track ir 5 or track ir 5 clip pro ?
 

Since some time, i have been using the track ir 5. Actually, i find it quite helpfull still the image is stuttering at some moments, especially when i try to look downwards.So i wonder if it would be better with the track ir clip pro ?

Is the general quality of the game picture (more fluent) and comfort better -or far better- with the track ir clip pro ? Am pondering to get it if so.

Could you give me your point of view and your advices ? thanks

The clip is a must so get it.

I always had trouble with the clip,for some reason when i moved my head to the right it kept stopping on me,so i went back to the trusty hat.

Cheese

I think hes asking why?

I have the hat clip and it works fine, unless there is an obvious advantage why would I (he) go out and spend the money?

Or stay with the hat clip which is a must for me :)

Maybe I've been lucky but I can't see any advantage of the pro over the normal hat clip. I also do t line the idea of extra cabling.

Im pretty sure that just your settings mate..You can spend hours adjusting everything and anything in the options

rgr that mate,i sort of gave up :) and went with worked worked,lazy i know :)

Cheese

:)

my hat clip works well for me, i get a bit of tearing but i think thats more gfx setup rather than the Track itself

I have both but i use hat so no wires.

+1
Checking the camera tracking..where you see the three green dots..is where it's at.

try all head movements..make sure all dots remain visible + make sure you don't see any spurious light artifacts.

I routinely check this before every session..never have a problem in game.

I do use the active clip..very pleased with it and in the past was happy with the cap reflectors, but having the clip on the headset is a cooler experience.:cool:

I use the hat, and I hate wearing hats! The pro clip is fragile, over priced, and wired.

+1

The clip is more dependable than the reflectors and doesn't suffer from sunlight problems. Just need to spend a little time experimenting or even borrow someone else's profile. Be sure to position the camera in front of the earphone that carries the clip, not in the centre of the monitor.

I have TrackIR4 with TrackIR5 software. I do get very slight juddering when I scan around the terrain but that doesn't happen of I keep my head still and watch the terrain as I fly a turn. I guess its a TrackIR resolution or interface problem but its very slight and doesn't really bother me.

The clip works well for me ,just took Klems advice and moved the sensor in line with my head-phone and clip.Works even better now.Thamks Klem:;)

I upgraded from TrackIR 3 with hat to TrackIR 5 with clip about three weeks ago and can't stop talking about the improvements.
I have the camera on the left of my monitor, inline with the clip..
Default settings. 24" monitor.
The thing works flawlessly. No jitteriness at all, even when zoomed in on cockpit while I am setting compass, gunsights, etc.

I can't imagine any improvement at this point, except virtual reality glasses or a full blown holodeck...
I must confess, I am saving up for a holodeck tho...

The clip just has too many wires for me

Hate hats but after a short time I forget I am even wearing it. Until the wife comes in a laughs



Knuckles

Pro clip is a waste of money and it has a cable. Since I was switching to a desktop microphone I'm happy to don't have any cables any more around my head. Just take the cap-clip, it's enough.

+1

And Foo'bar you are so wrong :D

http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showthread.php?t=29028

hehe :) I have a 5.1 sound system, don't want to ruin the sound by wearing headphones.

Same for me, it wasn't reliable. Also, it broke quickly, because of its flimsy construction. Stay with the cap, imo. The clip pro is a waste of money.

I love my pro clip, I to had the dead zones, but you just need to adjust the camera to the best position to not be blocked by your head when turning, or adjust the movements so you dont need to turn so much.

As for the durability of the clip, I snapped mine to my headset and it stays there, I clipped the wires to the wires on my head set and no problem, I honestly dont know how rough some are being with the clip to break it?

Im very confused by that statement? ;)

Fair enough... I like my 7.1 surround sound headphones :P

;)

Oh yeah, I had started with the Track IR3 - then added the Vector Expansion to it, to give me 6dof, then moved up to the Track IR4 pro.
Going straight from a TIR3 to a TIR5 was a huge advancement for you, I am sure you are extremely pleased with the difference.

I use the hat clip with my TIR 4 , and it works just great for me - never any issues, and can't says I have ever seen any jitters or anything like that with it very smooth movement. Now while it is now installed, I have not run COD yet so cannot comment on how it performs for me in this sim yet.

The key as previously mentioned - spend some time with the software getting the axis responses adjusted to suit your tastes, test the camera making sure the three lights are centered and no other lights/artifacts showing up on the camera screen in the tir software - escecially a red light, usually an indication of light interference from somewhere in the room. This can usually be adjusted out by increasing the light filtering in the software, or barring that, moving the source causing the light interference.

I like my Track IR so much, I will probably go ahead and upgrade to the Track IR5 just to have the latest - knowing the improvement over the TIR4 is probably relatively small. I will stick with the hat clip device though, as I don't wear a headphone while flying...

Move your track ir so that it faces the clip (not centered with your face but offseted to the side of your clip), it's your head that is blocking the unit...

Hi as I said in another thread. The track clip is great but seriously be very very gently with it!

I took my headset off and placed (yes placed not dropped) it on my desk while I went out for a smoke. When I came back and put it back on it was broke.

There's a lot of complaints about them but as long as you are careful it's worth it. I wouldn't want to go back to the old way having had one.

Cheers

Emil

Regarding the tearing, that is usually seen when running a game with vsync set off - try to enable vsync in the game if there is a option for it there, or force it on through the graphic card drivers.

Hope this helps,

If in game vsynch does not improve it then, as suggested, do it in the graphics card game profile (or the default profile) but also turn on Triple Buffering or it may actually cause fps issues.