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Oculus HDMI-USB 3.0, can it be longer?

BiggiDiggy
Sightseer
I just found out that you can take out the faceframe and then take the Oculus HDMI out of the headset. This got me thinking, can we change the Oculus rift hdmi-USB 3.0 so it can be longer and better for room-scale and if you're computer is further away from you when you're using your Oculus Touch and Rift.
Extinsions can be really annoying, especially if you need two of them because the cable splits into an HDMI and a USB 3.0.
I love Oculus, always have. I think this can be a great improvement for a lot of people.
-BiggiDiggy
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shim2
Adventurer
The connector to the headset is proprietary, not HDMI. Meaning it is specific to the Rift and you can't buy that connector anywhere else on earth. So you have to extend it out at the PC connections through HDMI and USB extensions.

BiggiDiggy
Sightseer

shim2 said:

The connector to the headset is proprietary, not HDMI. Meaning it is specific to the Rift and you can't buy that connector anywhere else on earth. So you have to extend it out at the PC connections through HDMI and USB extensions.


Well, I meant that Oculus could make a longer version of it 🙂

markm75
Explorer
Do you mean making the cables longer from the headset to the computer.. or from the sensors to computer or both?

I'm using cablematters 33 foot usb for the sensors with no issues.. i'm also using the same cable for the headset and an active hdmi cable

usb
 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DMFFL2W/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

and the hdmi is this one:
(monoprice 30 ft luxe series)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0186H2JMA/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1  (i use a coupler on the other end for another $6)

I have two room setups and one headset, in my other room ..

I'm also using a cablematters 10 foot extension for usb and an hdmi extension cable that is 10 foot.. 
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JJ517VI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I will say for my first room setup with the 33 foot usb/hdmi.. i do run into an issue where the display on the tv goes black at times.. it may be related to my receiver or possibly the fact in there i use a converter to go from dvi to hdmi since my hdmi is in use.

BiggiDiggy
Sightseer

markm75 said:

Do you mean making the cables longer from the headset to the computer.. or from the sensors to computer or both?

I'm using cablematters 33 foot usb for the sensors with no issues.. i'm also using the same cable for the headset and an active hdmi cable

usb
 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DMFFL2W/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

and the hdmi is this one:
(monoprice 30 ft luxe series)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0186H2JMA/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1  (i use a coupler on the other end for another $6)

I have two room setups and one headset, in my other room ..

I'm also using a cablematters 10 foot extension for usb and an hdmi extension cable that is 10 foot.. 
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JJ517VI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I will say for my first room setup with the 33 foot usb/hdmi.. i do run into an issue where the display on the tv goes black at times.. it may be related to my receiver or possibly the fact in there i use a converter to go from dvi to hdmi since my hdmi is in use.


I meant from the headset to the computer, because you can change IT and why not make a longer one for netter Room scale and prescanse. The sensors can use extinctions just fine
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