Two new ways to play DCS World

[+streakeagle 867]

I simultaneously made the jump for a 46 inch 1080p LCD tv from 2006 to a 49 inch 4K TV and received a new Oculus Rift S.

Playing DCS World in 4K on a large screen TV is stunning. It looks good and I can visually track aircraft out to more realistic ranges.

The Rift S makes a subtle but significant improvement in VR image quality without penalizing performance too much. I can now read all the labels and gauges in most aircraft as well as visually acquire and track small fighters. 

[mono27 84]

Congratulations for your new equipment. Are you using Oculus Rift S in Windows 7? (I read your specs).

I ask because I also have Win 7 and would like to try VR.

 

[+streakeagle 867]

I need to update my specs. The original Oculus Rift supported Windows 7 at release. But as they kept adding new features, Windows 7 did not support many of them. So Oculus dropped official support for Windows 7. 

In the mean time, I had been studying the contenders for the next generation of VR and came to realize that all future VR hardware was going to only be compatible with Windows 10. So, I bit the bullet and ran the free Windows 10 upgrade on my Windows 7 PC. I first imaged the Windows 7 installation from my 500 GB SSD to a new 1 TB SSD (the latest Samsung superfast M2 release). I then downloaded the still publicly available free Windows 10 upgrade setup from Microsoft to a USB key and ran it to upgrade to Windows 10. I am in the process of doing the same thing for my son so that he can use the old Oculus Rift with the latest features.

[mono27 84]

Nice to know Streakeagle. Thanks for the info, I think I will do the same. I will update my Windows 7 to 10 when I can. For the moment I enjoy a lot DCS flying with TrackIr but VR is going to be my next step in the near future.