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VR Gaming / Re: Quest 2 Link Best Settings (Finally Better Than Rift S)
« Last post by Lithium on November 25, 2023, 09:18:20 pm »
Yeah, I just got the Quest and 6E router in today. Going to try and set it up tonight. My extended battery strap should be here in the next day or two. I'd like to try Pop 1 again with a wireless setup!
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VR Gaming / Re: Quest 2 Link Best Settings (Finally Better Than Rift S)
« Last post by Jeyk on November 25, 2023, 12:38:55 am »
Jeyk, the cable I linked is the one I use. I like it because it also connects to a wall charger and, therefore, keeps my headset charged during play. Using other cables the headset's battery will slowly drain.

I understand now; I just assumed the USB-C to USB-C cables would handle the charging if I had a C port available.  Thank you for the link to the article as well.
 
I tried AirLink, and it was no bueno on my end.  I had $25 in credit at Target, so I just grabbed the last official Link cable they had while I was there.  I'll try it out tomorrow and see how it rolls.

I will check out Pop: One.  Should I be searching for that on Steam, or the Meta marketplace?
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VR Gaming / Re: Quest 2 Link Best Settings (Finally Better Than Rift S)
« Last post by Tbone on November 24, 2023, 11:31:39 pm »
Jeyk, the cable I linked is the one I use. I like it because it also connects to a wall charger and, therefore, keeps my headset charged during play. Using other cables the headset's battery will slowly drain. I have noticed I get audio crackling if I go above 500 bitrate, which MAY have to do with the cable but may not. I'm still troubleshooting that one. Here's an article if you wanna do some research: https://www.androidcentral.com/best-link-cable-alternative-oculus-quest-2

Lithium, Air Link will initially boot you into Meta's PCVR software and then you can load up SteamVR from there no problem. If you want to bypass Meta's software altogether, you'll need to buy Virtual Desktop on the Quest and then download the streamer software on your computer. Using that method you can boot up SteamVR without having to go into Meta's stuff first. Either way I've had no issues running SteamVR once connected.

My current contract ends Sunday. We'll have to start up some Pop: One again to test the new systems!
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VR Gaming / Re: Quest 2 Link Best Settings (Finally Better Than Rift S)
« Last post by Lithium on November 24, 2023, 10:05:58 pm »
I don't get everything in until this weekend or next week. So I can't really say how it is yet. I think I'm going to buy the official link cable. It's expensive, but it's probably better quality than the others and if there are any issues with it I can bitch to them about it. Hopefully I won't need to use it much with wireless.
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VR Gaming / Re: Quest 2 Link Best Settings (Finally Better Than Rift S)
« Last post by Jeyk on November 24, 2023, 06:56:23 am »
Haha, it’s an early Christmas for you, Lithium!  How are you liking the battery strap?  Is it comfortable, and does it run hot?

I’m glad you linked a cable T, which was going to be my next question - I was eyeing the official cable, but it’s definitely steep at $79.  I do have a USB-C port available, but will it make all that much of a difference vs. an A to C cable?

Are there any generic USB-C to USB-C cables you can recommend for PCVR?

 I only went with the 128GB version…wishing I could have done 512GB version, but wanted to save were I could, especially knowing I’d want to use this for PCVR to access my Steam games and likely wouldn’t need so much storage for that - but I do love the standalone functionality..

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VR Gaming / Re: Quest 2 Link Best Settings (Finally Better Than Rift S)
« Last post by Lithium on November 23, 2023, 10:59:26 pm »
2. Air Link. Some people swear by wireless, so this is another option. The recommendation is to have a dedicated router for the Quest. You'll plug the router into your computer and then have the headset line of sight to the router. The better the router, the smoother your connection (6E is currently the top dog here). Personally I can tell a big difference in compression artifacts when using wireless over air, but it keeps getting better and better.

You can use this option with Steam VR as well? Bought a 6E router, battery strap, and Quest 3 for 'Christmas'.
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Off Topic / Re: randomness
« Last post by Tbone on November 23, 2023, 03:10:32 pm »
NoCry gets no turkeys gwahaha!
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VR Gaming / Re: Quest 2 Link Best Settings (Finally Better Than Rift S)
« Last post by Tbone on November 23, 2023, 03:07:21 pm »
So I nabbed a Meta Quest 3 today, but was disappointed to see that I can’t access all the games I bought on the Rift, with the exception of Climb, which has “Cross Buy”. 

Is there any way I’ll be able to play my old Oculus library with this thing?  I’ve read that I may be able to with a link cable on my PC, but not entirely sure as it seems that what I’ve read refers to the Quest 2 - I figured you (or someone here in a similar jam) would have the skinny on this.
Yes, it's pretty easy to play all your Oculus library on the Quest 3. You have three options.

1. Link Cable. Personally this is what I use. The charging cable that comes with your headset is NOT a link cable, unfortunately. I use a third-party cable: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B2QPSWSF/ . Plug it into USB 3 and your Oculus software should find the headset and get it set up for you. You connect via the Link interface on the Quest 3. Using this method you can really crank up the resolution and bitrate and get really high fidelity PCVR.

2. Air Link. Some people swear by wireless, so this is another option. The recommendation is to have a dedicated router for the Quest. You'll plug the router into your computer and then have the headset line of sight to the router. The better the router, the smoother your connection (6E is currently the top dog here). Personally I can tell a big difference in compression artifacts when using wireless over air, but it keeps getting better and better.

3. Virtual Desktop. Same setup as Air Link but using bought custom software to have more options and bypass Oculus' interface. Again, I just plug in with a cable so I can't really compare, but it's an option.

I use my Quest Pro mostly for PCVR. If you end up buying more standalone games, I recommend getting Quest Games Optimizer as it has profiles for each game that will greatly increase the fidelity/performance, especially with the extra headroom on the Quest 3. Let me know if you have any other questions!
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VR Gaming / Re: Quest 2 Link Best Settings (Finally Better Than Rift S)
« Last post by Jeyk on November 23, 2023, 01:13:56 am »
So I nabbed a Meta Quest 3 today, but was disappointed to see that I can’t access all the games I bought on the Rift, with the exception of Climb, which has “Cross Buy”. 

Is there any way I’ll be able to play my old Oculus library with this thing?  I’ve read that I may be able to with a link cable on my PC, but not entirely sure as it seems that what I’ve read refers to the Quest 2 - I figured you (or someone here in a similar jam) would have the skinny on this.
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Off Topic / Re: randomness
« Last post by Jeyk on November 23, 2023, 01:10:17 am »
Good to see you on here, Nocry!  All is well, I hope?  Happy Turkey Day!
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