Re: Strange movement but good tracking.
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 4:53 am
I am experiencing a similar problem.
I have had my TrackIR Pro 3 for quite some time (on or after June 2004) and bought vector almost as soon as it was available (ordered/delivered in June of 2005).
I have gotten about 3.5 years of use out of this unit.
The first year, it was used for several hours daily.
For the past two years I have been away from home a lot and when I have been home it has been plugged in, but the software was turned off (no leds on).
Overall, I think that my usage has been relatively light compared to many hard-core flight simmers.
It has done an amazing job, but is suddenly getting erratic.
Most noticably, the zoom twitches in and out almost constantly with the x/y axis randomly panning a bit every now and then too.
This post sort of confirms my fear: the unit has simply worn out.
The only thing that makes me think otherwise is the fact that everything looks fine when I check the tracking/heads outside of games... it only seems to twitch inside games.
Any ideas why after all this time it could suddenly have gotten twitchy without any changes in the software (4.1 Build 30)?
I am thinking it could be having a conflict with some other software such as latest ATi Catalyst (I almost always update every time they release another set) or perhaps some recent Windows update (recently they have been forcing updates even when I have autoupdate set to require my permission).
I am planning on getting a TrackIR 4 Pro, but I would like this one to remain functional for use on another PC for Armed Assault co-op play If this one has failed, I can't afford to buy to TrackIR Pro 4 setups
I have had my TrackIR Pro 3 for quite some time (on or after June 2004) and bought vector almost as soon as it was available (ordered/delivered in June of 2005).
I have gotten about 3.5 years of use out of this unit.
The first year, it was used for several hours daily.
For the past two years I have been away from home a lot and when I have been home it has been plugged in, but the software was turned off (no leds on).
Overall, I think that my usage has been relatively light compared to many hard-core flight simmers.
It has done an amazing job, but is suddenly getting erratic.
Most noticably, the zoom twitches in and out almost constantly with the x/y axis randomly panning a bit every now and then too.
This post sort of confirms my fear: the unit has simply worn out.
The only thing that makes me think otherwise is the fact that everything looks fine when I check the tracking/heads outside of games... it only seems to twitch inside games.
Any ideas why after all this time it could suddenly have gotten twitchy without any changes in the software (4.1 Build 30)?
I am thinking it could be having a conflict with some other software such as latest ATi Catalyst (I almost always update every time they release another set) or perhaps some recent Windows update (recently they have been forcing updates even when I have autoupdate set to require my permission).
I am planning on getting a TrackIR 4 Pro, but I would like this one to remain functional for use on another PC for Armed Assault co-op play If this one has failed, I can't afford to buy to TrackIR Pro 4 setups