Valve Index VR
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Don't think too much about it would be my advice. I'd 100% go for the Quest 2, even if it's the "wrong decision" you can always sell up at later date for relatively little loss. It's a cheap way of getting in to it and finding your feet. If you want to buy a different one later, you'll be far better equipped to know what it is you actually want.
This is good advice!!
Buy a Quest 2 now and try it, you won't lose that much money if you don't like it and it will help you figure out what's important to you for your next headset.
You don't have to buy the Official link cable, there are much cheaper alternatives. Also, you might not need a cable, you can connect to your computer wirelessly using Airlink or Virtual desktop. How good it works depends on you your wireless router and how far away it is from your play space. But, you can also play a lot of games on the Quest 2 without a PC at all.
Okay,I think I would prefer to use the cable though.
My mind is pretty made up to try the Quest 2
Don't discount wirelessly connecting your pc to your quest 2 just yet! Is your router 5ghz capable? Can u connect your pc directly to your router with a 1GB ethernet cable? Is your router reasonably close to your pc, like no further than adjacent rooms?
If you answered yes then u can stream pcvr games wirelessly. Doing that with games like half life alyx is just fantastic.
Whatever you decide, wired or wireless pcvr, let us know how you get on with your new quest 2!
If you answered yes then u can stream pcvr games wirelessly. Doing that with games like half life alyx is just fantastic.
Whatever you decide, wired or wireless pcvr, let us know how you get on with your new quest 2!
It's a sky router,2 and half years old and yes it's 5ghz,located in the livingroom.
I can connect the PC to the router with an Ethernet cable ,as I will be using the quest 2 in the livingroom.
I have ordered the Quest 2 and the fibre cable!
But I will certainly try using it wireless first,to see what I think!
Coming later this week,cant wait to try it out
Half-life : Alex is also at half price on steam!!
Thanks for all the responses so far,everyone.
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It's a sky router,2 and half years old and yes it's 5ghz,located in the livingroom.
I can connect the PC to the router with an Ethernet cable ,as I will be using the quest 2 in the livingroom.
I have ordered the Quest 2 and the fibre cable!
But I will certainly try using it wireless first,to see what I think!
Coming later this week,cant wait to try it out
Half-life : Alex is also at half price on steam!!
Thanks for all the responses so far,everyone.
You have ordered it? Good for you. I think you will be amazed when you put on Half Life Alyx.
If you do enjoy it. Then your first purchases should be a new headstrap and maybe a more comfortable facial interface. The stock strap isn't bad, if you fit it right, but, the aftermarket headstraps make it a lot more comfortable.
Just one question, if you plan to use your Quest 2 in the Living room but your PC is in another room, how are you going to use the Link cable??
If I was you, I would return the Official Link cable. With that money you could buy a Kiwi design link cable and a headstrap.
You have ordered it? Good for you. I think you will be amazed when you put on Half Life Alyx.
If you do enjoy it. Then your first purchases should be a new headstrap and maybe a more comfortable facial interface. The stock strap isn't bad, if you fit it right, but, the aftermarket headstraps make it a lot more comfortable.
Just one question, if you plan to use your Quest 2 in the Living room but your PC is in another room, how are you going to use the Link cable??
If I was you, I would return the Official Link cable. With that money you could buy a Kiwi design link cable and a headstrap.
Okay,I just want to try it first to see how I get on with it.So I'm not thinking about other accessories at the moment.
I think I will still wait though to see what new VR headsets will come out this year,rather than purchase the Quest 2.
I will use my laptop in the living room,as you pointed out earlier in the thread,my desktop has an RTX 2070 which isn't good enough for VR.
I'm still confused about one thing though,you can connect to steam etc wirelessly?
Am I misreading something? Didn't you just say in your previous post that you ordered a Quest 2???
Yes, it definitely sounds like you are a little confused. Don't worry, it's pretty simple really.
Has your laptop a better GPU than your Desktop?
A 2070 is fine for VR. It will give a good experience on the Quest 2.
Wireless PCVR: It's the same as connecting by cable. You are just connecting wirelessly to your PC. The Games are been played on your PC, encoded by the GPU and sent to the headset, either by USB cable or wirelessly, which decodes the stream and displays it.
Standalone is different. You don't need a PC. Standalone games are played on the headset and displayed on the headset.
I have,the place I purchased the Quest 2 from has easy returns,so there is no problem if I don't like it or want to wait a little while longer this year.
My laptop has the RTX 3080,16gb ram,2.1 hdmi.
So,basically what you are saying,is I don't really need the fibre cable to play steam games?
There is no difference in picture quality,framerates between the wireless connection and wired?
As long as you have a good setup with wifi there isnt much (or much that you'll notice) difference between wireless and wired, quality of image wise. But the freedom of playing without a wire hassling u is great.It's a sky router,2 and half years old and yes it's 5ghz,located in the livingroom.
I can connect the PC to the router with an Ethernet cable ,as I will be using the quest 2 in the livingroom.
I have ordered the Quest 2 and the fibre cable!
But I will certainly try using it wireless first,to see what I think!
Coming later this week,cant wait to try it out
Half-life : Alex is also at half price on steam!!
Thanks for all the responses so far,everyone.
I suggest getting your quest 2, use your fiber cable, learn the ropes, then do the little bit of research required to go wireless. Dont overwhelm yourself trying to play pcvr games wirelessly straight away. Theres plenty of info on google, or ask here for help, on wirelessly streaming pcvr steam games, when you've got a bit used to it.
Ah, ok, I understand.
The laptop is good enough. Was just checking!!
No, you don't need the cable to play Steam games. But, if you are using your laptop and want to play wirelessly, you will still need to connect it by ethernet cable to the router. You need a gigabit connection between your PC and the Router that the Quest 2 connects to for the best experience.
The difference in picture quality will depend on how good your wireless setup is. Some of the Routers from ISPs can be poor.
I think you are too focused on the wrong things. Playing games in VR is nothing like playing them on a monitor. Immersion is everything. For roomscale games, been connected by cable is the single biggest immersion breaker. Some of the most popular Room scale games in VR only have very basic graphics. Because the sense of actually been there beats everything.
Hopefully you will understand when you put on the headset for the first time. Because nothing I can say, or nothing that you will read, no videos that you watch will prepare you for putting on the headset for the first time. My advice to you, forget about image quality and pancake gaming. Put on the headset and have fun. Join us in the hangout thread where we can play some multiplayer games.
Indeed,I'm still confused with using it wirelessly
Airlink doesn't work with windows 11 yet, according to the oculus website.
That's what im thinking,just connecting the fibre cable could save a little hassle!
Ah, ok, I understand.
The laptop is good enough. Was just checking!!
No, you don't need the cable to play Steam games. But, if you are using your laptop and want to play wirelessly, you will still need to connect it by ethernet cable to the router. You need a gigabit connection between your PC and the Router that the Quest 2 connects to for the best experience.
The difference in picture quality will depend on how good your wireless setup is. Some of the Routers from ISPs can be poor.
I think you are too focused on the wrong things. Playing games in VR is nothing like playing them on a monitor. Immersion is everything. For roomscale games, been connected by cable is the single biggest immersion breaker. Some of the most popular Room scale games in VR only have very basic graphics. Because the sense of actually been there beats everything.
Hopefully you will understand when you put on the headset for the first time. Because nothing I can say, or nothing that you will read, no videos that you watch will prepare you for putting on the headset for the first time. My advice to you, forget about image quality and pancake gaming. Put on the headset and have fun. Join us in the hangout thread where we can play some multiplayer games.
I hear what you are saying,everyone is different.
The fun thing is I can try it wired and wirelessly and see what I find has advantages/disadvantages.
What multiplayer game do you suggest?
I like FPS and sport games,I'm going to get Half Life:Alyx and Star Wars squadron to get me going!
But I'm eager to try anything in VR
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Soldato
I will never understand a world where somebody says a 2070 or (mobile) 3080 is not fast enough for VR…. My daughter players Phasmophobia on her R9 290 flawlessly, and that’s leagues behind a 2070!
The laptops 3080 will give a better performance than the desktop 2070 though.
So it makes sense to use my laptop!