emails.

 

though lets just foreshadowing isn't so obvious...

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UPDATE: So I drove for an hour with a friend thinking everything will be sketchy considering the price, but turns out the seller was an engineer at Dell and was moving in a couple days and trying to get rid of as much stuff as possible, he pre-ordered the headset and used it for about six months before moving, putting it back in the box where it was just never set-up again. it sat there since ~2017. so $400 and I have a basically brand new system complete in box and everything is working.

 

Besides the obvious flaws such as my forehead getting sore after a few hours, this is just like a tech demo I saw years ago at SXSW. I couldn't be happier. probably wouldn't recommend since Craigslist is always one-off situations, but damn VR is cool.

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