Why You Should Buy The Oculus Rift S

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@tac6044 Жыл бұрын

I love my Rift S. Was using my Quest 2 for a couple years and decided to break out my Rift S recently after not using it all this time. I was surprised at how much better it looked visually for PCVR than the Q2 despite lower resolution. Everything is crisper and more vibrant and I'm guessing it's because Rift S uses a display port connection with no compression. It's also way more comfortable and easy to get going. I literally just put it on my head and it's automated from there. Long story short, I've switched back to my old Rift S as my primary headset. It's a great little VR unit.

@ImperialTechReviews Жыл бұрын

Valid take I wish we had a rift s 2

@Mrs.Twilight-wt6jb Жыл бұрын

That's what I hate yes tech will catch up but it sucks waiting

@wisloht Жыл бұрын

I've had a Rift S since 2019 and it was a relatively good experience overall. I did suffer from the usual issues, such as: - headset/controller losing tracking - headset not getting enough power - microphone loses quality and becomes "robotic" - very picky about which USB port it is plugged into I eventually invested in an Antlion ModMic Wireless and a powered USB 3.0 hub from Sabrent. I used the motherboard's USB 3.0 header (front USB ports) as the rear USB ports seem problematic. Turning off the headset after use is recommended as the battery on the controllers will still drain even in sleep mode. Very easy to turn on/off the headset via USB hub button. Most tracking issues I had were either room lighting or battery related. I discovered by repositioning some of the lights in my room helped, while using high quality rechargable batteries allow for easy recharging after use. I did notice that the headset will lose tracking when the controller batteries get about 2/3 or sometimes 1/2 depleted. I heard a few mixed accounts of Vive trackers not playing nicely with the Rift S regarding full body tracking, so it's something to keep in mind. The Rift S is still a decent headset if you're willing to deal with its inherent flaws and issues. There are better options out there in 2023, but their starting prices are much higher.

@ImperialTechReviews Жыл бұрын

Nice follow up thank you for watching I hope you enjoyed!!

@thomasg.7592 Жыл бұрын

Something went wrong and your device can't track the movement of your headset.

@bluejaycjay 8 ай бұрын

plug it in to a different usb

@junksmith_wizard 6 ай бұрын

@@bluejaycjay usb hub worked for me

@Gamma-wu2fj 11 күн бұрын

Same here. Different USB ports haven't fixed it. I think I just got a bricked unit.

@blvck_rvbbit_proj 2 ай бұрын

Just got one for $70 and very satisfied with this first dip into VR

@Gapple69 Жыл бұрын

I've own for 4 years yet it still hasn't broke down, it's also good that it doesen't need any charging just boot up the computer and it's running. I can say that the only downside Is that it lacks support with newly released games. It's up to you but they're so many better options with other vr headsets plus it's quiet hard to get your hands on one.

@ImperialTechReviews Жыл бұрын

@UnethicalMonkey420 Жыл бұрын

mine broke in 6 months bro wtf

@ImperialTechReviews Жыл бұрын

@@UnethicalMonkey420 :((((( its so hit or miss

@TheGaslightDistrict Жыл бұрын

Got mine for 80$ very good headset, great upgrade from my cv1

@OperatorPuski 9 ай бұрын

Did you talk about the Vision Pro more than the Rift S ?

@PjonaEdits29 5 ай бұрын

still love this headset! dusted it off last night and still runs real well i dont play much VR but when i do i have my Rift S

@ImperialTechReviews 5 ай бұрын

@bill-zc1wi 23 күн бұрын

Thoughts on this and now the Quest 3S?

@racerguy Жыл бұрын

My rift s started bugging out of nowhere, one day it was working perfectly fine and the next day I couldn't even run any games without it crashing after 5 minutes, beeping, freezing, then static. that's what i've been dealing with for the last 3 months, I'm commenting here for someone to hopefully help me fix this problem since oculus support has definitely been no help.

@Calbac-Senbreak Жыл бұрын

It's the cable, man.

@jeffwawa117 5 ай бұрын

Rift s is great if you know how to run games that are not officially supported.

@iPixelGalaxy Жыл бұрын

Something of note tho, if you do plan to use the Rift S for something like VRChat, note that the Microphone on that thing tends to cut out (at least from my experience) and just not come back until you restart the headset

@ImperialTechReviews Жыл бұрын

Interesting

@Cekkkko21212 10 ай бұрын

The Rift S has a great resoultion, great refresh rate, very comfortable, decent audio, amazing game library, low standards for PC performance, overall, an great headset.

@HoloWeeb Ай бұрын

How's the tracking?

@kv6356 Жыл бұрын

Nicely detailled but short & fun review. Nice video, keep up the good work!

@ImperialTechReviews Жыл бұрын

Thank you that seriously means a lot! :)

@Oragani Жыл бұрын

I used the Rift S for 2 years, after a couple months I had to get a new one. Same for a couple months later. After that I jsut said fuck it and got an Index. The headset is not durable and their firmware is the worst thing I've ever seen.

@ImperialTechReviews Жыл бұрын

Maybe it’s luck of the draw, my headset has held up pretty well. App could definitely be improved

@dingusbingus7463 5 ай бұрын

Rift S headsets go for less than $20, gotta find 3rd party cables but for people who don't care about VR exclusive controlled games I'm thinking of picking it up

@LooLooLand Жыл бұрын

I use my rift s for any competitive type games like ovr and beat saber and it’s so good, the controllers are super light and it has such an amazing nostalgia feel to it. I also really love how unlike the quest 2, it works perfectly with a pc

@joogled1839 5 ай бұрын

i understand this video is like a year old, but.. should i buy a rift s to replace my quest 1?.. my headset practically doesn't turn on without a few restarts anymore, thanks to meta completely destroying it on the software end. i use it only for pcvr now. i just want to know: where do i go from the quest 1?.. psvr2 is looking to be good, but not for the price. and i dont like being tied to a battery OR having to link some other account.

@MKBPresents Жыл бұрын

We have bought two Rift S headsets and gifted one to family. Sadly, the cable is vulnerable to damage as folks learning to use VR will step on it and yank it hard causing a breakage. These cables are not available new and the used ones on Ebay are expensive. That left our gifted on dead which we replace with a Quest 2. However, the second Rift S is still in use and while we are also using a Quest 2 in Virtual Desktop, the Rift S still gets regular use. I can say that the Rift S will run Oculus games flawlessly but the Q2 can mess up. So sometimes, we play a game in the Q2 only to switch to the Rift S to finish a game. Lone Echo II comes to mind as one of these. I do think the RIft S is still a superb VR experience and of course, playing Half Life Alyx on it is still fantastic.

@Gamma-wu2fj 11 күн бұрын

Just please for the love of all things Holy make sure you're getting one that works! Cheap ones on Ebay have a great chance at being a bricked unit.

@BradKR Жыл бұрын

I bought a Rift S off FB Marketplace for 60 USD and it's great. I only use it for War Thunder Sim and it works great for that. For the price I paid I love it.

@aaronchristensen5866 Жыл бұрын

I think they should make it for the games they made for the PS4 and the tune to switch An Xbox system

@McCrocDillion 10 ай бұрын

I wish they'd try and make another PC VR headset :( i don't really like they went Full Steam on the whole console base headset tbh

@DiamondDepthYT Жыл бұрын

Nice mouse! That's my old mouse. I already own a Quest 2, but I'm probably getting a Rift S for $90. My PC Specs are plenty for it, they run my Quest 2 well.

@ImperialTechReviews Жыл бұрын

W price

@emrah7921 11 ай бұрын

Should i be good with an amd rx6800 gpu and rift s ?

@SweetBeanz 11 ай бұрын

I have rift s bought it last year never wear it even once because I cant find compatible adapter with my laptop. Sad

@NookDeSus Жыл бұрын

I thought of buying Pico 4 even if I have Rift S but decided to hold until at least Quest 3 releases.

@ImperialTechReviews Жыл бұрын

Quest 3 will be an awesome headset

@spasannobudd8937 11 ай бұрын

i controllers are broken and unless i want to drop 300 on new ones my headset is unusable

@pracalt1051 8 ай бұрын

Rift s is kinda mid though No ipd adjustment, 80hz compared to majority of headsets having 90hz at minimum now, the infamous robotic mic,the infamous broken rift s/quest1 controller rings, the broken wires. Plus quest 2 is being sold for extremely cheap on used market now so I don’t see how getting rift s is better over quest 2 imo

@Gamma-wu2fj 11 күн бұрын

Rift CV1 is a more reliable and better bargain in my opinion.

@bonbon9214 Жыл бұрын

I think rift s is still good budget vr but there are better options. Recently i bought a second hand HP reverb g1 for 140$ in good condition. The quality is great and the displays are so crisp and better than even valve index. Many ppl said in the past that WMR tracking sucks but with all the software updates to it i can say that it is as good as rift s/oculus quest 2 tracking or slightly better. Controllers are alright still better than htc vive controllers. Well for the image quality that u get with the reverb i can say that it would be a better option than a rift s

@jjimapro9756 Жыл бұрын

I wouldn’t get the rift s since the controllers break very easily and you can find good replacement that don’t cost as much as the thing did in the first place

@fugg3543 8 ай бұрын

I've had my Rift S for years. Recently upgraded to an RX 7800xt and now after 30 minutes or so of play I get horrible double vision. Reported by other RX 7000 users. Meta will not fix this. These issues will only get worse.

@mynickisalreadytaken 4 ай бұрын

Dang. Sounds bad. My RX 6800 works absolutely fine with the Rift. :/

@fugg3543 4 ай бұрын

@@mynickisalreadytaken yeah it's a big bummer. The 6000s are supported so I wouldn't expect any driver issues. For now at least lol.

@mynickisalreadytaken 4 ай бұрын

@@fugg3543 I do plan to get a G2 V2, but thats something that happens when it happens. Really sad of Meta. But then again, it is typical for a big Corpo. "Buy a new Quest 3!" :D Is there anything like Custom Patches? Under Linux there is sometimes wild stuff. Also AMD happy.

@sourzebra9289 Жыл бұрын

Had a Rift S for two years and still cant fix the effing blurryness and I don’t even need glasses.

@TypicalGT21 9 ай бұрын

Can you mod Gtag with out pc on this

@stash. 3 ай бұрын

2nd hand *wires cost $100*

@ImperialTechReviews 3 ай бұрын

🍦🦈

@NotA1mB0t 11 ай бұрын

i would not buy the rift s heres why Mic: its good but it turns into a robot for like 30 sec then its normal but keeps happening!! Audio: some times it sounds glitchy js like the mic but it stays till you reset it! black screen/crashing happends alot the headset not getting enough power it was good for a few months but now its kinda boring i play for 10-20 min and it crashes im buying a valve or quest 3 so what i think a good buget vr is the quest 1 you can buy 1 used for 100-150$ and if you have a pc use a link cable!

@cheapgriffy3497 Жыл бұрын

The more I use the Rift S the more I try to imagine how testers of this thing didn't notice HUGE problem within. You NEED to buy a secondary microphone, (and a really really long cable / wireless) since the built in microphone is trasnforming your voice into a robot from time to time, and can simply refuse to work until a unplug replug. You may also experience when you use a old one, that sometime all the camera's to track your position decide to randomly not respond (a software issue I think) The controllers are not made for every hand's, I think its more of a personnal problem, but the controllers don't fit my hands. Its highly common to wait 30 seconds or more for the headset to display something after you taken it off. But even though there's those problem, even though I've personally experience more tweaking than gaming hitself, the fact that you can get one for a very affordable price,

@Cyperstudio 11 ай бұрын

I bought one two years ago brand new and it literally stopped working not even a week later, recommending this is kinda an L imo

@ImperialTechReviews 11 ай бұрын

It's not my only recommendation.

@dark147891 Жыл бұрын

I sold my rift s and got the cv1 instead having to many problems with the s

@ImperialTechReviews Жыл бұрын

I need to get one and try it out honestly

@dark147891 Жыл бұрын

The cv1 a good headset and it’s cheap only payed like 60 dollars for mine came with 2 controllers and 2 sensors

@aaronchristensen5866 Жыл бұрын

People shouldn't make it for Hugh yo master Duo

@helloyyr5798 11 ай бұрын

Should I take the rift s?

@ImperialTechReviews 11 ай бұрын

From where?

@pickleslayer7666 4 ай бұрын

i just wanna play skyrim vr

@dabegmister Ай бұрын

Damn i bought mine for 400$ when it cam out

@MikeyTheMemer Жыл бұрын

So your display port is on your graphics card, right? Sorry if I sound dumb I’m just looking forward to purchasing a rift S.

@ImperialTechReviews Жыл бұрын

No worries, yes it is!

@MikeyTheMemer Жыл бұрын

@@ImperialTechReviews will a GeForce RTX 3050 run rift s?

@ImperialTechReviews Жыл бұрын

@@MikeyTheMemer You should be okay!

@MikeyTheMemer Жыл бұрын

@@ImperialTechReviews Alr because the rift CV1 ports aren’t made for my graphics card, so I was just seeing if this one was OK

@ImperialTechReviews Жыл бұрын

@@MikeyTheMemer this one uses display port 1.4 I believe but it should be fine regardless it’s display port :)

@beansdog7333 Жыл бұрын

rift s is very good with tracking latency and comfort all you quest 2 suckers can cope your airlink and cable link is inferior

@crasheba1533 8 ай бұрын

I never had a Rift S but I had a CV1 for many years, a GO for the standalone browser *wink*, then I finally got a Quest 2 and sold everything else. They all have their pros and cons. I enjoy the Quest 2 the most mainly because I don't need to be tethered all the time. I can use Air-link or cable for PCVR or simply use it standalone. The Rift S is still a solid budget option for someone that only wants/needs PCVR or who wants to try VR for the first time (and they have a decent gamer PC). Saying that the Quest 2 is inferior at doing something that wasn't especially designed to do is not very smart from your part. But wait, can you even use your Rift S without plug it in to your PC?.... Yeah a Jeep Wrangler has better traction in difficult terrain compared to a Lamborghini Gallardo, even when the first costs way less in comparison. Both have many things in common tho... pros and cons at doing the same thing as well.