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That's the kind of update I wanted to see on the display side. I want to be able to use this thing as a very viable display device on top of VR.
That's the kind of update I wanted to see on the display side. I want to be able to use this thing as a very viable display device on top of VR.
Anyone hear of this issue? The true black smearing issue.
http://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/2bmpg1/true_black_smearing_issue_noted_by_technolust_dev/
Has to deal with the way OLED (at least on recent Samsung panels) switch between pixels being off to pixels being on. Basically, anytime there is black in a scene the pixels are off. The smearing is a result of the pixels turning on, as this happens on their phones as well. The fix people seem to suggest is keeping the pixels on (1,1,1,) but this results in a green tint as there are more green pixels that make up the display. This is the way I understand it, though I could be completely wrong. I don't remember any smearing when I played Alien, which starts off with a dark scene in general, however I was also not looking for it at the time.
In other words, it's entirely normal for this technology, or at least the way that Samsung has implemented it. Whether or not that Oculus will be able to change this with the DK2 is another question.
Just received mine !
How?! Holy shit didnt they just start shipping today?
Well I'm in Hong-Kong and the box says made in China...
Just received mine !
Giddy like a school girl for HW impressions and performance tests.
At work right now, so cant really give in depth impressions.
The unit is lighter than I expected, which is probably a good thing. Packaging is solid (there is actually an outer box), DK2 should make it to the US without trouble. Lots of goodies inside the box, clean manual, doesn't feel like a prototype at all.
US Residents: It appears you can now track your packages. Major pro-tip to all US residents - I read a number of horror stories from people who had their packages delivered to the wrong addresses by mistake and thus lost their rifts, or had them stolen from their doorstep, or any number of horrifying things.
To avoid this, go to the UPS website and sign up for UPS myChoice. This will let you select the option for your tracked package to be held at the local distribution center rather than delivered. That way you can go pick it up yourself. Bonus benefit: you can do it first thing in the morning rather than waiting anxiously all day for the delivery man.
EDIT: Looks like mine will be here on Tuesday.
Noticed this from the license agreement in the instruction manual - *"You may use the headset to develop commercial software intended solely for use with the headset, provided that you may only distribute such software via distribution channels that have been approved by Oculus in writing."*
Palmer Luckey says he'll explain shortly.
How would you track it? lol I have only mine in processing. Haven't gotten a shipping confirmation yet.
Tuesday here in Texas as well.
Edit: ^^^ Holy shit. That's crazy.
Don't worry you can't track until your status is SHIPPED. And even for a while after that you might not actually be able to track it until the label is made on UPS's end.
Well I'm in Hong-Kong and the box says made in China...
I'll say this - My team for Half Life 2 VR and I were hoping to eventually try and get our mod onto Steam for sale, sort of like Black Mesa. Oculus' wording in that manual really scares me :-\
Was shipped from Kowloon Bay, an industrial area of Hong-Kong.Is yours shipped directly from China? I'm in China and a domestic delivery would be awesome...
btw, congrats, enjoy ur kit.
Was shipped from Kowloon Bay, an industrial area of Hong-Kong.
Seems like they forgot Australia exists Been seeing people from every other country get shipping emails and stuff, not a single one from Aus.
I thought for sure having a Distro warehouse in Aus would ensure at least a small number of units from batch 1 made it out here this time around.
I am interested to hear what sort of explanation they do on that wording, considering they're setting up the software that renders directly to the Rift, and makes it act differently than a dedicated monitor, and (possibly) displays the health warning before applications launch.
They have everything set up to make the Facebookulus Platform and forbid all distribution outside of it, and display IN-YOUR-HEAD ad banners, if they ever decide to be evil.
anyone fancy a guess for how much these might go for on ebay?
anyone fancy a guess for how much these might go for on ebay?
Nice! Don't like the extend-display option.We are also introducing the Oculus Display Driver for the Windows platform, which streamlines access to the Oculus Rift screen. This new feature allows direct rendering to the Rift itself instead of treating the headset as a regular monitor. This optional approach reduces latency and avoids the complications of Windows monitor settings. The driver also supports a new SDK feature: the Oculus Rift screen can be mirrored to a window on an external monitor.