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Re: Oculus Rift S

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Post by jorjordandan »

notus wrote: post #3

Higher resolution and built in tracking and only 400. Probably going to buy. Someone convince me not to

Well there's no mechanical IPD adjustment, so if you have very wide or narrow set eyes, it will not work well for you. The LCD screen don't have the deeper blacks of the OLED screens of the rift. Frame rate is less. Other than that, I think it looks good.

Re: Oculus Rift S

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Post by martin_bech »

Looks great, nice to not need external trackers. Only thing missing for me, is the option for a single connection over usb-c, the so called VR-link present on some newer gfx cards.

Re: Oculus Rift S

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Post by stetrain »

notus wrote: post #3

Higher resolution and built in tracking and only 400. Probably going to buy. Someone convince me not to

Samsung Odyssey+ has higher resolution (1600 vertical) and mechanical IPD adjustment, and is often on sale for $300-400.

The Samsung (like other Windows MR headsets) only has two cameras, so the Rift will probably do a better job of tracking the controllers when they're behind your head.

The Samsung also has some comfort issues for some people, the Rift may be better there.

Overall the Rift will probably hold up well here as a more well rounded package despite the slight drop in resolution, I'll be interested to try one if they get in-store demos.

Also depends on whether you want to buy a VR headset from Facebook.

Re: Oculus Rift S

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Post by prophesi »

notus wrote: post #3

Higher resolution and built in tracking and only 400. Probably going to buy. Someone convince me not to

There's no timeline for when it'll be out, but personally, the Oculus Quest is my reason to hold off.
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