Track IR with Large Screens

[SpyderPB6]

Hello all.

First off sorry if this has been posted, I searched and couldn't find it. Link me if it does exist.


I have been using TIR5 now for some time and it has worked great from Arma to DCS. I have recently upgraded my main monitor to a large size, so much larger that it is was above even with my head, where the IR receiver would normal sit. If I set it on the top of the screen or the bottom I get a very limited range of motion.

I am using the track IR clip that came with the device, the cheap one. I am better off purchasing the better clip with the LED lights? Would that solve my problem?

Any suggestions?

[SpyderPB6]

Answered my own question....bend the top of the track clip back just slightly and it increase the ROM looking down, maintaining speed and smoothness settings, by about 40 degrees.

[NaturalPoint - Mike]

Bending the clip is not the best idea, as the software expects a specific positioning between the three markers. It's best to line the camera up with the clip, and if this is not possible, to tilt the entire clip back a bit. Bending a single marker can create incorrect results in tracking that become more pronounced as the bend increases.

[Mykodacon]

I have a 73" screen that I sit 55 inches away from in a Playseat for iRacing. The trackir5 sits around 3 feet above my head. I have not been able to use it yet as I have windows 8 and am waiting for the drivers, but is this going to be an issue for me? There is no way I can place it in front of me level as far as I can tell because it would be in the center of my screen. I noticed the camera does angle downward though. Angling the camera down will not be good enough?

[NaturalPoint - Mike]

This extreme of a difference will be an issue. A 73" 16:9 TV will have a height of 35", so if the top is 3 feet over your head, putting the camera at the bottom of the screen would be much more in line with your TrackIR.