TrackIR
Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2010 6:53 pmThai09's FaceTrackNoIR thread in Flight Simulator X caused me to start thinking about TrackIR again. I counted my pennies left from my COLA after the Iris sale and decided it was a worthwhile purchase. I decided correctly
this time. I have been refraining from looking around in VC mode much due to the difficulty of re-centering with my glitchy hat switch. It's smooth enough in exterior view, but not in VC. I ordered from Amazon several
days ago and it did not ship until yesterday. I ordered stating normal ground shipping, but for reasons unknown to me they gave me a free upgrade to next day and it came today. It did not take long to set it up and once I
found the FSX preset it worked perfectly. It takes a little getting used to and the speed settings in the software do not accurately depict what they will be in the sim. It moves much slower and choppier in the software. In the
sim, it moves smoothly and almost too quickly at times. But that is adjustable and I just need some time to find the sweet spot. I give it *****, and will spend [glow=yellow,2,300]much[/glow] more time in the VC now. I am in no way belittling
Thai09's post, nor the comments from others. If you already have a web cam, FaceTrackNoIR may be your best bet. But I did not have a web cam and have no use for one and chose to spend my money on TrackIR.
But I do owe Thai09 thanks for getting me to thinking about it again.
this time. I have been refraining from looking around in VC mode much due to the difficulty of re-centering with my glitchy hat switch. It's smooth enough in exterior view, but not in VC. I ordered from Amazon several
days ago and it did not ship until yesterday. I ordered stating normal ground shipping, but for reasons unknown to me they gave me a free upgrade to next day and it came today. It did not take long to set it up and once I
found the FSX preset it worked perfectly. It takes a little getting used to and the speed settings in the software do not accurately depict what they will be in the sim. It moves much slower and choppier in the software. In the
sim, it moves smoothly and almost too quickly at times. But that is adjustable and I just need some time to find the sweet spot. I give it *****, and will spend [glow=yellow,2,300]much[/glow] more time in the VC now. I am in no way belittling
Thai09's post, nor the comments from others. If you already have a web cam, FaceTrackNoIR may be your best bet. But I did not have a web cam and have no use for one and chose to spend my money on TrackIR.
But I do owe Thai09 thanks for getting me to thinking about it again.
I've never figured out how to use it for FSX, but without a third one on the right, I don't think it would be that great. My dream system would have one on each side, a smaller one just above for the map, and a huge one on the wall visible just above the map.