Hiya, folks! Over this year, I got a huge interest in VR, and I’m planning on purchasing a VR headset and a FBT setup. I’d say I’ve done a fair bit of research and I’ve landed on the following two combinations:

Meta Quest 3 128GB

Valve Lighthouse base stations(x2)

HTC Vive 3.0 trackers(x4)

Total: 1.597€;

or alternative

Meta Quest 3 128GB

Slime VR Deluxe Body set (12+4)

Total: 1.270,6€

My planned budget in total is 1.600€.

My planned use for the VR setup is hanging out with my friends in VRChat and possibly making some short form content for social media (IG Reels, YT Shorts). I am also planning on using the headset in PCVR mode only (cable price is included in the totals).

I’ve seen a few copmarison videos between SlimeVR trackers and Vive 3.0 trackers, and I’m wondering if the price difference is worth it. I am also aware that Slime trackers are drift-prone, but I’m willing to take it as a downside. I am also wondering if there is an alternative setup that might provide me with better performance (better tracking precision), while still being within the budget listed above.

Thanks in advance!

  • ☼ Pero ►◘@lemmy.zipOPEnglish
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    6 days ago

    Hi! Thank you very much for your response!

    Truth to be told, my room is quite small and I do have a fair bit of stuff around. My room has one of them big ~1.6m x ~1.6m balcony window and a balcony door. My walls are also plain, but I don’t think I am allowed to modify them since I live as a tenant. My table where I have my pc is also on the smaller side and I can see how that could cause setup issues for the lighthouses.

    On the other hand, I do have a quite stable and strong WiFi connection in my room, the router is ~3m outside my room. It’s a 1Gbps fiber optic connection.

    An upside for Slimes that I really like is the fact that I can cover them without them losing traction (at least that’s what I heard).

    In the end, I think I will go with Slimes, but I’ll still think about it for a few more days before making the final decision.

    I am also thinking about possibly waiting for a black friday deal either for the headset or the trackers but I dont even know if such a deal will exist. Oh well.

    Thank you once more!