This topic goes way back so is there an update ?? I have my touchscreen to the right of my main monitor and when I look at the TS, obviously the Tobii follows my head movement. Is there a better way to disable the head tracking momenterily ?? I know the H keypad will disable it but I was thinking about binding a button on my hotas ??
Hi, You just have to search for āToggle Head Trackingā in the sim control options to bind the function. There is also the āEye Tracking Resetā function that may be useful.
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@PiperPilot3604 See the post above. Both Toggle Head Tracking and Eye Tracking Reset can be very useful and perfect for when you donāt need to look around.
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Well, it seems like Tobii is the generally accepted best head/eye tracker out there. It also seems many folks donāt use eye tracking, but find the head tracking so good, they donāt need it.
I had VR, but never really got into it. Iāve tried Opentrack on an old cell phone and itās okāish, but not as precise as Iād like. I see some of the online streamers who use head tracking and it really does look smooth and helpful. I hate having to constantly switch camera presets while flyingā¦
Any ārecovering VRā users that have gone to Tobii that have an opinion?
Never used VR, but I switched from TrackIR to Tobii 5 recently (a few months ago) and itās much better. Itās very reliable, very smooth, never ever glitches out and just so beautiful and easy to use.
Honestly in my 30+ years of gaming this is the single best piece of peripheral hardware I have ever had. Itās amazing how it works so well without needing to wear anything. Just sit down and āyou are inā 
I have tweaked the settings to perfection now and have it just right. I do have SOME eye tracking involved but reduced it recently and itās perfect now.
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This is about where Iāve set my expectations! Probably not smart, now setup for disappointment 
Thanks for the feedback.
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You ordered one then?
Iāve been looking. Seems itās a bit cheaper on the Tobii site versus Amazon. No one is selling on EBay
They often have 20% discount promotions on Tobii website.
Good tip, thanks.
Check your discord DM @BigCow74 
Itās really great, but it doesnāt like my beard. 
It seems to see it as an extension of my face, so I have to regularly hit the reset position button to ārehomeā it.
If I hold my beard with one hand, itās rock steady. When I take it away it will make little random movements even if my head is rock steady. It will also zoom in, and out randomly sometimes. When it sees my beard as āfaceā, it sees my face as larger than it actually is, so thinks Iāve just moved closer to the camera so it zooms in.
In fact something else anyone can try is this. Reset your head position, then open your mouth really wide. Because your jaw opening makes your face shape change, it will make you zoom in a bit. If you are one of those people that pulls faces when concentrating, this will be a nightmare for you on final!
Weird!! Useful to know. What size darn beard have you got!!
I have a bit of one and never had it do that
Not ZZ Top, but mid chest. Maybe two and a half hands. 
Iāve yet to try a couple of things.
COVID face mask while flying. Iāll just RP Iām transporting infectious passengers.
Tying beard into a rat tail of sorts. If itās really thin the camera may not see it.
Tuck it in to your shirt!
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That works till I look at the overheads, and it comes out.
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They should ship those with the Tobii.
Welp, currently a 20% discount in effect, so I just ordered oneā¦
In photography thereās a term used on the forums about people having āBad GASā with new toys. Gear Acquisition Syndrome. This applies in simming as well. I have a GAS problem.
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For Simming -other than maybe VR- Tobii is a pretty solid investment IMO.
This type of gear is very much worth acquiring 
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