Considering Rebuying TrackIR - Clip is Deciding Factor
Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2014 8:35 pm
Okay so I bought a TrackIR 4 with a TrackClip Pro several years ago. The TrackIR worked decently with the hat clip, but it was a mess with the TrackClip Pro. The "Pro" clip had horrible tracking; it'd jerk around when my head was perfectly still (and yes, I tried it while being very conscious of my movements). It also had a much smaller range of motion. I thought at the time it was because the infrared LEDs were recessed into the little "tubes;" and so if you turned more than a few degrees, the walls of the "tubes" would block light from getting to the TrackIR. I also read recently that the IR LEDs inside the TrackClip Pro emit light very close to the visible spectrum, so it's very common for those wavelength to be in the background.
There's also the problem of its construction. A particular joint would constantly fall apart temporarily from any force greater than its own weight, and eventually it broke permanently (don't remember how).
Needless to say, I was unsatisfied with my purchase that I had been so looking forward to.
And yet after all these years, the TrackClip Pro is essentially the same as it was back then. I don't want to wear a hat, especially since I might be tipping my head down and will then be blocking my view of the screen. Plus I am uncomfortable in hats. I also think the Borg assimilation look of the TrackClip Pro is preferable to wearing a hat indoors.
So... are you guys gonna fix this thing, or what? I want to buy a new unit, but can't stand to spend another $150 on something that won't work well because of something so simple.
There's also the problem of its construction. A particular joint would constantly fall apart temporarily from any force greater than its own weight, and eventually it broke permanently (don't remember how).
Needless to say, I was unsatisfied with my purchase that I had been so looking forward to.
And yet after all these years, the TrackClip Pro is essentially the same as it was back then. I don't want to wear a hat, especially since I might be tipping my head down and will then be blocking my view of the screen. Plus I am uncomfortable in hats. I also think the Borg assimilation look of the TrackClip Pro is preferable to wearing a hat indoors.
So... are you guys gonna fix this thing, or what? I want to buy a new unit, but can't stand to spend another $150 on something that won't work well because of something so simple.