It's 09:00 in Houston... Best Buy is probably open...

[Deleted member 115407]

Should I just go buy a Rift? I mean, it's not like I'm poor...

(Actually, it opens at 10:00, which gives me time to get this question answered)

 

[dape]

yes you should. It has opend one minute ago. you are late

 

[Deleted member 115407]

yes you should. It has opend one minute ago. you are late

Thanks, dape! That's exactly the answer I wanted to hear

 

[Deleted member 115407]

Second question - my ROG PC has 3 USB on the back, and 2 on the front... but my gaming keyboard takes up the two ports on the front.

Are the three ports in the back, plus HMDI, enough to run the setup?

*edit*

It looks like it from a video I found on YT, but best buy has it listed as needing a whole mess of sockets, so I want to confirm.

I would also like to know if the one sensor that comes with the headset will suffice?

 

[Mesolithic]

You need 2 USB 3.0 ports, one for the sensor and one for the headset, additionally the headset requires a hdmi port as well. It comes with an Xbox controller for which you need another USB port if you want to use that. For the touch controllers, you need another USB 3.0 port for the second sensor.

Regards

Meso

 

[Deleted member 115407]

You need 2 USB 3.0 ports, one for the sensor and one for the headset, additionally the headset requires a hdmi port as well. It comes with an Xbox controller for which you need another USB port if you want to use that. For the touch controllers, you need another USB 3.0 port for the second sensor.

Regards

Meso

Thanks meso! Well, I'm off!

 

[Frank]

I take it the package includes touch controllers

2 USBs for the camera sensors
1 USB + 1 HDMI for the headset
1 USB for the XBone controller

The good news is that for playing Elite you can lose one camera sensor and/or the XBone controller. The touch controllers pretty much makes the XBone controller obsolete, but I think you will like Luckey's Tale.

<looks around the empty thread>
I guess I've been ninja'd

 

[Deleted member 115407]

I take it the package includes touch controllers

2 USBs for the camera sensors
1 USB + 1 HDMI for the headset
1 USB for the XBone controller

The good news is that for playing Elite you can lose one camera sensor and/or the XBone controller. The touch controllers pretty much makes the XBone controller obsolete, but I think you will like Luckey's Tale.

Thanks, Frank!

 

[Sweet&Dandy]

If you've got the pc to run it, go for it! You'll see how Elite is done, not played!

 

[znôrt]

I would also like to know if the one sensor that comes with the headset will suffice?

it will work fine for elite since you will be sitting in your chair and not using touch controllers.

extra sensors are needed for roomscale, 3 work better than 2 (but 2 do mostly fine, and you get one with the controllers)

 

[Orvidius]

BTW, if you have tracking performance issues, it's probably due to the USB ports on shared controllers without enough resources to support all of the Rift components at once. If that happens, you'll probably want a multi-controller USB card. Otherwise I expect you'll probably be fine.

 

[Flimley]

....... Do it !
............Do it now !

Flimley

 

[ZeroAi]

Should I just go buy a Rift? I mean, it's not like I'm poor...

(Actually, it opens at 10:00, which gives me time to get this question answered)

Well... are you back yet? :-D

Be sure to try First Contact and Robo Recall before you get lost in the awesomeness that is Elite in VR :-D

 

[Deleted member 115407]

Well... are you back yet? :-D

Be sure to try First Contact and Robo Recall before you get lost in the awesomeness that is Elite in VR :-D

Yep... They are out of stock everywhere in Houston

On the plus side I saved $400 and decided to make a deal with myself.

If I can maintain my healthy diet and 4-5 day/week exercise regimen until the end of September(*), I'll look into buying one again.

I like the idea of rewarding myself.

Thanks for all the help and enthusiasm, guys

*Yeah, September is better

*edit*

Matter of fact... to go with that deal - every day that I don't buy a pack of cigarettes between now and September 30, I'll put 7 dollars aside to go towards the purchase.

Hey mods, can you please close this thread? I'm going to open a related thread in Off-Topic.

 

[CptXabaras]

Should I just go buy a Rift? I mean, it's not like I'm poor...

(Actually, it opens at 10:00, which gives me time to get this question answered)

Buddy, you know what I think about playing the game in VR... I do recommend you to do it. And next thing to add will be a nice Hotas setup (x52 Saitek is not expensive and it is the replica of what we have in our cockpit)

On a side note, the 26 evening I'll be back home . Cannot wait to rejoing the wing

 

[Deleted member 115407]

Buddy, you know what I think about playing the game in VR... I do recommend you to do it. And next thing to add will be a nice Hotas setup (x52 Saitek is not expensive and it is the replica of what we have in our cockpit)

On a side note, the 26 evening I'll be back home . Cannot wait to rejoing the wing

AWESOME, DUDE!!!!

Thargoids are supposed to drop by then, too!

 

[CptXabaras]

AWESOME, DUDE!!!!

Thargoids are supposed to drop by then, too!

Hell yeah! Eagerly waiting to go for them! Damn! Can't wait

 

[Dibiase]

Don't know if you care, but I believe the current sale price of $399 is suppose to end by the 18th of Aug so if you wait until Sept it will be more expensive.

 

[Deleted member 115407]

Don't know if you care, but I believe the current sale price of $399 is suppose to end by the 18th of Aug so if you wait until Sept it will be more expensive.

sigh... I care, and if I ordered it today I could get it by Thursday. But do I need it, now?

What really matters is that I use this as motivation to stick to my plan. For three weeks now I have eaten 2000-2200 calories/day, consisting of clean foods (consisting mainly of fruit/veg/dairy)... looks like this...

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My exercise profile looks like this...

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Today, I ran for 27 minutes, then did 18 minutes of hard calisthenics. I think that's what I've settled into - a combination of the two in intervals of my choice to total 45 minutes per session, three times per week, with at least a 10 mile bike ride on one of my off days (because as far as I'm concerned, bike riding is just leisure with excellent health benefits). Not to mention the extra benefit I get from playing hard with three of my dogs multiple times a week.

This is what I looked like when I got out of the Army in 2009... 180 lbs, lean muscle... I wasn't even lifting weights, just running and calisthenics.

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This is what I looked like a few years later, when I stopped exercising, and gorged myself on booze, pizza, and whataburgers... if I had to guess I topped out at about 220-225 lbs.

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Since I started taking care of myself again (months back, but with a stupid pointless relapse), I'm down to 202 lbs, and I only have 15-20 to go. There is no reason I can't do that, but...

I see it there... $399. I could have it by Thursday. And I know exactly what will happen - like I have always done in the past, I'll go for instant gratification. I'll lose myself in it and neglect my new regimen. Before you know it, it will be six packs of beer, and delivery pizzas, and chain smoking in front of the computer while I get fat and my dogs wonder where all the good times went.

Nope. I'll wait and take the hit on price if I have to. When I do reach my goal at the end of September and strap that thing on, it will be a well-deserved reward, instead of just another impulse bought toy used as an excuse to avoid doing the right thing.

Cheer me on [smile]

 

[Orvidius]

I see it there... $399. I could have it by Thursday. And I know exactly what will happen - like I have always done in the past, I'll go for instant gratification. I'll lose myself in it and neglect my new regimen. Before you know it, it will be six packs of beer, and delivery pizzas, and chain smoking in front of the computer while I get fat and my dogs wonder where all the good times went.

Nope. I'll wait and take the hit on price if I have to. When I do reach my goal at the end of September and strap that thing on, it will be a well-deserved reward, instead of just another impulse bought toy used as an excuse to avoid doing the right thing.

Cheer me on [smile]

You can do it! I think it's great to have a goal, and stick to it. Congrats in advance, for hitting your goals...