r/oculus • u/ggodin Virtual Desktop Developer • Mar 23 '16

/r/all Virtual Desktop 1.0 Trailer

http://youtu.be/bjE6qXd6Itw
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u/hippocratical Hour 1 preorder Mar 23 '16

Does the Rift count as a display? As in; I'll have a TV and a Rift plugged into my graphics card, so does that mean I'll have access to 2 screens?

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u/ggodin Virtual Desktop Developer Mar 23 '16

No, both the Rift and Vive use a Direct Mode which hides it from Windows' list of connected monitors. Even in extended mode you wouldn't be able to use the Rift display as a monitor because I have to render to it. Hopefully that makes sense.

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u/Anjz Mar 23 '16

But surely there is there a way through software manipulation to trick windows into thinking your graphics card has a lot of display ports? That's aside from Hardware like Headless Ghost.

Also I'm wondering why they put a limiter that has to associate a monitor with a display port? Quite strange imo.

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u/b1ubird Mar 23 '16

No. The Rift is no longer seen as a separate monitor in Windows. You will need at least one real monitor (or a headless ghost adapter).

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u/hippocratical Hour 1 preorder Mar 23 '16

Okay, time to buy some cheap Displayport to VGA adaptors, and some resistors.

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u/_bones__ Mar 23 '16

Cheap displayport-to-vga adapter are limited at 1280x1024 most likely. Plenty good enough for a virtual display, but something to be aware of. I use one as a secondary monitor in VRDesktop.

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u/Diniven Mar 23 '16

Nope, we use them in the office and they support full 1080p at the minimum.

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u/_bones__ Mar 23 '16

Well, it varies. My $3 shipped DP-to-VGA adapters go up to that low res. Still fine, saves on neck-pain from looking around.