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This is on my radar to keep an eye on at least. I use a Quest 2 mainly for playing the modded PC version of Beat Saber, and it's decent but has some annoying d

This is on my radar to keep an eye on at least. I use a Quest 2 mainly for playing the modded PC version of Beat Saber, and it's decent but has some annoying drawbacks — mainly, it's front-heavy due to onboard compute and battery, which I've offset with a counterweight on the back of the strap, which in turn increases total unit weight. Also, while its inside-out tracking is convenient it's also very fussy about environment lighting, with it easily forgetting its guardian boundaries with minor lighting changes, and it occasionally loses tracking with sudden head or arm movements. It's also a Meta product and firmly locked into Windows (no hope of using it under Linux). The Index is the next best thing but the current revision of that is getting a bit long on the tooth, so until Valve gives the Index a spec bump, things like this seem like the best bet for a headset upgrade.

mrguyorama 4y ago
The problem with bumping the specs of the index is that Valve knows how few people with VR headsets have a GPU that can push higher resolutions. GPU improvements have NOT trickled down, and going from the original Vive to the Index was already about a $420 new GPU, and that was before the insanity of GPU pricing the last few years. Valve knows how many Steam VR users have like 4080's and 4090's, or AMD's flagship, and the numbers aren't good.
- kitsunesoba 4y ago
  That's true. Honestly, I don't really need better screen tech in a new headset, just reduced bulk and weight and ideally better tracking. An Index v2 which targets the specs of the original in a much more compact and lightweight device would be plenty attractive too. It's just hard to justify its current price with how long it's been out.
AnIdiotOnTheNet 4y ago
You actually can use it under Linux with ALVR, from what I understand.
navjack27 4y ago
I also have a quest 2 and I recently bought the official upgraded strap and the official fit kit to go along with the custom lenses so I can see without my glasses in there and I just gotta say that the quest 2 is worlds more comfortable now. Before I would fidget around with it for tens of minutes before it would be even reasonably correctly aligned with my eyes with my complicated prescription on my lenses. But now I just put the quest 2 on my face and it's comfortable and I could see in it. I also did previously own an index and also had custom lenses for that and I think the quest 2 that I own now is way better especially over USB but wireless is pretty good too.
- kitsunesoba 4y ago
  I don't wear glasses so I can't comment on that, but I did upgrade from the stock strap to what's known as a "frankenquest" setup, where a Vive Deluxe Audio strap is connected to the quest via 3D printed adapters, with the counterweight velcro'd onto the back strap. As far as comfort goes it's not bad and the headphones on the Vive's strap are a solid upgrade from the Quest 2's directional speakers, but I'd still prefer for any headset I upgrade to in the future to be more lightweight.

mrguyorama 4y ago

The problem with bumping the specs of the index is that Valve knows how few people with VR headsets have a GPU that can push higher resolutions. GPU improvements have NOT trickled down, and going from the original Vive to the Index was already about a $420 new GPU, and that was before the insanity of GPU pricing the last few years. Valve knows how many Steam VR users have like 4080's and 4090's, or AMD's flagship, and the numbers aren't good.

kitsunesoba 4y ago
That's true. Honestly, I don't really need better screen tech in a new headset, just reduced bulk and weight and ideally better tracking. An Index v2 which targets the specs of the original in a much more compact and lightweight device would be plenty attractive too. It's just hard to justify its current price with how long it's been out.

AnIdiotOnTheNet 4y ago

You actually can use it under Linux with ALVR, from what I understand.

navjack27 4y ago

I also have a quest 2 and I recently bought the official upgraded strap and the official fit kit to go along with the custom lenses so I can see without my glasses in there and I just gotta say that the quest 2 is worlds more comfortable now. Before I would fidget around with it for tens of minutes before it would be even reasonably correctly aligned with my eyes with my complicated prescription on my lenses. But now I just put the quest 2 on my face and it's comfortable and I could see in it. I also did previously own an index and also had custom lenses for that and I think the quest 2 that I own now is way better especially over USB but wireless is pretty good too.

kitsunesoba 4y ago
I don't wear glasses so I can't comment on that, but I did upgrade from the stock strap to what's known as a "frankenquest" setup, where a Vive Deluxe Audio strap is connected to the quest via 3D printed adapters, with the counterweight velcro'd onto the back strap. As far as comfort goes it's not bad and the headphones on the Vive's strap are a solid upgrade from the Quest 2's directional speakers, but I'd still prefer for any headset I upgrade to in the future to be more lightweight.