I didn’t even think about CA. Funny, it rarely gets much airtime here. I own it but never tried it. Try drinking the wine with the headset on!
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Did you try plugging the Odyssey into the Displayport with the HDMI adapter? I’m reading that it can be done.
Here are some recommended adapters …
My thinking is that running a 4K display through an adapter might be a lot more demanding than VR.
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It is currently still on sale:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/samsung-hmd-odyssey-windows-mixed-reality-headset-with-motion-controllers/8w91r774pdkk?activetab=pivot:reviewstab
And can be imported to Europe for ~€100 on top of the price:
I did it. Will write up a little review in a new topic in a few weeks
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Nice - thanks @Freak !
I think people are curious to see if it’s X% good enough of an improvement for a sit-down cockpit VR over the Rift/Vive - or even as an alternative because of the value. That display panel they have in them is really nice for the price.
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I’m afraid this is my first VR set, but I did do some demos/games with both Vive and Rift CV1, and a few minutes of DCS flying with the Rift months ago.
What I remember from that is: it’s awesome, but resolution needs to be a tad better.
I hope this 1.5x improvement in resolution is enough. Most people on ED Forums say that cockpit instruments ARE readable with the Odyssey, as opposed to the Vive and current Rift.
I am no @near_blind when it comes to air-to-air, and probably never will be. I mainly fly helos, and most people already consider Vive and Rift as acceptable for helo ops. Main reasons for waiting after the initial HMDs are not wanting to buy another headset soon after the first one, and cockpit readability.
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I’m am the saltiest of haters and even I cannot but marvel at the feeling of flying choppers in VR. I hope you have a blast with it 
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When you do get it set up, check out the DCS VR Mod as I’ve found it really helped the clarity of spotting and really helps framerate in DCS.
It’s interesting as a lot of advice you’ll see for setting Pixel Density in DCS will be different, in that ‘1.0’ would be the same as something like ‘1.5’ in the Rift/Vive (but of course it’s scaling it up and scaling it down again, because it can’t natively show that resolution in the panel).
One other thing is that the ‘fit’ of the headset is really important. The ‘sweet spot’ of the fresnel lens is unfortunately really important, so if turning your head moves your focal point out of that then things get fuzzier, and that’s often interpreted as a resolution issue when it’s more a ‘is it in the right place on my head’ issue.
Anyway, looking forward to hearing how you find it. My local Microsoft store has one, and I am really tempted.
I will let you know when I have a vague idea but I just left on vacation when I decided to purchase. So it will be a few more weeks before I have my hands on it.
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I’ve been pretty happy with the Odyssey, although the fit that @fearlessfrog mentions is critical. In that regard, I bought the Gear VR headsets to try the lens swap mod as done by HTC Vive owners, but haven’t been brave enough to get medieval with an xacto knife.
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I would love to try the Odyssey in comparison to the Rift. While I love the experience of VR, the visual quality keeps pulling me away from it.
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Customer service of vr-lens.eu / vroptician.com have replied to my request for Samsung Odyssey prescription lens adapters, saying they will be available in 6-8 weeks.
While there are many on the internet who wear their glasses underneath their Samsung Odyssey, my small IPD, large head and large glasses frame make this uncomfortable.
I am very glad that vroptician is doing this, as their lens adapters for Oculus and Vive seem to be much better than those of VR Lens Lab, according to every comparing review I have found.
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Looks like there’s a hardware refresh coming for this year on this already.
Some fancy ‘anti-SDE’ tech (I’m not sure this is going to help clarity in cockpits though?). A decent price and the comfort was always good - plus the WMD reprojection and support under Steam is pretty good:
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Interesting. It sure does look comfy…
Samsung conference in November. There was an accidental listing showing it at ~$500 still. A downside for our European members is that because this is part of the Samsung Computer division, they don’t usually have plans to sell it outside Asia or North America. If in NA then it’ll be via the Microsoft stores, so at least people can try it out in-person in a shop.
So the Rift is currently 2160 x 1200 and the new Odyssey will be 2,880 x 1,600…am I reading that right?
It looks like the same resolution as the existing one, just with a overlay tech to reduce Screen Door Effect - perhaps some masking that reduces the black between pixels.
Samsung Odyessy 1 specs here, they just don’t say ‘per eye’ and make 2,880 / 2 - VR Headsets Comparison Summary 2018
I’m still more tempted by the Pimax 5k+ because of the resolution/FOV combo, but will be keen to see reviews of this one too.
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@Freak mentioned that Odyssey 2.0 might have a cooling fan, but I don’t see any mention. That would be welcome. I mean they have them for much smaller FPV drone goggles, and IMO do a decent job keeping the eyeballs fresh and preventing fogging.
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I don’t think I did, I do think they redesigned the noseguard though (which I have been considering doing myself on the Odyssey v1, but haven’t had the guts yet to put the knife into it)
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