I believe many laptops can have a bigger monitor attached to them you just need the right cabling.

Might even be able to attach it to a TV.

Originally posted by PocketYoda:

I believe many laptops can have a bigger monitor attached to them you just need the right cabling.

Might even be able to attach it to a TV.

Okay, let me explain some more, im otr. Truck driver. I already do hook up to my tv (40 in, in the side of the truck) which is fine for some games. But games like WT, its a bit to far away for me. I need something right there in front of me. And semi trucks have very limited space for anything.

Originally posted by Champion of Sparta:

Originally posted by PocketYoda:

I believe many laptops can have a bigger monitor attached to them you just need the right cabling.

Might even be able to attach it to a TV.

Okay, let me explain some more, im otr. Truck driver. I already do hook up to my tv (40 in, in the side of the truck) which is fine for some games. But games like WT, its a bit to far away for me. I need something right there in front of me. And semi trucks have very limited space for anything.

Apologies i have no idea what otr is or WT? i'm not sure VR can do what you're asking.

Originally posted by PocketYoda:

Originally posted by Champion of Sparta:

Okay, let me explain some more, im otr. Truck driver. I already do hook up to my tv (40 in, in the side of the truck) which is fine for some games. But games like WT, its a bit to far away for me. I need something right there in front of me. And semi trucks have very limited space for anything.

Apologies i have no idea what otr is or WT? i'm not sure VR can do what you're asking.

Otr = on the road. OP has a gaming space in their truck.

WT might be War Thunder, not sure.

OP is looking to use a headset as substitute for a screen. I don't think that's possible.

Originally posted by Crazy Tiger:

Originally posted by PocketYoda:

Apologies i have no idea what otr is or WT? i'm not sure VR can do what you're asking.

Otr = on the road. OP has a gaming space in their truck.

WT might be War Thunder, not sure.

OP is looking to use a headset as substitute for a screen. I don't think that's possible.

I didn't think so either but there is a niche developer opportunity there maybe lol

If your eyesight is bad enough that even 17' doesn't cut it, then you really shouldn't be driving.

Anyway, what you're described isn't possible, or at least there's nothing like that on the market. Please, go see a doctor instead, and get your eyes checked.

Originally posted by Crazy Tiger:

OP is looking to use a headset as substitute for a screen. I don't think that's possible.

Depending on the extent of what the OP wants, yes it is possible. Steam VR can be used to show your desktop and to play pancake games. Vridge + GameWarp allows for a similar experience. As would a variety of other VR apps available via Steam or the Oculus Store. But whether a laptop could handle it is another thing entirely and if you're connecting over wi-fi, the drop out is going to be really jarring as the screen's location will freeze. The other problem given the space available inside a truck would be a permanently visible guardian and/or the very real potential of smacking something close by, as you will lose sense of where you actually are. I really wouldn't advise its use in such a close quarters.

Ideally, VR wants an unobstructed space of at least 2M squared. I can barely get 1M squared, and that can cause problems even when playing with strictly stationary and seated. A truck is unlikely to offer anywhere close to the recommended space.

Originally posted by Alex:

If your eyesight is bad enough that even 17' doesn't cut it, then you really shouldn't be driving.

Anyway, what you're described isn't possible, or at least there's nothing like that on the market. Please, go see a doctor instead, and get your eyes checked.

Okay, I am going to try and say this as nice as possible. My eye sight is fine, it's been checked a number of times and is corrected by glasses to 20/20. As a truck driver we are required to take a dot physical every year to make sure we are physically and visibly able to do our job. At least through my company we are.

I can play 99% of games on my laptop just my fine, it's just the one that gives me problems [and it's my most played] Warthunder. Warthunder is not a close quarter cod or battlefield. You are on a map from sizes that can range from a few km to Honolulu. And in realistic battle mode [one i play the most] the enemy are not highlighted for you to make it easy. You are trying to spot tanks that are over 3+km out sometimes, that just show up as little specs even while zoomed in and take pot shots at them. The game does not adjust your shots for you, you have to manually adjust your range finder to the correct distance to even have a chance to hit them. Look im 6ft4in, and that kinda pushes me away even further from my monitor than it does for some.

I do just fine in the game when, I am able to play on my Ultrawide at home. It's just the small monitor is a particular problem for this game for me.

Just please don't start assuming stuff about me, ask instead, instead of making assumptions.

You have a good one!

the Hardware forum is probably the right tab for this, btw.
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/discussions/forum/11/

Originally posted by Chika Ogiue:

Originally posted by Crazy Tiger:

OP is looking to use a headset as substitute for a screen. I don't think that's possible.

Depending on the extent of what the OP wants, yes it is possible. Steam VR can be used to show your desktop and to play pancake games. Vridge + GameWarp allows for a similar experience. As would a variety of other VR apps available via Steam or the Oculus Store. But whether a laptop could handle it is another thing entirely and if you're connecting over wi-fi, the drop out is going to be really jarring as the screen's location will freeze. The other problem given the space available inside a truck would be a permanently visible guardian and/or the very real potential of smacking something close by, as you will lose sense of where you actually are. I really wouldn't advise its use in such a close quarters.

Ideally, VR wants an unobstructed space of at least 2M squared. I can barely get 1M squared, and that can cause problems even when playing with strictly stationary and seated. A truck is unlikely to offer anywhere close to the recommended space.

Okay, I think you are misunderstanding. While I want the headset to be like a vr headset, I don't want it to be like the vr we have now. I don't want there to be any controllers, I don't want there to be any motion inside the headset which is caused by you turning your head. What I would like is just a screen that you wrap on your head, that you can change the the actual dimensions of the screen shown [think of how old ps3 games would let you adjust your screen borders for TVs of different sizes], lets you decided how far out you want this virtual screen away from your face, and let you adjust the resolution of the screen within borders.

I hope that I am making sense here, because I fear that I am not communicating this well enough.

<I apologize for any spelling mistakes. On mobile at the moment.>

Originally posted by Champion of Sparta:

I hope that I am making sense here, because I fear that I am not communicating this well enough.

VR is your only option. The VR controller would be optional and ultimately, not used outside of any VR games built with them in mind. And for any "pancake", that is, flatscreen experience, moving your head will simply move the display with you, unless there's a hitch with the data transfer. That's when the screen would freeze for a few seconds in the last place it was. FYI, during pandemic, Quest 2s were sold businesses specifically because they could be used as virtual monitors. But if you'd be using it inside a truck, it's just a bad idea all around; even if there were a "VR-like but not VR" solution for PC.

Originally posted by Champion of Sparta:

Originally posted by Alex:

If your eyesight is bad enough that even 17' doesn't cut it, then you really shouldn't be driving.

Anyway, what you're described isn't possible, or at least there's nothing like that on the market. Please, go see a doctor instead, and get your eyes checked.

Okay, I am going to try and say this as nice as possible. My eye sight is fine, it's been checked a number of times and is corrected by glasses to 20/20. As a truck driver we are required to take a dot physical every year to make sure we are physically and visibly able to do our job. At least through my company we are.

I can play 99% of games on my laptop just my fine, it's just the one that gives me problems [and it's my most played] Warthunder. Warthunder is not a close quarter cod or battlefield. You are on a map from sizes that can range from a few km to Honolulu. And in realistic battle mode [one i play the most] the enemy are not highlighted for you to make it easy. You are trying to spot tanks that are over 3+km out sometimes, that just show up as little specs even while zoomed in and take pot shots at them. The game does not adjust your shots for you, you have to manually adjust your range finder to the correct distance to even have a chance to hit them. Look im 6ft4in, and that kinda pushes me away even further from my monitor than it does for some.

I do just fine in the game when, I am able to play on my Ultrawide at home. It's just the small monitor is a particular problem for this game for me.

Just please don't start assuming stuff about me, ask instead, instead of making assumptions.

You have a good one!

Okay, sorry for assuming, and thanks for explaining it in greater detail. I now understand what the problem is.

It's not an issue of eyesight, or even the hardware, this is a problem with how Warthunder works. It is perhaps "too" realistic in this regard. You need the hawk's eyes of a WW2 ace, who could do all that without the modern electronic stuff which wasn't invented back then. There's no real workaround for that problem. If your 20/20 is not enough, and if even VR doesn't solve the issue, then there's nothing you can do, except to get used to the game's workings and limitations. Well, you might try asking around on that game's forum, perhaps there are some kind veteran gamers who can share their secret techniques.

I can only recommend you to play another aerial combat game, try this one instead:
https://steamhost.cn/app/307960/IL2_Sturmovik_Battle_of_Stalingrad

Originally posted by PocketYoda:

I believe many laptops can have a bigger monitor attached to them you just need the right cabling.

Might even be able to attach it to a TV.

Originally posted by pamote:

Originally posted by PocketYoda:

I believe many laptops can have a bigger monitor attached to them you just need the right cabling.

Might even be able to attach it to a TV.

Not really viable when the largest tvs semi trucks can accommodate are only around 27in [they have built in tv mounts]. So now you have a 27 in tv that is now 6ft away. Kinda a problem for a game like warthunder.

Originally posted by Alex:

Originally posted by Champion of Sparta:

Okay, I am going to try and say this as nice as possible. My eye sight is fine, it's been checked a number of times and is corrected by glasses to 20/20. As a truck driver we are required to take a dot physical every year to make sure we are physically and visibly able to do our job. At least through my company we are.

I can play 99% of games on my laptop just my fine, it's just the one that gives me problems [and it's my most played] Warthunder. Warthunder is not a close quarter cod or battlefield. You are on a map from sizes that can range from a few km to Honolulu. And in realistic battle mode [one i play the most] the enemy are not highlighted for you to make it easy. You are trying to spot tanks that are over 3+km out sometimes, that just show up as little specs even while zoomed in and take pot shots at them. The game does not adjust your shots for you, you have to manually adjust your range finder to the correct distance to even have a chance to hit them. Look im 6ft4in, and that kinda pushes me away even further from my monitor than it does for some.

I do just fine in the game when, I am able to play on my Ultrawide at home. It's just the small monitor is a particular problem for this game for me.

Just please don't start assuming stuff about me, ask instead, instead of making assumptions.

You have a good one!

Okay, sorry for assuming, and thanks for explaining it in greater detail. I now understand what the problem is.

It's not an issue of eyesight, or even the hardware, this is a problem with how Warthunder works. It is perhaps "too" realistic in this regard. You need the hawk's eyes of a WW2 ace, who could do all that without the modern electronic stuff which wasn't invented back then. There's no real workaround for that problem. If your 20/20 is not enough, and if even VR doesn't solve the issue, then there's nothing you can do, except to get used to the game's workings and limitations. Well, you might try asking around on that game's forum, perhaps there are some kind veteran gamers who can share their secret techniques.

I can only recommend you to play another aerial combat game, try this one instead:
https://steamhost.cn/app/307960/IL2_Sturmovik_Battle_of_Stalingrad

Okay, #1 I've played that game, loved it. #2 I play warthunder for the tanks which was mentioned a number of times. #3 It's obviously not problem with the game if I can play it at home fine with a larger monitor.


I am no longer going to reply to this thread, as it has run it's course. Thank you all.