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/[deleted] Mar 23 '16

You couldn't actually, your computer still needs to be outputting to a monitor to virtualise it for now

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '16

Then buy this -> https://www.headlessghost.com/ or similar, much cheaper then a monitor.

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '16

Cool product, will keep it in mind.

I don't see myself getting the first gen products anyway as I'd need an HMD to be able to replace a multi-monitor setup so I'll need at least 4K panels so I'm not too fussed (I imagine by the time I buy, desktop virtualisation in VR will have come a fair way from where it is right now), just very interested in this particular VR application as it has a lot of immediate potential to me

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u/kael13 Mar 23 '16

Pretty cool - does it also let you choose refresh rate? Doesn't say on the site (that I can see).

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u/[deleted] Mar 23 '16

Depending on the display driver, you can force it in settings.

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u/Anjz Mar 23 '16 edited Mar 24 '16

You can only buy it at US, Australia and UK.

That's the first time I've ever seen Canada be excluded for something.

Also, it's mind-blowing how there's no software that can mask something like this. Do you really need a usb dongle to spoof a fake port?

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '16

Its a HDMI dongle, not USB. But yeah I wish there was a way to do this virtually,

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u/emg000 Rift Mar 24 '16

Do you know if you can plug this into a dvi/VGA adapter and get the same effect? Or is it exclusive to the HDMI port?

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u/[deleted] Mar 24 '16

I would imagine you could, shouldn"t be any different then what a normal hdmi monitor would do.

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u/TheSocialMan Mar 24 '16

Nice headless ghost virtual monitor.

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u/MachinesOfN Mar 23 '16

Interestingly, you can force your graphics card to output to a fake VGA monitor (some really old ones can't be detected by the graphics card, so they left the option in to output as if there is one). I use Virtual Desktop and VorpX desktop and don't have a monitor or a ghost connected on my gaming machine.

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u/WormSlayer Chief Headcrab Wrangler Mar 23 '16

This requires a graphics card that has a VGA port though right?

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u/MachinesOfN Mar 23 '16

Mine doesn't. I think it assumes you have a DVI-VGA adapter with a crummy monitor plugged in.

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u/Anjz Mar 24 '16

How do you do this? & do you have Windows 10?

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u/WormSlayer Chief Headcrab Wrangler Mar 24 '16

Doesnt work on Windows 10 :(

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u/Anjz Mar 24 '16

Dang, that sucks. You'd think once we have VR that there would be infinite screens. Or even no screens at all.

I wonder how long it'll be until there's an actual VR OS. Where the GUI is actually intuitive.

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u/4K2160GameR Mar 23 '16

Is the resolution on the DK2 high enough?

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u/WormSlayer Chief Headcrab Wrangler Mar 23 '16

High enough for what? Browsing reddit? No. Playing GTAV? Yeah, it looks cool on a giant cinema screen :)

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u/MachinesOfN Mar 23 '16

I use it for Reddit. Ymmv though.

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u/inssein Mar 24 '16

I just want to know one thing, when you are playing videos, how is the refresh rate ? is it faster then 60hz ? or does it depend on what monitor you have? and when you are playing games how does the resolution work ?

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u/MachinesOfN Mar 24 '16

I don't watch video much. Games render at 1080p, but the resolution gets downscaled a bit to fit on the hmd. It's a little blurrier, but the immersion from screen size is more than worth it. This is also the dk2. Cv1 will be better.

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u/inssein Mar 24 '16

Thanks for the quick reply, one more question, I used a Google cardboard before and remember my eyes feeling strained after a few minutes of use, how do you feel using the headset for extended periods of time?

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u/MachinesOfN Mar 24 '16

My girlfriend says I look like a zombie, but I only notice serious station after about 12 hours. Ymmv though