The HTC Vive has proved to be quite a formidable piece of kit. Not only did it surprise when it stole much of Oculus? pre-release thunder with roomscale and hand tracked controllers, but it surprised post launch by being more widely available.

Where it does not surprise us though is in the quality of its virtual reality. We got our first glimpse at its potential with the Vive Pre sent to us by HTC a few months ago (http://www.kitguru.net/components/vr/zardon/htc-vive-pre-unboxing/) . Today's review sample is not a ?Pre? though, nor a devkit. This is the real, CV1 Vive, complete with new packaging, a newly designed head strap and a lot more content to play with.