the default settings on Link are not very good, there’s a an Oculus Debug Tool (ODT) in the oculus folder ( By default, this should be C:\Program Files\Oculus\Support\oculus-diagnostics) where you can change settings, then Link looks better and has less hitching than VD
the default bit rate on Link is 150mbps, which is the limit for USB 2, but if you are using USB3 you can go all the way up to 500mbps, if you get any problems you can back off from this but even then people are saying 350mbps is a massive improvement over default
it also doesn’t use the native resolution by default either, so again you can increase the resolution Link uses
We got a Quest 2 to replace our Vive - even sold the vive on ebay for £370 so net profit on the switch, got a new headband from MVHStudios.co.uk, £19, really really comfortable
Oh yeah, and we had a problem with our first headset so Facebook sent us a replacement, didn’t ask for the old one back and then gave us an update that fixed the issue, so have a free Quest 2 as well
I already tried it at 2+Gbs connection cable with 500Mb bitrate, not impressed, VD looks way better, but of course latency, I need to recheck but what I remembered last time is that VD by some reason now has worse colours than on link, previously it was better with Q1 & refresh rate 60/72/80/90 really affects the LCD brightness in this explicit setup with VD, 90 is best, other look dimmer
Agreed. BTW, I’m def not arguing that link looks clearer - idk what sort of internet connection you guys run, but I have a wifi-6 router, 100mbps internet, and the compression just really kills it for me on distant objects or dark areas in VD, even when i maintain a reliable 125+ bitrate. If i were to look at something like alyx’s gloves, or text, it’s no contest, VD kills link.
There is an option btw for extended color range in VD, maybe try that? IME it cranks the contrast a little too hard, i prefer it off. Maybe I should mess with my router settings for a better experience. I’ll admit, with wifi 6 I get just about 0 stuttering, and the latency is low enough that I hardly notice. I’m no beat saber champ though.
im pretty sure the only reason the link is currently gimped is because the resolution of the video signal going to the headset over the usb is currently not native resolution and has to be upscaled.
this is what i’m saying. no matter what distortion correction is done on the server, it doesnt matter if the stream going to the headset is lower than the display and needs to be upscaled on the headset.
its half the reason the 8k will never look as good as the 8kx, ( well that and that pentile lcd screen
you can take an 8k image scale it down to 2560x1440 with a bitrate of 5000mbps and when it got to the hmd and was upscaled to 2160p it would still look blurry.
Yes, this is definitely the way to go. I’ve read setting a router as an access point and connecting via ethernet to your main router is the way. Luckily I just made the upgrade to wifi 6, so I can do this with my old router. I’m moving soon so I plan on doing this then and I’ll report back.
You can get wifi6 WiFi routers for cheaper than pcie cards - the honor3
The developer of Virtual Desktop says he’s tried all manner of pcie cards and PC hotspots are never as good as using a dedicated router.
Also wifi6 or wifi5 makes no real difference because 866mbps is still much higher than the 70-80mbps that he recommends as the best compromise for low latency.
While this is true, as far as using a single home router goes I think certain routers handle it better than others. I saw incredible improvement going from a netgear 5ghz router to my ax1500, even when I was wired and nothing else was streaming it was pretty bad previously. Others have had no issues with their older routers.
Generally I’ll say wifi 6 was a huge upgrade and I recommend it regardless of quest. My laptop with an Intel wireless wifi 6 card can do virtual desktop without being plugged in via ethernet - seriously it never drops a frame. Bad compression, but that’s nuts compared to wifi 5 reliability with that sort of thing IME. It’s noticably better in general household use too.
You can make a wifi hotspot with that pcie card but it’s not as good as a dedicated router. If you’re just plugged in to the router, chances are you’ll get a good experience if the routers decent/newer
I have a fiber box.
Prior to the wifi 6 pcie card i had 267mb/s. The box is on the ground floor and the computer on the first floor. Now with the wifi 6 card i have 660mb/s.
But virtual desktop has always shown 880mb/s in the quest 2 which should be the speed between the quest and the box.
In fact i should have no issues with or without but when i stream a recorded race i have lags.
Oculus Link is officially out of Beta, supporting 90hz and I’m hoping native resolution. I’m about to hop in and test it out. For those like me who don’t have the HMD v23 update yet in the about section of the headset, I’ve linked the manual instructions for loading the update
edit: I’ve noticed the reported steamvr resolution is suuper low for some reason with this update at 90hz, but whatever. I’m going to have to compare, but I think the quality is now on par with VD, but with superior bandwidth through the debug tool. Super enjoyable, but the best part is that I’m definitely noticing waaay better performance at the same time. VD was always pretty solid, but I had some serious stuttering and lag with link especially in steamvr before this update.
I could see people preferring VD regardless with it being wireless, but I pumped supersampling up with 500mbps streaming and wow… blows away my 5k+ in alyx thats for sure
I didn’t really tried it since I only ran the oculus first step but I don’t need much more to say that iam impressed by the visuals.
The SDE is sometime even less than on my 8k+, which has the same panels as the X, on clear uniforms colors, like sky it have less, I couldn’t really see it… only "feel"it…I couldn’t believe it.
I didn’t try sim or racing games yet but I am used enough to VR to says it will be great.
Sweetspot is kinda small compared to the 8k/5k series and I can understand why some don’t find it if the strap is not correctly set and ipd adjusted.
FoV is of course kind of narrow but not that terrible, from what I remember it’s better than the Q1.
Biggest issue so far is the mist that form very fast on the lenses.
And the sound…the sound lol, this is amazing how good it is.
Really, Oculus hit hard with this one.
People not used to VR or discovering it will find it good but those who already tried others headsets will be surprised.
I had to restart the service to get that slider to show up, but i do have it now! BTW you do still want to use the debug tool to set the bandwidth higher, but just as w. encoding resolution this only needs to be applied once and it sticks, not every single time like with supersampling. I really wish they integrated reprojection settings into the oculus app. I can’t stand space warp, and I don’t know how anyone can tolerate it honestly, though I know I’m not in the majority with that opinion.
Just sideload it manually like I did look at the top comment on the reddit post I linked. Right when you update the HMD, the oculus app will get an update and all will work.
look at the top comment on the reddit post I linked. Right when you update the HMD, the oculus app will get an update and all will work.