TrackIR with large TV

[mav0099]

Sorry if this has been asked before..I'm considering purchasing the trackIR 5 and would like to know if it still works optimally when placed on top of a large TV.
I would be sitting about 5 feet horizontally from the screen, and the camera would be about 1.5 feet vertically higher than the top of my head.
I would use this for racing so I prefer not to use the trackclipPRO as I don't wear headphones.

I gather this should work for my particular situation, but I'd like to know if I'd be sacrificing anything in terms of tracking precision at this distance/height. Any advice is appreciated.

Thanks

[NaturalPoint - Mike]

It should work, but there will be some loss in precision. Some people find it better to mount the TrackIR behind them and invert the pitch, roll, x, and z axes.

[mav0099]

Thanks for the response. Is there a difference in tracking quality if the device is mounted on the side of the TV, i.e. offset horizontally to allow for alignment vertically with top of head?

[NaturalPoint - Mike]

The farther you are from the camera, the less the offset will effect the performance of the device. The software does feature a camera rotation setting so you can physically mount the camera at either 90, 180, or 270 rotated.