Rift s whos getting one?

pcfarrar · 27 May 2019 at 19:16

New Nvidia driver came out today with optimisations for Rift S:

https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/quake-ii-rtx-game-ready-driver/

IT Troll · 27 May 2019 at 20:50

I installed KB4497935 for 1903 and it does indeed fix audio in the affected titles.

Dwaindibbly · 27 May 2019 at 21:10

I can confrim the 1.8m Rankie cable works perfectly

H3RBSKI · 27 May 2019 at 21:38

does anyone know of a way i can set mutiple play areas with the rift s? i was able to do this with my vive before so i didnt have to set a new area every time i changed from seating to room scale games. i cant remember what external program i used for this and cant seem to find anything online about it either. annoyingly the quest can store several play areas but not the rift s thats connected to a pc with plenty of room to stored thousands of play spaces...

IT Troll · 28 May 2019 at 01:08

I guess they assume that the cable limits you to one space. I’ve worked around it by skipping Guardian setup when seated. This leaves my Guardian setup intact for room scale. I do have to skip setup each time though when seated so it is not ideal.

Bishie · 28 May 2019 at 12:22

PSA : If you're a Rift S user experiencing blackouts and tracking issues, Your usb port is not providing enough power or consistent power.

IT Troll · 28 May 2019 at 13:13

pcfarrar said:
New Nvidia driver came out today with optimisations for Rift S:

Improves Passthrough+ but only for Turing cards.

aoaaron · 28 May 2019 at 21:57

CV1 is going back. Rift S is a big big big step up visually. However ASW in skyrim isn't doing too well anymore..

danoliver1 · 28 May 2019 at 21:59

aoaaron said:
CV1 is going back. Rift S is a big big big step up visually. However ASW in skyrim isn't doing too well anymore..

Asw will now be 40fps. Maybe lower supersampling or turn asw off see if it helps.

melmac · 29 May 2019 at 12:08

aoaaron said:
CV1 is going back. Rift S is a big big big step up visually. However ASW in skyrim isn't doing too well anymore..

Lower Supersampling. It doesn't have as big of an impact visually on the Rift S compared to the Rift because of the shape of the pixels. It might even make things look worse if you use too high a value for SS.

TheDome · 29 May 2019 at 15:15

I can also confirm the displayport cable I bought (loops 2m) also works with no issue. I wonder what length will be possible without a repeater

IT Troll · 29 May 2019 at 17:25

I've seen reports of speckles with a 3m extension and no display with a 5m one. I think 2m is the safe limit for a passive extension.

IT Troll · 29 May 2019 at 17:55

Interesting "knuckles" style controller grips for the Rift. A little expensive though ($37).

Dwaindibbly · 29 May 2019 at 18:10

I tried 5m with a repeater and it didn't work

aoaaron · 29 May 2019 at 20:42

technically a bit more iffy. suffering with a few blackouts randomly.

IT Troll · 29 May 2019 at 22:12

Beta of the next Oculus software release is now available through the PTC.

Updated audio driver to improve Rift S audio quality.
Updated firmware to reduce occurrence of display issues.

Bishie · 30 May 2019 at 01:11

I can confirm that the black screen issue has been resolved with the latest firmware, which is a huge relief! Having said that, the white static issue still persists, but Oculus have confirmed that they are still working on a fix:

Hey all - quick clarification on the white / static issue some of you are reporting. The firmware released as part of today's PTC update is not expected to fix that known issue. The team is still investigating and working to resolve as quickly as possible. If you've run through the troubleshooting steps on this support article (which it seems like many of you have) and you're still experiencing issues, we kindly ask for your continued patience while the team works on further firmware updates. Sorry for the confusion and apologies for the inconvenience.

aoaaron · 30 May 2019 at 23:40

not totally fixed. i had one today when putting on the headset whilst my pc was in a weird idle mode. definitely power related but as soon as i logged back in and the pc woke up everything, it was fine.

TheDome · 31 May 2019 at 09:44

IT Troll said:
Interesting "knuckles" style controller grips for the Rift. A little expensive though ($37).

Just to say I bought these as I was having issues with the new controllers being a bit smaller for my shovel hands. I really missed having the thumb rest. I also remove the battery cover on the new controllers a fair bit as I'm trying to grip without pressing buttons.

These have helped me out no end. And cured all the issues I have with the new controllers. A little bit more hassle putting on your hands but not really taking off. I bought 2 sets in error so I'll put one on the members market.

aoaaron · 31 May 2019 at 12:36

TheDome said:
Just to say I bought these as I was having issues with the new controllers being a bit smaller for my shovel hands. I really missed having the thumb rest. I also remove the battery cover on the new controllers a fair bit as I'm trying to grip without pressing buttons.

These have helped me out no end. And cured all the issues I have with the new controllers. A little bit more hassle putting on your hands but not really taking off. I bought 2 sets in error so I'll put one on the members market.

Nice please gimme a discount haha!