HTC VIVE Wireless Adapter for Vive Pro/Cosmos Series

Was pretty intimidated at the instructions as a non computer kinda person. However it was super easy to install. The step by step instructions on the website were pretty good. Can confirm this works for Vive Cosmos Elite system.Only negative is the price. This is an insane price but when you have a 9 year old playing and twisting/breaking the cord from the original headset this is a must if you want them to enjoy the system.

Got this for my cosmos elite so I could finally finish my dream vr setup, wireless headset, index controllers, and 2.0 base stations. Setup was incredibly simple, it took me less than 20 minutes. The hardest part was getting the headset to connect to the computer, I just had to reinstall the software and press the power button a few times, then it finally connected. At first I was afraid having PCI-E gen 2.0 would be a problem, but it actually turned out to work perfectly fine with my MSI b450 tomahawk. While the page does list that AMD chipsets have issues, this is no longer the case. I have found that this issue was fixed a long time ago with driver updates yet for some reason they still haven't updated the page. As long as you have a capable CPU, I would 100% recommend the adapter, it completely changes the experience and makes your play-space feel much larger. If I were to list one problem though, it would be the battery life. The included battery only gets you up to 2 hours of playtime max, usually less. I play vr all day long, so this is kind of a big deal to me. You can purchase more batteries though, which completely solves the issue.

I was a little nervous that the adapter would be heavy and cumbersome when it arrived but it balanced nicely on the headset when installed. Lets talk about that though. The installation was not what I would call an "easy" task. It did have instruction to follow which was helpful but honestly attaching a $350.00 wireless adapter to a $700.00 headset (that you had to disassemble in the first place) was a little more involved than the product description let on. On top of that I don't feel like most average VR consumers are comfortable opening the guts of their PC's to install the card into the PCIE slot. The caveat to that last part is that it really wasn't difficult to find and insert but I know just enough about my computer to know where it was at already. THE ONE BIG DOWNSIDE to the adapter is by and large the BATTERY!!! It takes a very long time to fully charge even with a Q3 adaptive charging block and the battery runs out quickly. I understand why as it has to draw a very large amount of power to run the headset but after charging it for 10 hours I expected a bit more than 2-3 hours of play. I bought it to untangle myself when I'm using VR for flight simulators and the game is a very involved one that requires time which the battery is just lacking in. The last con I could give would be the price. I know you have to pay for quality but you can get an entirely new wireless headset that does not require a PC at all for $50.00 cheaper than what you would pay for JUST the wireless adapter from HTC. Your customers already showed loyalty when they shelled out for the also VERY expensive headset. I mean I feel like the 1 month free subscription to VIVEPORT that came with the adapter was really just a slap in the face. The headset was twice as expensive and it had a 6 month subscription.NOW THE GOOD! The performance of the adapter is amazing. It has only lagged a handful of times (which I blame my PC for not the adapter). It has good range and using the VIVE wireless program fires up in about 30 seconds from the time the power comes on to when I can jump into a game. I don't mind paying for quality and the unit does as advertised but the price tag hurt and I can say if something happens to where I find myself needing another one I probably won't be willing to pay that much for it again.

The setup is easy enough that even a novice could do it and the module is a lot lighter than I expected. It does get really hot though, and while it's not unbearable while using it, try not to touch it.

The wireless is constantly losing connection. Playing a game and the whole vision goes black and a few seconds later I hear the computer ding stating it has lost connection. The Vive wireless app still says connected but SteamVR doesn't see it. I did not have this problem with the wired setup and as irritating as it is to have the tettered connection, I am going back to that. What a waste of money.

For $350, I should not also have to buy a third-party battery for more than 2 hours of play and I most certainly should not need to add a laptop fan to the headset adapter to keep it from overheating and crashing after 40 minutes of play. To be clear, that is not a defect--it's a design flaw. After 40 minutes of play my screen would randomly start turning blue for 1-5 seconds or crash altogether. This is well-documented and the "fix" is to bolt on a usb-powered laptop fan.Now, all that said, when it works it works and it's very convenient. But given the above, the most I'd pay for it is in the $150 to $200 range.

Works great. Makes moving my set up to other rooms...or outside...wayyyyy easier. Re-energized my love of VR. You do have to deal with the battery pack cable, but thats only attached to you not a pc. I use a ravpower 20000mah qc 3.0 in addition to the included brick. Ive spent 4 hours straight on that rav power and it wasnt dead. Included power cable is usb-a to usb-a fyi.

I put a five star because I hope it’s a good product. Just wish it was more ‼️obvious that it CAN’T BE USED WITH A NOTEBOOK!! My main concern was If my laptop is powerful enough , well i never found out because to install you need a pci slot . So, I put it aside 😡 till one bright day when I can buy a desktop.