USB 3 spec says 16 ft is the maximum without a repeater, and the Odyssey has 12 ft cables… so 3 foot (15 total) ones generally work, most 6 (18) ft work, but once you hit 10 (22) un-powered, they generally fail.
The interesting thing will be that USB-powered repeater may work, as it’ll be 15 ft, repeater, then 12 ft of odyssey cable, but it also may draw too much power to allow the headset to function well. Good reviews on the one I bought though, people use it with the rift and the rift sensors. Getting the USB-powered repeaters is both much cheaper, and more convenient (no need to have another outlet, transformer, 5v line to the box) than a fully powered USB extender. When it comes to USB powered hubs, they’re also hit or miss. I have a really nice 10 port powered Anker 3.0 hub, but WMR dislikes it greatly for some reason.
Try to play with the position on your head a lillte more, I generally insert the front first, make sure the the foam is adhering in the best possible way, then lower the ring on the back; then try to use a higher value with the IPD wheel than your measured one, you could end up seeing no distortion at higher values and having a wider FOV at the edges.
Head shape could be the primary factor, tough…alternatively you can try a thinner foam.
I freaking love the idea of the velcro mod, so I did one for me as well. I “pimped” it with some fleecy tape inside of the strap in order not to scratch the device with the rough velcro material and not get my hair pulled
So what do you guys who own both pimax 5k/8k and the O+ prefer now? I can say that the O+ now has become my ‘to go’ HMD. The anti SDE just is so impressive. I just tried that new SteamVR room that RoadToVr wrote about: https://www.roadtovr.com/impressive-valve-built-environment-winter-peak-comes-steamvr-home/ and man it looks just so wonderful on the O+ ! Really love this HMD, if I could only keep 1 HMD it would be the O+
The FOV of the O+ is the killer… but I’ve tried a handful of games and to me… unless there is a defect in the 5K+ I received I can’t say I would play all the games I tried with the 5K+. However, besides the FOV, the clarity of the 5K+ for seeing things in the distance is much better than the O+. One game though I thought look unbelievably GREAT in the 5K+ over the O+ … because of the FOV and clarity was Subnautica.
For sure, the HMD isn’t perfect, but the 5k+ is very far from perfect too. You have to go into pitools first to tweak the settings, some games don’t even run at all and I really hate the distortion.
The biggest downside for the O+ is that the distance is too blurry and of course that the FoV isn’t on par with the 5k+. And for some games the 5k+ just is better, I like Skyrim still better on the 5k+. But man, this anti SDE on the O+ just really kicks ass, I love it.
And yeah, the Vive Pro is gathering dust here, I have no use for it anymore, trying to sell it.
If only we could combine the best qualities of the Pimax and the O+… it would be HEAVEN!!! Seems to me, the best we can have right now is… owning both the 5K+ and O+.
Relieved to hear your enjoying it. Just got my shipping confirmation from the forwarder Im fricken determined to make this the most comfortable headset on the market. Just bought the Mrs a sewing machine and found the ultimate upholstery supplier to up make custom straps and padding.
What would be your most recomend game to buy for odyssey. Best value for money? I need to be blown away by colors and visuals so I can justify keeping it till CV2
Hmm good question. Not a game, but I really love Nature Treks VR on Steam both on the 5k+ and the O+ this looks really nice. I thought “The brookheaven experiment” looked really good on the O+ because lots happens close to you (when stuff happens on the horizon, the 5k+ looks better). I also really enjoy Paranormal activity. In general, like said, when things are close to you they look MUCH better on the O+. But when the horizon is important, the 5k+ is better
Do you have Big screen? are the wood floors and textures so gorgeous on the 5K+? Still trying to find a niche for this headset because at the end the lesser FOV and resolution is the big let down. Colors are also so nice on the OD+
I have Odyssey Plus for two days, unfortunately I’m disappointed. At first, my computer did not see goggles. In the Samsung Odyssey HMD Setup he saw them, but not in the Mixed Reality Portal. I checked them on a colleague on another computer. There went without problems. But the worst thing is that they do not work in DCS. The image from the left eye does not coincide with the right eye. Other programs from SteamVR work correctly. I was able to install the goggles at my place. They worked on another USB 3.0 port, but after they are disconnected and connected, they are no longer seen by the Mxed Reality Portal. My guess is that the problem is USB drivers, but I do not know how to force the port to work with Samsung. I used Pimax 4K before and did not have any problems with it. Odyssey Plus have better colors and a slightly wider field of view. But the clarity in my opinion is better at Pimax 4K. Does anyone know what might be the cause of this misalignment in DCS?
Try this, had the exact same issue and it helped. For strange reasons WMR are very picky when it comes to USB and its drivers.
Go to the device pannel and uninstall the USB port device where you want to connect your OD+. (Not uninstall the Drivers, otherwise windows will Claim that you already have the best drivers)
Reboot and check again, now the device gets detected again and will be supplied with a new standard driver. (Microsoft) will very likely now appear behind the name of the driver. Also keep in mind that WMR are very power hungry and I’ve heard that some people needed an additional powered PCIe USB3 card because their mainboards were not capable of delivering enough juice.
You can try to adjust the USB power management in your Bios though. They often provide a “charging” function somewhere in the menue.
I needed one as well but only because I use extension cables.
Im fricken determined to make this the most comfortable headset on the market. Just bought the Mrs a sewing machine and found the ultimate upholstery supplier to up make custom straps and padding.
