#3865297 - 11/20/13 04:12 PM
Track IR worth it?
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DanZman
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Hey all, I have been seeing a lot of youtube video's with Track IR with you guys and my question is, is it really worth it? I mean my fear is its going to work (well) just for this game and not many of my other sim products(EECH namely). What issue's have you guys had? Do you have to really crank you neck to look left right etc and still keep your eyes on the screen? And what size monitor would you guys recommend I use with it? (I currently have 22")
Thanks!
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#3865304 - 11/20/13 04:23 PM
Re: Track IR worth it?
[Re: DanZman]
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blindone
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I started out trying to use only the face tracker, then upgraded to a home made LED rig using freetrack and PS3eye... My wife bought me TIR5 for Christmas last year and it made a SIGNIFICANT difference.
To answer your question about virtual head movement... I've found much more range of motion, along with precision on TIR over the free versions. You can set it up to easily move over 360 degrees, and keep a sweet spot around your instruments to allow fine movements when needed.
Using head tracking in DCS in (in my mind) a must. Your SA is increased substantially. Its a plug and play solution, while the free 'diy methods' are very cumbersome and take some intellect. More people use TIR, so there is more support on these forums if you ever ran into an issue.
Monitor wise, I use a 24 that is gorgeous... I think its more a matter of personal preference, but i'd rather have a 24 that looks amazing than a 42" that is not sharp/grainy/off gamma/off hues(fill in the blank). YMMV.
Last edited by blindone; 11/20/13 04:31 PM.
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#3865321 - 11/20/13 05:12 PM
Re: Track IR worth it?
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blindone
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It takes about a day to get used to it but soon you'll be turning your head in games that don't support it. and also while watching youtube videos
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#3865340 - 11/20/13 06:14 PM
Re: Track IR worth it?
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Chris2525
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You don't have to crank your head to see behind you. The curves are completely configurable so you can have a small IRL head movement translate into a large movement in game. Mine is set so that a degree of IRL head movement, at the limit that still allows me to see the whole screen = a full, 180 degree rotation in game. It's something like a 1/3 IRL/in game ratio. An you can make it as fine or coarse as you feel comfortable with.
Oh, and it's definitely worth it I you play flight sims. Once you start using it, you won't know how you ever got along without it.
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#3865404 - 11/20/13 07:55 PM
Re: Track IR worth it?
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It takes about a day to get used to it but soon you'll be turning your head in games that don't support it. and also while watching youtube videos +1 TrackIR is absolutely MUST HAVE.
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#3865460 - 11/20/13 09:11 PM
Re: Track IR worth it?
[Re: DanZman]
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MigBuster
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Amazing - cant recommend TIR enough for flight simmers
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#3865891 - 11/21/13 06:31 PM
Re: Track IR worth it?
[Re: DanZman]
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DanZman
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Ok, definitely going to invest in one of these bad boys then lol Track IR 5 here we come lol
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#3865900 - 11/21/13 06:49 PM
Re: Track IR worth it?
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Chris2525
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Good decision. You won't regret it.
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 / Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz (8 CPUs), ~3.9GHz / 8192MB DDR3 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX780 / TM Warthog / Saitek Pro Fight Rudder Pedals / TrackIR5
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#3866017 - 11/21/13 09:36 PM
Re: Track IR worth it?
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Yep, what they said ^ It will rock your sim world.
looks very modernishy-phoney-windows eighty-tabletty like
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#3866252 - 11/22/13 03:05 AM
Re: Track IR worth it?
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It takes about a day to get used to it but soon you'll be turning your head in games that don't support it. and also while watching youtube videos Haha I thought I was the only one who did this!
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