I’m seeing more and more BMS VR videos with functional 3d cockpits and MFDs being uploaded, each time with a few less steps to get it working, but obviously not wearing the device myself I can’t attest for latency.
This guy Ivan Vargek seems to have a pretty solid setup: (details in video description)
This uploader Callsign: Squeak is getting good framerates, although that’s just one part of the equation, but states his method is still a little “screwey” in the comments.
Still not worth dropping $400 on a rift, but it makes a DIY Rift much more tempting to attempt.
https://www.reddit.com/r/DIYRift/comments/2vur7o/build_a_working_diy_rift_tracker_based_on_the/
DIY TrackIR was like $13 to make (including cam), 20 minutes of soldering and gluing and totally worth it…
This is obviously more involved, and probably ~$50 worth of components… but I might have to give this a shot.