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Q2 owner, decided not to upgrade to the Q3 because I want a mid range headset with a DisplayPort connection. As much as I appreciate wireless PCVR - I am excit
by apatheticonion 3y ago
Q2 owner, decided not to upgrade to the Q3 because I want a mid range headset with a DisplayPort connection.
As much as I appreciate wireless PCVR - I am excited for its future but it doesn't do it for me at this stage.
People say that the latency and fidelity are indistinguishable from wired PCVR - that has not been my experience. I have a high end WiFi 6 router where the Q2 is the only device connected in line of sight of the router via 5ghz and my PC is connected via gigabit ethernet. I have also tweaked all the settings, purchased Virtual Desktop and done my best.
It's _fine_ but certainly not delivering anywhere close to what the headset hardware can offer in terms of fidelity.
The worst part is that, though better than wireless, even PCVR over the link cable is kinda rubbish.
Previously to the Q2 I had an HP Reverb G2 and the visual quality was mind blowing - however the controller tracking and software was a disaster. Prior to that I had a Rift 2 and prior to that Lenovo Explorer.
The Quest 2 feels about as good as the Rift 2 - though I think I preferred the Rift 2 because it had little-to-no setup and felt more responsive in games like BeatSaber.
The reviews for the Q3 sing its praises but I have been here before. I have tried the Pico 4 and I know the Q3 is around that level of quality - however the lack of uncompressed, responsive PCVR keeps me away.
If Meta released a Rift 3 - which was just a lighter/thinner Q3 without the battery/SoC - I'd be all over it. I'd love to see them improve the PCVR software, incorporate hand tracking and other such improvements.
Even for productivity, a wired PCVR headset makes more sense as it would be lighter, thinner, have unlimited run time and better latency/quality for work that doesn't suit lossy compression.
The bigscreen beyond basically proves that point - if only it wasn't like $4000 AUD excluding the base stations and controllers haha.
So yeah, I'm sticking to my Q2 until someone somewhere releases a decent mid ranged PCVR headset.
- bni 3y agoI got Quest 3 and was actually surprised by how well it works for PCVR with a Link cable. The key is to use H264 and crank up the bitrate to something like 800 mbps. You will need a good USB port on your motherboard. Preferably USB 3.2 At this bitrate I can't notice compression anymore.