>>282302578
the reality is that every options are shit in one way or another
index has superior screen, controllers, tracking and sound 

rift has better lenses (no glare/god rays), ease of use and installation (no basestation shenanigans, and most of everything just works, while using the index means you're going to have to fuck with modifying files and installing unofficial patches or changing your bindings for any game that wasn't updated for it and then you won't be able to crack some the games from the occulus store because revive is shit) 

as an index owner, I feel like the 600+ bucks I paid extra were maybe not as worth it as it seemed at first, though the experience is probably miles away still, all the fucking tinkering you have to do to make some of the games run flawlessly is a huge kick in the shin, and then the controller's binding UI is a fucking insult for the price you pay for them (on top of having to RMA one of the controllers and one of the base stations within the first month I had them, but maybe they fixed the hardware by now)