Quest 3 owners etc

mcwildcard · 30 Apr 2024 at 23:43

Does anyone know a way to get access to the Meta Layout app?
I'm about to drop a significant wedge on a new kitchen, and it work be great to visualise it a bit better with AR!

Trig · 1 May 2024 at 08:59

Had a play with a Quest 2 yesterday on DCS, made me feel a bit disorientated, probably should have gone in a bit softer but loaded it up, dropped into DCS and started buzzing about at tree level in a TF-51, once I started chucking it around it felt weird..
Then did a gun fight with a Tomcat in an SU33, I won and found it a lot easier to maintain situational awareness.

Oddly though, couldn't get the sound to come out through the headset..

I'll have a few more goes over the week and then see if I wanna buy the 3, it did take me a while to get the headset right where I needed it to be, but I understand that the 3 has flat lenses rather than the same style as the 2?

Unseul · 1 May 2024 at 09:03

Trig said:
Had a play with a Quest 2 yesterday on DCS, made me feel a bit disorientated, probably should have gone in a bit softer but loaded it up, dropped into DCS and started buzzing about at tree level in a TF-51, once I started chucking it around it felt weird..
Then did a gun fight with a Tomcat in an SU33, I won and found it a lot easier to maintain situational awareness.

Oddly though, couldn't get the sound to come out through the headset..

I'll have a few more goes over the week and then see if I wanna buy the 3, it did take me a while to get the headset right where I needed it to be, but I understand that the 3 has flat lenses rather than the same style as the 2?

It has pancake lenses, which means the sweetspot is almost the full lense, as oppose to an area in the middle, vast improvement.

Sims are a tough way to go into VR, flight sims especially, best advice is stop when you feel ill, build your tolerance, rather than push through and start associating VR with sickness.

A fan blowing in your face, ginger before you start are two common methods used to try and stop it a bit.

Flor_Fina · 2 May 2024 at 00:30

Will prescription lenses from the Q2 fit the 3?

I had some fun with the 2 for a while, but the resolution/sweet spot was pretty poor once the honeymoon period wore off.

Captain Chaos · 2 May 2024 at 08:26

Hedge said:
Anyone playing Contractors Showdown? I'm horrendous at it and nearly fell over when I jumped over a fence but it's a good game lol

Not a bad game but ive not played it that much yet.

ShiWarrior · 2 May 2024 at 09:13

Flor_Fina said:
Will prescription lenses from the Q2 fit the 3?

I had some fun with the 2 for a while, but the resolution/sweet spot was pretty poor once the honeymoon period wore off.

No, completely different lenses

thefish · 3 May 2024 at 17:28

Does the 3 hurt your eyes, I had, a quest 2 but after 20 mins or so my eyes got really sore

ShiWarrior · 3 May 2024 at 19:29

thats a very unique thing to yourself, ive never heard that, i have no idea of the Q3 will be different or not, you need to try it, thats the only way your going to know

LostCorpse · 3 May 2024 at 19:35

thefish said:
Does the 3 hurt your eyes, I had, a quest 2 but after 20 mins or so my eyes got really sore

ipd correct?
you dont have lenses in the q2 you forgot about?

thefish · 4 May 2024 at 07:58

No lenses, I do suffer from dry eyes that I've to use quite a lot of eye drops for, great bit of kit but just burned my eyes and has put me off the meta 3 tbh

drakulton · 4 May 2024 at 12:11

thefish said:
No lenses, I do suffer from dry eyes that I've to use quite a lot of eye drops for, great bit of kit but just burned my eyes and has put me off the meta 3 tbh

If the air environment in the headset is too dry for your eyes it may be worth getting a halo type strap for the quest 3 and remove the facial interface, so the Q3 then hangs in front to your face exposing your eyes to the wider environment. Globular Cluster also do a headstrap that works like the Quest pro headstrap.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Globular-Cluster-CMQ3-Comfort-Quest/dp/B0CPP67CQZ

LostCorpse · 4 May 2024 at 12:56

drakulton said:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Globular-Cluster-CMQ3-Comfort-Quest/dp/B0CPP67CQZ

seems unavailable according to the link,

BOBOVR S3 Pro Super Strap is prob a tad expensive? and on pre-order.

brightness might + dark mode were my other suggestios.
i quick search suggested others were reporing similar issues.

Trig · 4 May 2024 at 13:15

thefish said:
No lenses, I do suffer from dry eyes that I've to use quite a lot of eye drops for, great bit of kit but just burned my eyes and has put me off the meta 3 tbh

I struggled to get the 2 in the right place, until I realised that you can move the lenses left/right..

drakulton · 4 May 2024 at 13:25

LostCorpse said:
seems unavailable according to the link,

BOBOVR S3 Pro Super Strap is prob a tad expensive? and on pre-order.

Yeah, it's currently unavailable on amazon, but as previously mentioned, most of the halo style straps can mimic the pro strap with the headset moved forward on the headstrap side arms and the facial interface removed. Even the cheap chinese ones.

Ravenger · 5 May 2024 at 19:09

One caveat with the halo straps in open face mode is that the don't shade the top of the headset like the Pro headstrap does, so you get light leak from above. You can buy Pro style face pads on etsy, but I'd really like Globular Cluster or Bobo to make one that works with their halo straps. It is easily fixable though by placing one of the spare forehead pads in the gap.
The Q3 works really well though as an open-face headset with those straps. I now have the Globular Cluster magnetic facial interface and that's great as you can easily switch from open face to one of three different facial pad depending on what you're playing.

drakulton · 5 May 2024 at 20:35

Ravenger said:
One caveat with the halo straps in open face mode is that the don't shade the top of the headset like the Pro headstrap does, so you get light leak from above. You can buy Pro style face pads on etsy, but I'd really like Globular Cluster or Bobo to make one that works with their halo straps. It is easily fixable though by placing one of the spare forehead pads in the gap.
The Q3 works really well though as an open-face headset with those straps. I now have the Globular Cluster magnetic facial interface and that's great as you can easily switch from open face to one of three different facial pad depending on what you're playing.

Just nail a baseball cap peak to your forehead and you're good to go.

D3K · 8 May 2024 at 20:55

Does anyone get fog on their left lens?

Haven’t tested this much since buying in it (in fact barely used it for more than 5 mins to check it was all functional)

Happens with og facial interface as well as an aftermarket one, but is worse if use the light blocker for nose.

Seeing this as a deal breaker, feels like i have glaucoma

LostCorpse · 8 May 2024 at 21:12

q3 no, no fog, but not using a nose light blocker. im just using standard what meta shipped at moment. stock head strap & facial interface.
quest properly aligned?

Infidelus · 8 May 2024 at 21:12

I have prescription inserts on mine but they do sometimes fog up when I put the headset on. They do usually clear by themselves in a short while but if I'm feeling impatient I use the cloth that came with the inserts.

drakulton · 8 May 2024 at 21:59

D3K said:
Does anyone get fog on their left lens?

Haven’t tested this much since buying in it (in fact barely used it for more than 5 mins to check it was all functional)

Happens with og facial interface as well as an aftermarket one, but is worse if use the light blocker for nose.

Seeing this as a deal breaker, feels like i have glaucoma

If you use your headset for more than five minutes, the electronics will warm up and stop the lenses from fogging.