SantasGolfClub Posted July 9 Posted July 9 I’m using my Quest 3 using the oculus software direct and air link. im not blown away by the picture and i need to set a lot of settings low (video card is a 3080 (upgrading to 5080 soon - on order)) and even then, sometimes I get this weird freeze up, and then for a minute later - looks like I’m drunk. Like slow motion lagged and unplayable. Most of the time it catches up and all good. But it’s usually when I really don’t want it to happen. if I play in 2D, the picture is amazing on the monitor. But in VR, less scenery, washed out colours, stutters if I turn my head full and quick. I keep hearing of “open” something-or-other (Open XRS?) and virtual desktop and stuff. Is using the stock Oculus app and airlink part of my problem? Would virtual desktop be an improvement? AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | 32GB DDR5 | RTX 3080 | Meta Quest 3
The_Nephilim Posted July 9 Posted July 9 are you using a dedicated 6e Wireless router?? I preferred the link Cable I owned a Q3 for a month and cable worked best for myself YMMV.. I tried buying a cable that was not official and had nothing but trouble with them. I did purchase the Link Cable that was the official one and did not have any issues with it.. Intel Ultra 265K 5.5GHZ / Gigabyte Z890 Aorus Elite / MSI 4070Ti Ventus 12GB / SoundBlaster Z SoundCard / Corsair Vengance 64GB Ram / HP Reverb G2 / Samsung 980 Pro 2TB Games / Crucial 512GB M.2 Win 11 Pro 21H2 / ButtKicker Gamer / CoolerMaster TD500 Mesh V2 PC Case
av8orDave Posted July 9 Posted July 9 Try virtual desktop. The software is considerably better than the alternatives, and performance lately has been quite good. 1
SantasGolfClub Posted July 10 Author Posted July 10 I currently have a TP Link Deco Mesh wifi setup at home, and is Wifi 6. But all home devices are connected to one of the 3 mesh nodes. I don't have a separate wifi router connected, as I thought that having more than one Wifi access point close to each other degrades the overall wifi strength due to radio noise. I can try it. I can connect a small GL.iNet wireless router to my main router as a separate AP. AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | 32GB DDR5 | RTX 3080 | Meta Quest 3
diego999 Posted July 10 Posted July 10 Unpopular opinion: try cable connection. Best image quality and the battery doesn't die in a couple of hours. 3
sleighzy Posted July 10 Posted July 10 As already mentioned, if using wifi then definitely get Virtual Desktop, I've always found AirLink to be garbage. AMD 7800x3D, 4080Super, 64Gb DDR5 RAM, 4Tb NVMe M.2, Quest 2
SantasGolfClub Posted July 10 Author Posted July 10 I've just setup a standalone wifi AP, called VR-Only. I've just joined that Wifi with my Quest 3. Work just decided to make me work. So I'll try that first. And maybe get Virtual Desktop too. I'll need to work out how to use that. I've been using the Meta app and AirLink for years. It seems Virtual Desktop is more configurable. So VD also adds better performance? AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | 32GB DDR5 | RTX 3080 | Meta Quest 3
SantasGolfClub Posted July 10 Author Posted July 10 OK, that did NOT go well. Seemed a bit laggy on the separate Wifi AP. So decided to try the USB C cable, and it was way better. I assume the bitrate using the cable will always beat Wifi? Still using Meta Link (The Meta app). Would there be any benefit in using Virtual Desktop with the link cable? AMD Ryzen 7 7700X | 32GB DDR5 | RTX 3080 | Meta Quest 3
mkel2010 Posted July 10 Posted July 10 10 hours ago, SantasGolfClub said: OK, that did NOT go well. Seemed a bit laggy on the separate Wifi AP. So decided to try the USB C cable, and it was way better. I assume the bitrate using the cable will always beat Wifi? Still using Meta Link (The Meta app). Would there be any benefit in using Virtual Desktop with the link cable? As far as I know, Virtual Desktop is through a wireless connection, regardless whether or not a link cable is used. The link cable in this situation will keep the headset charged and that's about it. That said, I came across the video linked below that describes how to hook the Quest 3 directly into a wired router and use Virtual Desktop. I just ordered what I need to try this so it will be next week before I know whether or not it will work.
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