LCD Monitor or HDTV ???

[WTE_Galway]

Originally Posted by Sim

I'm gaming on 55 inch 1080P with 240hz. One small problem is that TrackIR doesn't work too well when you're sitting far away from TV.

If you go with HDTV, make sure you buy quality and something with smoothing - read reviews and don't go cheapo! And buy online since price can be 1/3 of what stores ask.

There is no rule against putting the trackIR cam closer to you than the TV itself. The other solution would be to make a home made 3 reflector hat clip with extra wide distances between reflectors - sticking out 10 cm or more each side of your head and 10 cm above your head.

Of course you would look even MORE dorky than you already do with standard trackIR but it would fix the sensitivity issue.

[Kikuchiyo]

Some PC monitors can display better than "HD" quality. Personally I would go with the highest pixel count you can get. More pixels = higher quality image. A 42" HD tv actually has significantly larger pixels than a 24" monitor which more or less means a lower quality image on the larger screen.