dtdynd Posted July 19, 2018 Posted July 19, 2018 I was one of those that bought the Pro at pre-release. I spent hours of research beforehand, looking at the upgrades and the main reason I bought it was the "wireless adapter" that would be "coming soon"...figured I'd upgrade and be ready for the forthcoming awesome VR wireless experience. Ive been following the news and updates every day, and had been so excited as I waited for the upcoming release. Only after E3 did I find out that it will require an additional/accessible PCI-e card/slot... which basically means anyone with a laptop won't be able to use wireless. I feel so ripped off from the marketing of the pro, making it sound like the adapter would be made available for anyone to upgrade to. I don't understand, was the PCI-e requirement not known when they advertised it? Why was there no disclaimer that basically no one can use it (I'm assuming the majority of Vive Owners are using laptops). Below is the Vive Pro Product site for reference. When will wireless be available for laptop owners? I ask because I am going to (literally) throw my entire VR system away (I've dealt with so many tracking issues with the Pro already) and this was the final blow to me giving up on VR altogether.
Goraxium Posted July 20, 2018 Posted July 20, 2018 I knew about that requirement ages ago... There are other solutions: Additionally, TPCast may provide another solution later this year: https://community.viveport.com/t5/Technical-Support/The-new-Vive-Pro-amp-Current-TPCast/td-p/14293 Think of it this way: hardware is already being pushed to its limits, and VR is still in its infancy. With a bit of luck, this may push hardware developers to up their game a bit.
dtdynd Posted July 27, 2018 Author Posted July 27, 2018 Before E3, and even now, that requirement has not/is not being mentioned hardly anywhere and is leading people onto believing that they will be able to use it.n Im willing to bet that at least half of VR users are hooked into their laptops. Which means that the product is incompatible for majority of users. My issue is about is the understated requirements (just look at the image avove. Not evem fine print mentioning that requirements. If itbwas clearly stated Id have less of an issue with it.
dtdynd Posted July 29, 2018 Author Posted July 29, 2018 Does anyone know if there are ANY laptops that could use the adapter? If so, which?
dtdynd Posted July 29, 2018 Author Posted July 29, 2018 Seriously...the ceiling suspension kit is not an alternative to wireless.
awhitegiver Posted September 7, 2018 Posted September 7, 2018 Also not compatible for those of us with mini-ITX motherboards. This annoys me so much!!
jimmyjell Posted September 11, 2018 Posted September 11, 2018 It was working quite fine with my old pc, But recently I bought Lenovo Yoga, It has some compatibility issue, I have tried to resolve it, But instead of fixing it My brother printer fail to connect. That is fixed with brother Printer customer support but now how can I fix this compatibility issue.
jacobemore Posted September 13, 2018 Posted September 13, 2018 Yeah, I have also disappoint with this news as I have also waited for Vive Wireless Adapter. Than I switch to lenovo and contacted Lenovo Support for the updates on the lenovo laptops. You can also try it, I'm you'll not regret it.
MarkSpencer Posted September 13, 2018 Posted September 13, 2018 Recently I purchase it for my office use but I face some problems in it, due to this issues I was not able to connect from my wifi or printer, then I contact Brother Printer Support Phone Number team for help they fix my issues, then I do some troubleshooting and now my viva adaptor working fine.
Lloydbeatz Posted September 16, 2018 Posted September 16, 2018 I have a Predator Helios 300 and I believe my Ethernet card is in one of the PCIe slots. Being that I always use WiFi and never plug in, couldn't I just pull out my Ethernet card and put the VIVE Wireless Adaptor card in that PCIe slot?
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