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DK2 and Crossfire

I always heard DK1 didn't like SLI/XFire... Can nayone say if this is still true with DK2? I bought a DK2, and might get another card if DK2 supports it...

DK2 and Track IR 5?

For games that arent DK2 supported (as in no head tracking) but has Track IR support, would it be possible to use the two together to get head tracking abilities? Anyone tried?

DK2 - IPD 72mm+

I am still waiting for my DK2 from South Africa (ordered on 22 March), I just want to know if anybody with a wide IPD is having problems, I got mine checked and its 72mm

How to add Rift to a Dual Monitor Setup?

Following on from a question I asked yesterday, I figured that this question was worth asking as a new thread as I am sure the answer will help others.I currently have a Dual Monitor setup (Extended).. When I add the rift I expected to make it the 3r...

new beta version 0.04 can this be used on dk1

ive downloaded the new beta upgrade sdk0.04 can i use this on the dk1? or do i need to revert back to the previous version

DK2 And SLI Seems To Work

Might want to follow this Reddit thread if you are interested in SLI. First test with it on seems to indicate performance is actually OK though you'll see his latency numbers may be high (just getting into this aspect so grain of salt). He's going to...

Has anyone tried using HDMI&USB extenders with the DK2?

Has anyone successfully tried using the DK2 with active HDMI and USB extenders?Any recommendations for an optimal setup? I guess I'm looking at adding 6 more meters to the current length.

CymaticBruce doing a livestream with DK2 tonight

For those who don't use reddit, Bruce got his DK2 today and is doing a investigation stream tonight at 8pm Pacific time (today being Monday July 28th). That's 11pm EST.You can stream it on:http://www.hitbox.tv/CymaticBruceI'll see you there.

LCD Hacking Trick Could Make Virtual Reality More Real

LCD Hacking Trick Could Make Virtual Reality More Real:http://www.technologyreview.com/news/529201/lcd-hacking-trick-could-make-virtual-reality-more-real/

Hong Kong distributor tracking numbers

So it seems people in most territories have been receiving tracking numbers, but those shipped from Hong Kong have not. There are people in Hong Kong that have received their dk2 before receiving any tracking. I believe mine will be, or has been sent...

afer installing SDK 0.4 Runtime - Graqyscreen

afert installing Oculus Runtem 0.4and rebootingi get an Gray Screen, unpossible to login..i Have Windows 8 64 bit,anything i can do?

DK2 Latency Tester Question.

When I go into OculusWorldDemo.exe, the DK2 Latency is showing as Ren: N/A. Timewarp: N/A. Does anyone know why these wouldn't be working?

New Display Research From nVidia

Well this is some pretty awesome R&D news for maybe CV1 or future variants of the rift or other VR headsets. nVidia came up with a way to use 2 cheap 1080p displays, doing some offsetting of the pixels, and using software correction that could give t...

Dk2 Turning on and off when moving

A quick video of the problem i am having with my DK2, Rift configuration utility show DK2 connected and camera connected, as soon as i move the the DK2 IE pick it up its turns off. The configuration utility shows nothing connected, then 5 seconds lat...

DK2 not detected as second monitor.

I had the DK2 show up briefly as a second monitor during the installation process (I believe it went away after a reboot). Windows doesn't seem to pick it up anymore when I plug it in. I've tried both HDMI and DVI. Anyone have any ideas?

I Imagine This Is A Lot Of You!

Not my vid, but it appears to sum up this board: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vt9UyICqrw4 

Uru & Myst V in the Oculus Rift

So, The Vorpx drivers should be compatible. I'm going to configure settings with a razor hydra, as well as 360 controller and mouse and keyboard. My machine should handle it quite nicely, and I'll probably broadcast it on twitch for interested partie...

First impressions of the DK2

Among those who have already received the DK2, what are your impressions of the new version in versus the DK1?

Norway+order time and status + UPS

So, dear fellow norwegians, have anyone of u got dk2 while order page still is in "Processing" mode? In addition share order time. I love u kjære norske rifters btw

Is UE4 suitable for data visualisation?

I'd like to look at using UE4 for exploring data visualisation with the Rift, which would mean things like connecting to an external service and/or database to fetch data entities and attributes and possibly calculate positions in space.Is UE4 a good...

single card dual GPU for rift have latency issue?

Hi all,After a little advice...I have read the crossfire/SLI setups won't work well with the RIFT due to the increased latency it would cause, I am wondering if the same issues would apply to the dual gpu video cards like the r9 295x.Any help would b...

Video request: in the rift DK1 vs DK2

If anyone has both DK1 and DK2, I would love to see a comparison video of holding the camera into the eyepiece of both with a demo running.

Virtual Reality: How the Metaverse Will Change Filmmaking

Interesting Tedx talk from George Bloom on how he believes VR will change filmmaking.George is an executive producer at CBS Digital the visual effects team responsible for movies and television series. He and his colleagues develop disruptive tools f...

Production run update? Is the pre order page really accurate

So it's the end of July now just about. 9k DK2s will be in the hands of developers by the end of the week. But this leaves the question on what's next. How's the production coming along? Will there be another 10k coming off the line to distro centers...

Shipment Options for DK2

I was wondering if it would be possible with DK2 to have a choice about the shipment options.Concrete case: When I ordered the DK1 back in October 2013, Oculus VR automatically chose the shipment provider (in my case, HongKong Speedpost), probably ba...

Order "Shipped" but still no hand-over to UPS

Dear fellow Rifters...Yesterday my order to Germany changed from "Processing" to "Shipped", anyways even today the UPS Tracker for my order still stays at: "Ready for UPS". Now I am very worried that something went wrong with my shipment... Is it the...

Rift Lens Scratched My Glasses!

Hey all,I've been enjoying my Rift for a few weeks now, but I had a very unfortunate incident(s). I wear contacts/glasses, and sometime after my first few times in the Rift with glasses on, I noticed a small crack/scratch on the outside my right glas...

How To Modify DK1 Case For DK2...

This guy did a great job!http://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/2bz7sn/how_to_pack_your_dk2_into_your_old_dk1_case_aka/

It's arrived.....

Obviously not the first to arrive but I thought I'd post some pictures of 'The Arrival'Initial impression is that the boxes are smaller that for DK1. DSCN0649 (Custom).JPGOnce opened from the transport box comparisons between DK1 and DK2 is that ever...

Minimum laptop req for Oculus 2.

If you get easily wound up and annoyed at the mere thought of a 40yrs old casual gamer with an xbox one,coming on a dev kit forum who doesn't own or play games on a desktop PC please don't read on! I have ordered an oculus 2 kit and my current laptop...