Hi @StevieBoy, you're making a great choice. :D
To your questions - I'm sure others can chime in here too:
1) Most people will go for lightstands, designed to hold (surprise!) lights for photography. They get up to the height you need (6.5ft or just under 2m). Here's a set of two on Amazon.com, as an example. The base stations do have threaded holes, but you will need to adjust the base stations (tilt downwards), so you'll probably want a mount for that. Here's a set that is 'often purchased' with those lightstands. Shop around, of course.
2) Good question! It's theoretically possible, but it's probably going to be tricky. Wind is only going to affect your lightstands/base stations potentially, ie blowing them over. Sunlight is a bigger deal, because...
- Biggest warning: Do not allow direct sunlight to go into the HMD's lenses. They will do damage to the internal LCD screens. So rule number one: if you take it outside, keep the lenses covered at all times.
- The base stations are sensitive to light so your tracking may go awry, especially during the day. (At night, not so much.)
- Finally, you'd want a flat surface to stand/move about on, and remember you'll probably have your headset cable behind you... so maybe don't set up on rough / wet ground.
All this said, it is definitely possible. Here's a handy YouTube video where someone did it themselves. :)
3) You should be able to display in-game content on your laptop's screen, but displaying to a second, external monitor might be difficult.
Your HDMI's going to be occupied connecting to your Vive link box and out to the headset. It might be possible if you have another external video connection (eg DVI?) but you also need to make sure you get a laptop that's beefy enough to be able to handle the simultaneous output. VR's taxing. :)
Would love to hear other people's thoughts on this too - perhaps on laptop spec?
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