Upgrading from Oculus Quest 2 to Meta Quest 3 ?

[Ranger1882]

Hi All

I currently use my Oculus Quest 2 VR headset in DCS F18, which is great, but am thinking of upgrading to a Meta Quest 3, for a better experience and given that my OQ2 is getting on a bit.

Accordingly I was wondering if anyone else has done this and has any thoughts re the experience, pros/cons/things to consider/was it a massive improvement kind of thing?

Thanks in advance for any thoughts/help!

Cheers

[diego999]

I did exactly that.

Q3 is a logical evolution of the Q2. It's better in almost every sense, but it's not a massive 'omg I can't believe this' improvement. Still, it was worth it for me.

 

Q3 pros:

- Lenses. Clarity from edge to edge of the image. No more blurriness outside of the center sweet spot. This is the main difference.

- Better sound.

- Massively improved color passthrough (this isn't important in DCS, but still).

- Better tracking (it started worse than the Q2 but it has improved over time).

- Better resolution (cockpit is perfectly readable with PD 1.0, in Q2 I had to push the resolution to overcome the lacking definition / fresnel lenses. So Q3 looks better while pushing less pixels overall compared to Q2).

 

Q3 cons:

- Standard strap is atrocious. Very uncomfortable.

- Battery comsumption is a little higher than Q2.

 

A couple of weeks ago I plugged my old Q2 for the sake of nostalgia after 6 months of using the Q3. It was awful and I unplugged it again after five minutes.

I'd say go for it.

Edited November 21, 2024 by diego999

[Maddaawg]

If you can afford to add the BoboVR S3 Pro, I would add that. It is far more comfortable than the stock strap and adds battery power too.

[Ranger1882]

Thanks guys for the advice, am going to order both tomorrow 

[Obic]

If your GPU can sustain it Encode Bitrate to 800 to 900 is really good with link cable. (Can be any high quality USB A to USB C 3.2)

Then scale up the resolution in the oculus app, I suggest keeping 72hz as it allows you to run without ASW if your GPU can do it.

Edited November 23, 2024 by Obic

[LOW_Hitman]

Am 23.11.2024 um 22:41 schrieb Obic:

If your GPU can sustain it Encode Bitrate to 800 to 900 is really good with link cable. (Can be any high quality USB A to USB C 3.2)

Then scale up the resolution in the oculus app, I suggest keeping 72hz as it allows you to run without ASW if your GPU can do it.

Can you please tell me whats exactly the difference which such a high bitrate? I'am using a RTX 4070ti super and noticed no difference between 500 and 950, only some "stutters when it comes to sound"