This may be relevant

Sanderson · May 18, 2015

My old DK2 broke, got a new one. With the old one celestial bodies looked small and close. Now, they look massive and far.

Go figure. Very nice though. Makes me pause and sit watching stars/planets again. RES is crazy looking, in a good way.

Khaldur · May 19, 2015

So what's different in your new DK2 compared to the old one?

Ancipital · May 19, 2015

"No, Dougal, these are SMALL, and those are FAR AWAY..."

Congrats on your new unit, really glad that it's working properly for you. Enjoy

Sanderson · May 19, 2015

Khaldur said:
So what's different in your new DK2 compared to the old one?

Nothing at all, as far as I can tell, other than everything I use it on now has vastly improved depth.

Desert63 · May 20, 2015

When you plugged in the new DK2 something autoconfigured differently..???? A guess of course...not even a good one

Sanderson said:
Nothing at all, as far as I can tell, other than everything I use it on now has vastly improved depth.

tinimark · May 20, 2015

Sanderson said:
Nothing at all, as far as I can tell, other than everything I use it on now has vastly improved depth.

I wonder if they changed the lenses somehow?
Or...could it be something changed the IPD settings or height?

Either way, very interesting and congrats on getting a new DK2.

What happened to your last one if you don't mind me asking?

Several · May 20, 2015

tinimark said:
Or...could it be something changed the IPD settings or height?

That one - IPD is the reason for your eyes to correctly scale the stuff you see on your screens. Symptomes of both extremes are either a) everything feels out of place b) everything is so overly large.

So whats the correct IPD? Depends on your personal conception, really

Ancipital · May 20, 2015

Several said:
So whats the correct IPD? Depends on your personal conception, really

NO, it really doesn't. It depends upon the distance between your pupils *facepalm*

Sanderson · May 20, 2015

For the record, the new DK2 uses the exact same settings as my old one. I just plugged it in and away I went. IPD is the same as the old one, exactly.

tinimark · May 20, 2015

Sanderson said:
For the record, the new DK2 uses the exact same settings as my old one. I just plugged it in and away I went. IPD is the same as the old one, exactly.

I find that changing from A to B and vice versa also affects the depth perception somewhat. That's why i wondered if they might have changed the lenses (or at least the depth of the lens holders).

Sanderson · May 20, 2015

tinimark said:
I find that changing from A to B and vice versa also affects the depth perception somewhat. That's why i wondered if they might have changed the lenses (or at least the depth of the lens holders).

I can tell no difference, physically, from the old unit. Very weird but, I like it.

Apparently the old one's cables went bad.

Several · May 20, 2015

Ancipital said:
NO, it really doesn't. It depends upon the distance between your pupils *facepalm*

Even if you measure your IPD and setup your profile with the given IPD, the stuff can still feel out of place - the IPD is just a number in the end - the only thing which really tells you that what you see feels right, is your perception. Feel free to enter a number and believe thats the correct way to set it up or start trusting your perception.

777Driver · May 20, 2015

Several said:
Even if you measure your IPD and setup your profile with the given IPD, the stuff can still feel out of place - the IPD is just a number in the end - the only thing which really tells you that what you see feels right, is your perception. Feel free to enter a number and believe thats the correct way to set it up or start trusting your perception.

Even though Ancipital is correct, I am definitely with you on this one. Personally I think it has something to do with ED itself, I can't use my 'recommended' IPD with ED, 55 is what works for me in ED, 64 is for other applications.

If I was forced to use 64 in ED, I would likely switch back to my 4K TV

Ancipital · May 20, 2015

Several said:
Even if you measure your IPD and setup your profile with the given IPD, the stuff can still feel out of place - the IPD is just a number in the end - the only thing which really tells you that what you see feels right, is your perception. Feel free to enter a number and believe thats the correct way to set it up or start trusting your perception.

Sigh. You're not even worth arguing with

777Driver said:
If I was forced to use 64 in ED, I would likely switch back to my 4K TV

Ack, I couldn't do that, the current framerate caps at 4k with HDMI and friends are painful, even before it hits the telly's FRC. I've played with some 4k monitors with quad DVI, where you could drive each 1080p quadrant as a display head, which avoids the issue somewhat, but that's a bit much for gaming.