Underboss
Pico 4 out soon?
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WOW WHAT AN IMPROVMENT
Underboss
im just swapping out my Q2 for a pico 4, i paid £200 for my Q2 2nd hand i think (ill have to check) be nice to claim that all back and put towards a Pico 4 
im just swapping out my Q2 for a pico 4, i paid £200 for my Q2 2nd hand i think (ill have to check) be nice to claim that all back and put towards a Pico 4
I'd like to know how much you get for your Q2 when you sell it?
Underboss
yeah i can let you know no worries
you thinking of swapping too ?
you thinking of swapping too ?
Looks like it depends what you're doing. Watching video the clocks are similar so the Pico 4 lasts quite a lot longer. But gaming, if the game requires it, it can drain as fast or even slightly faster than Quest 2. I suppose the 45% extra battery just can't make up for the higher clock speeds, extra ram, higher res screen ect. It could be early software draining the battery quicker. Or the game may be clocking the SoC to full speed, and to be honest its then not so surprising. Because at twice the clock speed the SoC would be consuming well over twice the power consumption of Quest 2's SoC. I'd be amazed at even 1 and a half hours game time at full speed using a Pico 4's battery.
Soldato
Looked like the brightness/contrast was lower, or the camera not quite bring in the same place.
Pico certainly looks an upgrade, but not big enough for me. Maybe Q3 will be
Pico certainly looks an upgrade, but not big enough for me. Maybe Q3 will be
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I got £245 on ebay, but that also included a kiwi elite strap and a cheap USB3 cable
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The picture quality very much reminds me of when I had my reverb g2. Not surprising as it's the same resolution. Noticeable difference when your actually inside the headset.
I ended up returning it though due to the god awful sweetspot, and the even worse software.
I ended up returning it though due to the god awful sweetspot, and the even worse software.
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yeah i can let you know no worries
you thinking of swapping too ?
Slightly tempted. No doubt it's a better specced headset. Had the Q2 since launch day, but may hold out for the Pico 5 which is in the works according to Bradley.
Fired up the old Rift last night for ***** and giggles, and although the image isn't great, it's still so comfy and the sound is great!
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Pico 5 is the pico Pro, and is designed to go head to head with the quest pro
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The picture quality very much reminds me of when I had my reverb g2. Not surprising as it's the same resolution. Noticeable difference when your actually inside the headset.
I ended up returning it though due to the god awful sweetspot, and the even worse software.
Wow, the blacks look much better on Quest 2.
Perhaps a Pico 4.5 then.
Soldato
Thing is, as much as I wasn't scared about Facebook and datamining, I do have fears about it from Pico. I use the standalone on my q2 quite often, not sure I'd want to give details for the standalone on pico.
I think that no matter what headset you use there's going to be some data mining. Four cameras and a microphone in your living room. They know how tall you are and your arm length. They can differentiate between different users on the same headset, and over time they'll be able to diagnose certain health issues related to balance and/or mobility. And we haven't even mentioned eye or face tracking. Scary!!!!!
