damn your channel is very underrated and you even timed every part

thanks for the review, i kept looking all over for someone who would explain how the finger tracking works on these and i couldnt find one so big thanks for clearing that up

This has been a really useful video! Been looking to potentially purchase a pair myself, and this has been the most honest and truthful review I've seen. Thanks to you, you've sold me on buying a pair. Thanks for this amazing video!

really in depth and informative, thank you!

Fantastic review mate

This is so helpful, I didn't catch on all those things when I individually bought the index knuckles, frome the index as I still use the HTC Vive 2016 (waiting for a banger headset to come out one day) (I bought the knuckles because I needed replacement of the old vive controllers, which I'm never gonna buy again, might as well finaly change them) Thank you so much, this helps me so much. I still have yet to try the changes I need to make, but your review (which is nice that it's two years after their release) gave me hope again, now that I know that THERE IS a way to have "ok" finger tracking

fantastic review, super informative, and as far as i can tell so far, entirely spot on (except i never got a squeaky trigger, bad luck for you i suppose haha)

great review

Idk why I watched the whole video since I've had my Index controllers for 2 years now too lol. But great video.

NA Index user for 4 years: Do not buy index controllers. I've gone through many pairs of controllers over the four years I've used the index. They feel great in the hands and once you get used to them it's hard to change to others, but it's a trap. While VR is still known for little issues here and there, these controllers are to an extreme. They're way too hard/expensive to replace (Almost always out of stock) and break too often, even with extremely delicate care they still develop various issues over time; Stick drift, Grip & other components coming lose and failing, tracking failure, and various random problems (such as the trigger sticking, etc.). Often times once one issue pops up, multiple others develop shortly after. The worst part is the replacements from steam support and the individual controllers that are seldom available through the steam store usually develop issues even quicker than fresh controllers from a new full set, giving you anywhere from a couple months to only a couple weeks of use before they fail. Although the controller design is, in my opinion, the best out still in terms of feel and input arrangement, it's easy to see the parts used in them are not worth the premium they charge. The thumbsticks that come stock in the controllers have mostly cheap plastic internals, yet you can get replacement thumbsticks with more durable materials off aliexpress for just a couple dollars. Not too mention that steam has moved on to other things and unsurprisingly stopped caring about the index almost entirely. Save yourself the headache and get literally any other VR setup. Once you get used to a set of controllers, using them is easy. The few superior characteristics of the index controllers is not worth the hassle.

2:35 I reckon it's intended to instead use the bend below your fingertips to press the system button, to save you akwardly bending your thumb back

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Very well done review!

Being a happy owner of a Reverb G2 (since it has great visuals, audio, comfort etc), I am always envious of more advanced controller methods. The WMR controllers are functional enough play games, but they miss a lot of the granularity and immersion that the vive controller has. Still, I won't invest in light houses just for the controllers. However, if Valve ever release a index successor. I might consider selling the G2 and buy into their eco-system. Because now I know I always want VR as a part of my gaming interest.

Great vid!

Did you change your pov in game or extend your arms in settings? Also when you play in vr is it blurry or low graphic

Nice, but.... how / where to actually find any of these Index controllers to purchase for my existing VP2 HMD? Since early 2021 they've been out of stock from Valve in Canada.

My Vavle Index controllers are used with an HTC VIve. My controllers sometimes stop working and the icons pulsate in the Steam VR Window. Any thoughts?

10:20 I reckon games like to set the trigger click earlier because its uncomfortable to fully click the knuckles' trigger, having less trigger to pull makes for faster accurate shots, and probably allows much nicer haptics

Not sure why youtube threw this video at me now, but... Re: stick drift, you'll find complaints about it with almost every controller, as this is a physical limitation of potentiometer based thumbsticks. As metal slides against metal, their internals wear down over time and then you have the problem of the stick no longer having the correct resistances near the center point which is the root cause of stick drift. It can also be a symptom of the contacts simply being dirty, which may be solved temporarily by spraying a bit of contact cleaner in the sticks. Modular and easily swappable sticks are one solution, but a better one would be to implement hall effect sticks that simply don't suffer from this problem to begin with as they don't rely on physical contact of materials that wear down in normal use. Additionally, a common failure point unique to the Index controllers that could have used a mention is the capacitive sensor in the thumbsticks. This, it turns out, is connected with a ribbon cable so small and so fragile it has a tendency to break in normal use.

Your pov or fog in game like half life is my type of pov/fov how did you do it

Why there's a scope view to your gameplay?

Can I buy Index controllers in the EU? I can't find a webshop that has them in stock.....

Sir u need to put the other video's u made of mordhau not private but public so thr world can enjoy also u have 112 subs noe congrats :)

Why do the indesx controllers have system requirements that's what i don't get!"

what i don't get is , why do the index controllers list you need system specs to use them... XD

the controller only box DO NOT COME WITH DONGLES.

But don’t press the thumbstick in because you’ll get stick drifted in two weeks

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