A review on the TrackIR 5

http://www.bcs.org/content/conWebDoc/43895?src=ebcs


Cheers!

It is a bit fragile. I have a fairly heavy-build set of headphones, Medusa surround sound, which I bought for the surround sound and because the headset cable is reasonably strong, about 4mm dia (I have a graveyard of headphones with thin failed cables). The Pro Clip clips onto the headband above the left earphone and I use black domestic tiewraps to tie the Pro Clip cable to the headphone cable. The headset hangs on a hook when I'm not using it and I handle it carefully when I put them on/off. In short, treat it with care and it will be ok. Yes, that spindly piece of molding used to flip off if I knocked it but black insulating tape is my friend.

Can vouch for the duct tape it works on mine too

In the old days I used also a stick-out-thingy for my Trackir2 reflector. Attached to the top of the headset headband, it stuck out in front with the reflector on the end to improve the sensitivity. "Dick-head" came to mind, as my then 12 year old daughter pointed out :)
It was also used by other IL-2'ers I know but I won't name them :D

The Pro Clip is only a waste of money if you're incurably clumsy, the benefits far outweigh the need to be careful with it. It could of course be better designed and made of aluminium I suppose.

There was a picture in the IL2 1946 EXTRAs DVD. It had one of the developers with a strange looking Track IR reflector which reminded me of a small serving spoon dangling on his nose. I always wondered how that worked. It was before 6Dof, and now that that is incorporated into the game, what does he use now?

I have had my trackIR5 for 2years at least and my cats love to nibble on the ends where the light emitting diodes are. But no break or damage yet.

I do treat them with care. The Pro clip not the cats... Furry buggers! get into everything.

cell phone charger cords, macbook charger cord, earbud headphones, messing around behind my pc, you would think they would get zapped but I guess not.