Basic questions

"ennsjosh" wrote:
hello, I am brand new to the Oculus rift. I just order dk1(I'm 15 and cant afford the new model) and I was wondering if I can use the oculus rift as a hdmi monitor for an xbox 360 w/out using the gyroscope? thanks!

Do yourself a favour dude. Cancel that order you made, do some research before you spend hundreds of dollars on a device that might not be right for you.

Understand that if you're not a developer, buying a development kit right now means joining a community of early-adopters and struggling alongside them to get things to work properly, as well as being a guinea pig for the developers as they release content. As such, you need to do your research before you decide you want to get into it. I'm not saying you shouldn't, but asking if you can use the DK1 as a monitor for your Xbox suggests to me that you haven't done the necessary research.

Also, don't buy a DK1. All the new demos don't support it, so you're basically stuck using the content that was available for it six months ago, with no prospects of its use expanding beyond those few demos. If you can't afford a DK2, save up for it (or better yet, save up for CV1 and buy Cardboard now to mess around with)