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Re:X-Plane 12 Flight Model Update – Supersonic Transition, D... by cheschire on Tuesday June 21, 2022 @04:39PM (#31828854)
its so crazy to me how many times i've heard people praise the TrackIR, and I have one as well that really improved ETS2, but the latest version is advertised as a Windows Vista compatible product on Amazon.

It works in all the later versions of Windows, but my point is how OLD it is. Has nobody figured out a way to improve on it yet? All the gopro headband hacks, monitor bezels shrinking over the years, wireless tech including bluetooth LE... one would think that there would be room in this world for a TrackIR 6.

The VR craze is past the peak thankfully, but man that would've been the opportune moment to sell a product that doesn't have all the weaknesses of early Oculus and Sony VR headsets.

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Re:X-Plane 12 Flight Model Update – Supersonic Transition, D... by selectodude on Tuesday June 21, 2022 @04:56PM (#31829026)
A lot of people I know (myself included) use our iPhones as the TrackIR hardware. Anything with FaceID works great.
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Re:X-Plane 12 Flight Model Update – Supersonic Transition, D... by avereveard on Tuesday June 21, 2022 @06:18PM (#31829732)
The latest opentrack neural net tracker is great too we're using it in dcs with mouse for clickables and it's a super pleasant experience
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