I just got my index today after being on the original HTC Vive for 10 years, and I was blown away by the crispness but absolutely blinded by the glare. Any time ANYTHING even RELATIVELY bright or anything that projects light is in view, it's like I get an uneven vignette of mainly white and sometimes other colors being projected into the lens.
I have adjusted my IPD a million times to what is most clear, experimented with eye relief, and tried adjusting the angle of the headset with zero effects. I have gone from lowest brightness to highest brightness which only changes the brightness of the glare and not how much glare is present, and I have cleaned my lenses the best I can.
The video honestly doesn't show bad it really is when the headset is fully on. It's like a flashlight is being shined against the lens any time anything projecting light is on screen. Everything around the light source is instantly blown out.
I am split because my friends who have indexes say those don't experience this at all or only have a few years, but the entirety of reddit is saying it's a known problem, while some say they had it really bad before they RMA'd.
Do I need to RMA? Is this a normal amount of glare expected from the index?
Thanks in advance for any help D;