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Thanks MaZa, will have a lookI used Cable Matters 5m active usb-c cable from Amazon and it worked flawlessly. I still use it to charge my Quest 2 during wireless gameplay when I am running low on juice.
Thanks MaZa, will have a lookI used Cable Matters 5m active usb-c cable from Amazon and it worked flawlessly. I still use it to charge my Quest 2 during wireless gameplay when I am running low on juice.
I got a Quest 2 over Christmas and enjoy it more than I expected I would. So far the standalone games are great, I'm trying to not dump a bunch of money on games but I went with Eleven Table Tennis, The Climb, Thrill of the Fight Boxing and Beat Saber initially. All work well and it is great not having any cables to deal with.
PC VR over wireless works better than I expected. I use a separate Archer AX20 WIFI 6 router and tweaked the Virtual Desktop settings. With Virtual Desktop at High settings and 90Mbps encode rate I was getting 40ish ms which seemed high, but after enabling boost clocks and sliced encoding and disabling buffering I was able to get it down to 28-30 ms which is about what I was hoping for. I don't notice any input lag in games but I only plan to play lower impact games over wireless. Sliced encoding was a big help to hit stable sub-30ms which is funny because for some other people they didn't notice any difference with it enabled. On my rig it saved a good 7-10 ms.
For sim racing I got a Fasgear 10 foot USB C 3.1 Gen 2 90 degree cable and it works well with Oculus Link. It tested at 2.8 Gbps and I haven't had any issues with it yet. iRacing and Project Cars 2 look good with it, but ACC looked very blurry which surprised me. Might be a game setting on that one though. I still think that clarity could be better so I may look at getting a Reverb G2 down the line if I continue to use VR for Sim racing.
I also got the elite headstrap, it helps a bit over the default one but I'm not sure if it's worth the price. I didn't have any hotspots with the default strap but it is easier to take the headset on and off with the Elite strap and it is more stable while moving around.
Overall the headset is a great deal as long as you can overlook the Facebook stuff. The fact that it can do standalone games and wireless PC VR was the selling point for me, if I ever get serious enough to get a high end PC VR headset I will still used this for the standalone games. I enjoy Beat Saber a lot more than I thought I would.
Great choices of games. I would also recommend Pistol Whip if you like Beat Saber.
How well sliced encoding works depends on your GPU. Turing and Pascal GPUs work really well with it on. For other GPUs from Nvidia or any AMD GPU your results with sliced encoding will be hit and miss.
What GPU are you using with the Quest 2? Because there are some settings that you can change that really make big difference to the clarity and the compression artifacts when using the link cable. If you go into the settings on the Oculus program on your computer and into devices then graphic preferences. You will see two options render resolution and refresh rate. The more powerful your GPU the higher you can push the render resolution. Just remember that the values in render resolution are not super sampling and a setting of 1 isn't actually native resolution. Because of the way lenses work in VR, the actual native resolution is when you set the render resolution to 1.7. But, you need a lot of GPU power.
The other setting that makes a difference is encoding bitrate. You will have to open the Oculus Debug tool to do that. Again, this value depends on how good your GPU is. 200 to 250 is probably good enough for most people.
Apologies for boring you if you have done all this already![]()
As for my current setup... I was able to sell my Rift, but it has been hard to sell the Rift S (unless I take a huge cut) due to how well the Quest 2 is doing. Honestly, I haven't touched my RIft S and have exclusively been using Virtual Desktop Streamer with my Quest 1. So for me, the most logical step up would be the Quest 2, since the next closest device would be the Index with the wireless dongle (I can't remember the name), but that is $1500+. But I don't have the PC power to push 120-144Hz (outside of beat saber, maybe), so it feels like the Index would not be fully utilized.
Most people use it for playing PC games on the Quest wirelessly.What all do you use Virtual Desktop Streamer for exactly?
I use it to play my steam VR library, wirelessly.What all do you use Virtual Desktop Streamer for exactly?
Cordless PC VR gameplay as everyone else said. Allows someone to throw away the Oculus Link cable and use WiFi instead. When well optimized with a dedicated 2nd WiFi router connected to PC just for Quest 2 only -- then it looks and feels identical (quality wise, latency wise).What all do you use Virtual Desktop Streamer for exactly?
I originally bought this one:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B087JKBM6W
With mixed results on myroomscale PC its fine but my higher spec motion simrig PC, doesn't like it and drops a lot. To be fair this may be a USB issue since there is quite a bit more plugged into it. I wouldn't pay $80 for the "official" one.
I just picked up this one will see tonight if it works any better...
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B087NKYVL9/
Along with a new power USB hub, unfortunately all my systems are SFF so trying to suss out if its the quest2, my USB being overloaded, the cable or Link's implementation has proven difficult. I may just have to bite it and try the WiFi/sidequest/VirtDesk route
I can confirm this cable works much better for my use case. I didn't have a single drop in 3 hours of use.
Does anyone have any recommendations/links to good replacement head straps for this?
My six year old niece loves playing but her head is a bit small for the existing straps and I was wondering if something existed that would fit a smaller head more comfortably but also be comfortable for those of us with large heads?
I have the Vive DAS on its way in with some $20 3D printed adapters. Look up FrankenQuest 2.Does anyone have any recommendations/links to good replacement head straps for this?
My six year old niece loves playing but her head is a bit small for the existing straps and I was wondering if something existed that would fit a smaller head more comfortably but also be comfortable for those of us with large heads?
Just tried out the Quest 2 last night coming from a CV1 which I have been using for years. Out of the box, the screen clarity is def better and its soooooooooo easy to setup. Not having to align the sensors (I have 3) and drawing the boundary is way faster. And for some reason I really enjoy walking out of the boundary area and looking through the cameras, makes me feel like i'm in some scifi movie. Plus it freaks my wife out that I can see her with the hmd on.I'm waiting on my Quest 2 256 + Oculus advanced strap and link cable. I should have it in the next few weeks. I'm coming from a CV1 that I absolutely loved but hated the setup and re-setup all the freaking time. I'm curious to see how it works w/the USB-C port on my 2080Ti.
Remember, you can plug your Quest 2 into the PC and gain access to a whole new set of games that will use your 3090.HP Reverb G2 with 3090 owner here. My brother (in town), and my best friend (out of state now) both have Quest 2's and convinced me to get one so we could game together. It's been 2 weeks now, and I haven't touched my G2 since getting the Quest 2. We're too busy playing Top Golf, Eleven Table Tennis and Real VR Fishing. I'm having an absolute blast, especially in Top Golf. I'm a near scratch golfer in real life, and am blown away by how realistic the full swing driving range is. They're working on a course right now that you can play with full swings, and once that happens, I'm going to be sucked in even more. I can't believe I dropped over $2k on my G2 and 3090 and it's collecting dust. I'm very tempted to just sell them!
HP Reverb G2 with 3090 owner here. My brother (in town), and my best friend (out of state now) both have Quest 2's and convinced me to get one so we could game together. It's been 2 weeks now, and I haven't touched my G2 since getting the Quest 2. We're too busy playing Top Golf, Eleven Table Tennis and Real VR Fishing. I'm having an absolute blast, especially in Top Golf. I'm a near scratch golfer in real life, and am blown away by how realistic the full swing driving range is. They're working on a course right now that you can play with full swings, and once that happens, I'm going to be sucked in even more. I can't believe I dropped over $2k on my G2 and 3090 and it's collecting dust. I'm very tempted to just sell them!
Solid. I have several FDM and SLA 3D printers on hand, so I can definitely make this work. Thanks!Koss Porta Pro or KSC75's. I use the $35 porta pros. You will need a bit of wire management but its not too hard. You can bind up the cables or 3D print an adapter (or buy one). Sound quality on Koss is well regarded for the price.
https://www.amazon.com/Koss-Porta-Headphones-Black-Silver/dp/B00001P4ZH/
https://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/j8hbzy/to_everyone_getting_the_quest_2_koss_porta_pro/
If you're scoffing at $50, you probably won't want to do what I do, but I'm using Shure SE535 earbuds with a short 45cm FiiO MMCX cable. They work pretty well, as the cable is just about the right length for the headset. You can also freely swap the original long cable, a bluetooth cable, or the short cable, depending on the device, though I found it convenient to just leave the 535s with my Quest 2 after upgrading to something else for general use.For those who do, what do you use for earsbuds/headphones? Ideally something that's purpose built for VR so there's no wire management. The on-strap speakers are okay, especially if I throw a hoodie on over my head, but sometimes I want to play at night without making a bunch of noise
I was just going to use my xm4 with a short 3.5mm cable for audio.
Are you not interested in the Vive Deluxe Audio strap? I just put it on my q2 this morning and its incredible. It's way more comfortable and the sound is as good or better than my CV1For those who do, what do you use for earsbuds/headphones? Ideally something that's purpose built for VR so there's no wire management. The on-strap speakers are okay, especially if I throw a hoodie on over my head, but sometimes I want to play at night without making a bunch of noise.
I saw Logitech has a G333 VR-ready earbud set, but $50 is quite pricey for what's essentially a set of earbuds with a shortened cable. Also found these cheapo $14 buds, but IME you get what you pay for too.
network lag for me with a dedicated 802.11ac router is about 30-40ms, but it really doesnt bother me much. Then again I havent really played much else other than Alyx, not sure how it affects my other games.To play devil's advocate...
Quest games cost too much. £19 for 2-3 hours of game play is sort of a joke.
Virtual Desktop has noticeable input delay. Not sure if anyone has measured it or not. Wireless freedom is a great thing, but it must be adding at least 50-100ms. Alyx weapon tracking was noticeably laggy for me. Beat Saber is unplayable. One tip I have here is to use your desktop wifi if you have it in AP mode and pick a dedicated 5Ghz channel nothing else uses. This is a good reason to get a motherboard with onboard WiFi if building a PC.
We need more triple A titles for VR. All we have is Alyx. If the market is booming hopefully we'll get this.
Although Quest2+elite headset is a massive comfort improvement over Quest 1, I still find it uncomfortable for long periods of time. It also gets sweaty, and "VR face" happens. If I'm tired, I also seem prone to getting sick when playing VR. This is also, I think, due to the limited IPD adjustment. So this mostly keeps my Quest2 in its box except when I play a dedicated VR game.
The quest 2 LCD is awesome for motion clarity. I think this is probably directly due to Carmack's influence. He really cares about this stuff at a low level.
I think VR will finally be there, for me at least, when we have: 1. True low latency wireless PCVR. 2. Several AAA games. 3. Much lighter headsets with more comfortable facial interfaces.
With the Quest2 being available, I also think the Index and G2 are a waste of money. Although the Facebook login is a huge meh.
To play devil's advocate...
Quest games cost too much. £19 for 2-3 hours of game play is sort of a joke.
Virtual Desktop has noticeable input delay. Not sure if anyone has measured it or not. Wireless freedom is a great thing, but it must be adding at least 50-100ms. Alyx weapon tracking was noticeably laggy for me. Beat Saber is unplayable. One tip I have here is to use your desktop wifi if you have it in AP mode and pick a dedicated 5Ghz channel nothing else uses. This is a good reason to get a motherboard with onboard WiFi if building a PC.
We need more triple A titles for VR. All we have is Alyx. If the market is booming hopefully we'll get this.
Although Quest2+elite headset is a massive comfort improvement over Quest 1, I still find it uncomfortable for long periods of time. It also gets sweaty, and "VR face" happens. If I'm tired, I also seem prone to getting sick when playing VR. This is also, I think, due to the limited IPD adjustment. So this mostly keeps my Quest2 in its box except when I play a dedicated VR game.
The quest 2 LCD is awesome for motion clarity. I think this is probably directly due to Carmack's influence. He really cares about this stuff at a low level.
I think VR will finally be there, for me at least, when we have: 1. True low latency wireless PCVR. 2. Several AAA games. 3. Much lighter headsets with more comfortable facial interfaces.
With the Quest2 being available, I also think the Index and G2 are a waste of money. Although the Facebook login is a huge meh.