NaturalPoint TrackIr 5 Premium Head Tracking for Gaming

As the tagline of the product and my title suggests, it’s perfect tool to have if you’re into simulations. Adds more immersion to the sims, especially for flight simulators like DCS and MS FS. Must own if you’re a simmer like me.

El track ir perfecto. No trae el track clip pro, sino el cacharrito metálico para montar en una gorra o los cascos (lo digo por si alguien no lo tiene claro). El funcionamiento, perfecto. Es el segundo que tengo, ya que antes tenía el track ir 4, que vendí hace algún tiempo. En cuanto a la entrega por parte de DHL, la hicieron dentro del plazo previsto, pero podría haber llegado mucho antes, ya que cometieron varios errores de clasificación del envío. Recogieron el paquete en Alemania el 29 de diciembre, y tenía que venir a España por transporte terrestre. El recorrido que hizo fue: Alemania, Lyon (Francia), Bruselas (Bélgica) (?!), Oslo (Noruega) (???!!!), de nuevo Bruselas, Barcelona, Coruña, y finalmente mi casa el 9 de enero. No ha llegado a tiempo para reyes (debido al viaje turístico que se hizo el paquete por el norte de Europa), pero al menos ya lo tengo...

Fonctionnel et simple à configurer. Seul inconvénient port obligatoire de la casquette avec les reflecteurs

I tried FacetrackNoIR for a few hours, thought it was really cool and gave me a taste of what headtracking would be like. But it was jittery and just not anywhere close to the level of precision I wanted. Ordered TrackIR5 a few days later after debating whether it would be worth the price and I'm happy to say I have absoloutly no regrets. I'm just using the basic trackclip that came with the product on a hat. Curves were solid out of the box and only needed like 10 seconds of tweeking on the Y-axis for me to work as I wanted. You're paying for the solid plug-and-play software just as much as you are the hardware itself. I've been using it with FSX;SE and the Chaseplane camera addon. Practicing GA patternwork has become a million times better now and just tracking your turn out on to final with your head feels amazing. In additon, I can look down to quickly access buttons and switches that before required me to hit buttons on my keyboard to swap to pre-set camera angles. If anything I just wish the mount was better suited for my laptop's thin screen. It works fine but is a tiny bit loose as it was designed for thicker bulkier monitors. It's sits okay but only at its most extreme position. Luckily the mount is magnetized and independent of the actual IR sensor / blaster meaning I can likely 3D print a new mount for my laptop or something. Otherwise tracks great, easy setup. Solid precision and absoloutly 0 un-wanted jitter or head movement out of the box. I suggest you try FacetrackNoIR to get a sense of what head tracking is and then purchase TrackIR after. It'll totally change the way you sim. Here are hopes we get TIR5 support for Flight Simulator 2020. For me its a far better solution than VR as I still get to run the sim at 1080p without it looking blurry like in VR (for me that also means less motion sickness). And overall significantly less money. I'd 100% recommend this product if you take sims even remotely seriously.

Der TrackIR 5 (in der passiven Ausstattung ohne aktive LEDs) ist bei mir seit ca. 6 Monaten im Einsatz für FSX und vor allem X-Plane (Flugsimulation). Die Treibersoftware ist einfach zu bedienen, läuft stabil (hier: Win7 64 bit) und es ist möglich, die Einstellungen durch einfachen Wechsel (Alt-Tab) oder mit frei definierbaren Hotkeys interaktiv anzupassen, ohne die Programme jedes mal neu starten zu müssen. Die Integration in die Programme ist gut, das Tracking auch bei normaler Raumbeleuchtung präzise und es wird trotz Echtzeitverarbeitung keine nennenswerte CPU-Leistung vom Rechner abgefordert (in diesem Fall ein Core i7 3770). Ich habe mich früher beruflich u. a. mit sehr hochwertigen Trackingsystemen beschäftigt und bin beeindruckt, was hier ganz leicht aussieht und verlässlich funktioniert. Handling: bisher musste der Blickwinkel immer von Hand eingestellt werden, mit dem TrackIR geht das alles nach kurzer Zeit intuitiv und man akzeptiert ihn wie selbstverständlich. Kleiner Nachteil: nach dem ersten Einsatz war mir erstmal etwas übel, die Diskrepanz zwischen leichter Kopfbewegung, großem Drehwinkel im Bild verbunden mit einem schwankenden Helikopter brachte mein visuelles System gründlich durcheinander. :-) Ich würde deshalb langsam anfangen und mit nur einigen Minuten Betrieb beginnen. Nach kurzer Eingewöhnung war aber alles problemlos und ich möchte nicht mehr darauf verzichten. Die Verarbeitung ist eher leichtgewichtig und sauber, EUR 140 empfinde ich durchaus als angemessen. Wer sich für "echtes" VFR-Feeling interessiert, bekommt die Möglichkeit, sich einmal von den Instrumenten zu lösen und virtuell nach draußen zu schauen. Klare Kaufempfehlung,

Excellent product. Bought it for using with Elite:Dangerous and it has transformed the game. Coupled with a hotas controller setup, this is the only way to get the best from Elite in my mind. I've heard people saying the Track Clip Pro is flimsy and doesn't work very well compared to the Track Clip used on a cap. I've tried both and can safely say that the Pro is superb and I have had no issues with it, nor does it feel like I could break it easily unless I grabbed at it aggressively. The only downside is that the Pro needs to fit to your headset, so there isn't the option to not used headphones when gaming. To be honest, I always wear a headset so it's no big issue for me. Can take a bit of getting used to, but after a week or so it becomes second nature. The added bonus is that it supports so many other games I have too. I also use Flight Sim and have done for years, but haven't yet tried TIR with it yet, so can't comment - but I have only ever heard good things about it. I just can't stop playing Elite, so haven't had the time! I expect using it with FSX addons like the PMDG NGX must be great though and hope to try it out soon. A few tips: Make sure you have enough room above your monitor for the camera to sit on. I had to remove a shelf that sat above my monitor to make room for it. Give yourself about 10cm and you should be fine. If using it for Elite, download a good Elite profile to use with it. Search the net and you will find them. Also try combining this with Voice Attack (http://www.voiceattack.com) and ED Voice Pack (http://www.elitedangerousvoicepack.com) and you will have the ultimate setup for Elite. Controlling your ship with voice commands is superb!