Oculus Rift

ANDARIAL · 10 Sep 2018 at 11:29

css_jay99 said:
I covered the cables and metal part of the sensor with white insulating tape so blends properly with the wall. Cant do anything with the sensor cover

Get someone to 3D print a sensor cover in the right colour?or maybe spraypaint a black one?

melmac · 14 Sep 2018 at 18:31

Bought my first games in ages. Have just been playing Rec Room, Table tennis and Thrill of the Fight recently. I want to get seriously into Elite Dangerous, but every time I sit down to play I just find myself making excuses and playing something else.

So I sat down today to try and spend some quality time in Elite again today and ended up browsing the Steam Store and buying two games instead!! I purchased Tee Time Golf and The Wizards. Always wanted to try a golf game and this looked fun and reasonably priced, so based on @lokiss recommendation I got it.

And for anyone interested The Wizards is on sale today. 60% off. So I bought it, sounds like a good game.

koooowweeee · 16 Sep 2018 at 09:28

I've read somewhere that the rift has a common fault with the headset where the headphones become faulty. It's seem mine has gone faulty. If I wiggly it about it starts working again.

Worth sending back ?

DONOHUE07 · 16 Sep 2018 at 12:50

koooowweeee said:
I've read somewhere that the rift has a common fault with the headset where the headphones become faulty. It's seem mine has gone faulty. If I wiggly it about it starts working again.

Worth sending back ?

If it’s not right definitely send it back, over on the oculus Reddit oculus customer care seem to be everywhere, it looks as though oculus are very keen to publicly show that they are putting there early poor reputation behind them. Maybe post your issue there and hope Oculus themselves reply?

koooowweeee · 16 Sep 2018 at 12:56

DONOHUE07 said:
If it’s not right definitely send it back, over on the oculus Reddit oculus customer care seem to be everywhere, it looks as though oculus are very keen to publicly show that they are putting there early poor reputation behind them. Maybe post your issue there and hope Oculus themselves reply?

I don't really like that forum. The layout is very odd looking to me.

I might make a account to get it sorted tho

Cheers

koooowweeee · 16 Sep 2018 at 14:18

Anyone know what the Indian food shop is like for RMA? I got the rift off my mate who got it from there. Think I'll take it back.

Ravenger · 16 Sep 2018 at 18:17

koooowweeee said:
I've read somewhere that the rift has a common fault with the headset where the headphones become faulty. It's seem mine has gone faulty. If I wiggly it about it starts working again.

Worth sending back ?

First try tightening the plastic screw in the headset headband where the headphone is attached. You should have been given a plastic screwdriver with the rift for this.

koooowweeee · 16 Sep 2018 at 18:28

Ravenger said:
First try tightening the plastic screw in the headset headband where the headphone is attached. You should have been given a plastic screwdriver with the rift for this.

Is it in the little square box ?

I'll give it a go. Cheers

Slam · 16 Sep 2018 at 22:01

Ravenger said:
Same rig for me, which is in my attic, so the sloping ceilings aren't ideal, and I don't have much room for room scale. Plus it get really hot in summer, so VR in those conditions isn't viable. I'd like to have a setup in my living room, but can't really justify the expense.

I'm in the same situation. Haven't played much vr for about 2 and a half months. Sloping roof means I have approximately 1.5 X 2.2m of space. VR is still awesome though

hyperseven · 16 Sep 2018 at 22:31

koooowweeee said:
I've read somewhere that the rift has a common fault with the headset where the headphones become faulty. It's seem mine has gone faulty. If I wiggly it about it starts working again.

Worth sending back ?

if it is just the left earphone then you can do a fix, is it the left or both?

koooowweeee · 17 Sep 2018 at 08:02

hyperseven said:
if it is just the left earphone then you can do a fix, is it the left or both?

Just the left. (I think) I was drunk when playing it then I packed it away in the morning. I set it up in my front room when I'm playing it, then put back away because of the baby

hyperseven · 17 Sep 2018 at 09:36

koooowweeee said:
Just the left. (I think) I was drunk when playing it then I packed it away in the morning. I set it up in my front room when I'm playing it, then put back away because of the baby

koooowweeee · 17 Sep 2018 at 11:45

I'll check that out when I finish work. Thanks

imginy · 17 Sep 2018 at 14:06

hyperseven said:
on my 1080:
HDMI -> living room AVAMP -> OLED 4K
DP -> Rift via dongle
DP -> Dell monitor

Hey using this setup is it easy to use your living room speakers instead of the ear phones provided?

I don't have a rift yet but have similar setup to you and I will have to buy the lead you recommended to the other person so thanks.

Ravenger · 17 Sep 2018 at 14:19

imginy said:
Hey using this setup is it easy to use your living room speakers instead of the ear phones provided

You don't want to use living room speakers (or any external speakers) for Rift audio. The audio is highly positional, and you will lose a huge part of the immersion if you don't use headphones / earbuds.

Uncle Petey · 17 Sep 2018 at 14:21

Unless you're in a seated game or watching a movie in bigscreen by yourself.

hyperseven · 17 Sep 2018 at 14:22

imginy said:
Hey using this setup is it easy to use your living room speakers instead of the ear phones provided?

I don't have a rift yet but have similar setup to you and I will have to buy the lead you recommended to the other person so thanks.

the rift and pc are in the bedroom use a long HDMI to the living room. You should just be able to use whatever default audio device you want, think Oculus tray tools let you set this up.

imginy · 17 Sep 2018 at 14:32

hyperseven said:
the rift and pc are in the bedroom use a long HDMI to the living room. You should just be able to use whatever default audio device you want, think Oculus tray tools let you set this up.

Ok thanks

Ravenger said:
You don't want to use living room speakers (or any external speakers) for Rift audio. The audio is highly positional, and you will lose a huge part of the immersion if you don't use headphones / earbuds.

I read a few people saying that sound was good when using home cinema system? You prefer using the ones it comes with then?

I haven't bought one yet, quite excited about getting one after seeing some recent videos. They look a lot of fun.

imginy · 17 Sep 2018 at 14:33

Is the 3rd sensor needed to play something like robo recall on rift?

Uncle Petey · 17 Sep 2018 at 14:43

Nope. It has 180 or 360 tracking options.
You can also get good 360 tracking with two sensors if your room allows for it and you get decent extensions.