I tried both, got the Rift - really happy. ED is just awesome 'in' the Rift - I'm suddenly really back into gaming for the first time in 10 years! just so enjoyable... i'm grinning like an eeejit. Missus thinks I've lost it.
PS. the only snag is the resolution of the side panels, but you can always just lean over a bit! Go for it....!! (I'm just searching this forum now for any tips on this little topic)
Ha, same here man, had pretty much lost interest in gaming until I got a DK2, then CV1 and Elite Dangerous.. I love it!
The side panels are fine in the rift if you use the debug tool to supersample a little, hardware permitting of course!