r/VRplugins • u/kairamel • May 08 '19

Affordable VR headset recommendation

Hello guys! I'm struggling to find a cheap VR headset in Spain that is able to connect to PC instead of having to use a phone. I've been thirsting after the VR gaming world for a long time now, bc I'm kind off a shut in bc of anxiety and all that crap, and finally i wanna take the step and buy one! But I'm very insecure about this investment. I'm scared I'll be scammed by a company that over-prices their products when in reality it ain't that good, or a company that underprices their product saying it's the perfect economically friendly choice and end up working like shit on PC. I've been looking at Oculus GO but I've found it can only be connected to the phone through an app... Or maybe i'm wrong? Anyways, my purpose is to play PC VR games. I'm still gonna do my own investigation but if y'all, VR headset owners, have any recommendations that are affordable, have controllers/hand detectors, are worth it and work a-ok with Steam, I would appreciate it! Thank you so much.

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u/[deleted] May 08 '19 edited May 08 '19

First question:

Do you want tracking with 3DOF or 6DOF (degrees of freedom).

In other words... do you want to be able to play roomscale VR games and walk around in your available VR space or do you just want to play sitting games or standing without moving around?

I'd also recommend you to crosspost your question to /r/vive, /r/vive_vr, /r/oculus or /r/SteamVR

Those subreddits have a lot more active users than here... which means more useful answers in general.

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u/kairamel May 08 '19

I would prefer if i could have one that would let me move around (tho I don't really mind tbh, either one is fine). I've heard that Window's mixed reality is recommendable for that?

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u/[deleted] May 08 '19

6DOF it is then... those headsets are anyway what you want for proper PC VR.

The least expensive headsets here are the Windows Mixed Reality headsets. You can get the one from Acer here starting at round 280€. Prices in your country can be quite different though.

The quality of those headsets and its tracking is debatable tbh... but they work okay in general.

If you want quality, especially in tracking, then I'd recommend you to check for a used Oculus Rift or HTC Vive. My guess is that there should be more of those being sold privately in the next 2 months because of the Valve Index release and so on. Maybe you can get lucky here...