Oculus Rift S - Quick 1ST impressions

[signmanbob 592]

18 minutes ago, HiFlyer said:

Also, have you setup your Oculus account correctly?

I think I did.  I didn't tie anything to credit cards of Paypal accounts because I don't intend on buying any software from Oculus.  Do you have to do that to get this to work?

[HiFlyer 9,343]

6 minutes ago, signmanbob said:

I'm using an i7-3930 CPU with a GTX1080Ti graphics card and 64Gigs of RAM in Windows 10 Professional.

The via host controllers have had trouble with microsoft for a while.

Lets try this. 

You could also try connecting the rift to other non-via usb ports

[signmanbob 592]

What is a "via" USB Port?

[HiFlyer 9,343]

It's a variety of usb host controller that has had more and more compatibility issues with windows, usually related to drivers. Are you using a via motherboard port, or a pcie card?

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/via-usb-30-extensible-host-controller-10-microsoft/d032c162-3d10-41a8-a708-bdc72a9c5bcf

 

[HiFlyer 9,343]

53 minutes ago, signmanbob said:

I think I did.  I didn't tie anything to credit cards of Paypal accounts because I don't intend on buying any software from Oculus.  Do you have to do that to get this to work?

Not sure.

But this is looking more and more like a usb port issue, now, anyway.

[signmanbob 592]

10 minutes ago, HiFlyer said:

Not sure.

But this is looking more and more like a usb port issue, now, anyway.

It's funny because I let the software update and put in new firmware. Now I still see the rectangle with three lights, like if something is loading, but I can see the lights from my hand controllers too.

Also if I start X-Plane and put it in VR mode, I can see what I'm supposed to be seeing through the Rift S, on my monitor.  If I move the Rift around I can "look" all around the hanger with the big Cathay Pacific 747 in it and see the X-Plane 11 menu in a virtual desk in front of me, but it's all on my monitor and not in the Rift.

[signmanbob 592]

22 minutes ago, HiFlyer said:

54 minutes ago, HiFlyer said:

Are you using a via motherboard port, or a pcie card?

But this is looking more and more like a usb port issue, now, anyway.

Right now I have it plugged into the mother board.  I'll try switching it to the PCIE card, but I think I'm having some trouble with those too.

[jabloomf1230 2,445]

For a flightsim app with its detailed gauges, pixels/degree is what one should look at when comparing VR headsets. Here's a summary:

https://www.roadtovr.com/understanding-pixel-density-retinal-resolution-and-why-its-important-for-vr-and-ar-headsets/

That article is somewhat old, but most of the new consumer VR headsets are in still the 10-12 pixels/degree range which is well below what is suggested as optimal (30) and far below what the human eye can perceive (60). The new HP Reverb headset has better pixels/degree, but you can read about all of its drawbacks on various tech websites.

[HiFlyer 9,343]

3 hours ago, signmanbob said:

It's funny because I let the software update and put in new firmware. Now I still see the rectangle with three lights, like if something is loading, but I can see the lights from my hand controllers too.

Also if I start X-Plane and put it in VR mode, I can see what I'm supposed to be seeing through the Rift S, on my monitor.  If I move the Rift around I can "look" all around the hanger with the big Cathay Pacific 747 in it and see the X-Plane 11 menu in a virtual desk in front of me, but it's all on my monitor and not in the Rift.

The power to drive the video on your Rift is coming from the USB port. If for whatever reason the USB port is not supplying enough power or is incompatible, you might end up with a black screen on the rift, which is otherwise working fine in every other way.

Apparently the power draw of the Rift-S is right at the high edge of the USB 3.0 specification, and some ports out there are not quite up to it, apparently.

[Ron Attwood 3,464]

I had an issue with USB ports. It was picky about most of them until it found one it liked. Which happened to be a motherboard slot. It completely rejected the USB 3.0 card.

[zmak 331]

Do you have to sit upright to use it? I game from a lazy boy chair in a semi reclined position

[signmanbob 592]

1 hour ago, zmak said:

Do you have to sit upright to use it? I game from a lazy boy chair in a semi reclined position

I haven't got mine working yet, but I believe you can sit back.  Only problem is that the Rift S has a knob in the back, so  unless you have good padding behind your head, it may be a little uncomfortable.

[chass32 138]

4 hours ago, zmak said:

Do you have to sit upright to use it? I game from a lazy boy chair in a semi reclined position

I use mine sitting in a sofa in the dinning room (ok yep, I´m quite lazy too but 2-3 hours flight in a chair is not "that" real).