Comments by "Her Royal Fluffiness Celestia, Princess of Cake" (@CakePrincessCelestia) on "" video.

  1. Absolutely go get the Q3. It's a massive step up, especially with the lenses and the noticably better audio which is actually really good. Just don't take the S model, that's basically Q2 specs just with the better SoC inside.
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  2. ASUS RT-AXE7800 or something similar, preferrably. Key feature: Tri-Band 6GHz Wifi 6E. The E is important. Alternatively, Wifi 7 will also do, but it MUST be 6GHz AND feature Tri-Band. To e fair, I still have to upgrade to that and am running a Speedport Smart 1 from around 2015 as AP (in fact, multiple, 'cos they're very inexpensive to get used and retail price was just 120€ if you bought them instead of renting) that only does Wifi 5, so basically the good old 5GHz 866MBit/s treat. If it's in the same room, ideally with LOS and everything is wired up nicely with GBE infrastructure and Cat 5e cables, that will be running well enough already and 120+ MBit/s in Virtual Desktop should be possible without issues (which is what it is for me). BTW that's an ISP router in Germany from the Telekom (you guys may know them as T-Mobile, same company). Wifi 6 brings slightly better latencies, 6E then allows for better bitrates while lowering the latencies even more. With that, you can do 400MBit/s or more under good conditions. I'm using Virtual Desktop exclusively. It's the best way to do anything PCVR with any of the Quest headsets. Been doing that for 5 years now, starting with the first headset.
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  3.  @GiovanniEsposito5  To be fair, there's also tons of not crappy VR games on the Quest store, you gotta know them. Of course, it also depends on your taste and genre preference. Moss Book 1 and 2 for example are literal must haves, even if you otherwise don't touch platformers, NGL. Also, more space for video recording if you'd do that on the device itself... and possibly storing videos to watch in the thing. Last, but not least: Is the 128GB model still available even? They phased it out like a year ago. Most importantly: Quest 3 S has not only lower res, but also the old fresnel lenses. You'd totally want the non-S model with the good pancake lenses that offer a much better edge to edge clarity, especially in flight sims where you have to rely on peripheral vision as well.
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  4. Doesn't even read the manuals... 😂🤣😂
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  5. Virtual Desktop all the way. And having the router / wifi AP in the same room with everything wired up in GBE standards is basically a must for a smooth experience. I highly recommend having a decent headstrap with additional battery placed at the back. It not only makes the thing last longer, but also makes your head wearing it last a lot longer, as it gets SO much more comfortable. I can wear my BoboVR S3 Pro strapped Q3 for hours. And when that battery is empty, I just grab the next and let that one charge. Having two in total is sufficient, but I got 3, just in case.
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  6. So, first off, with you having THAT headset now as well, I think it's time for you getting VTOL VR on Steam at last. And possibly also some games that involve shooting. Gunplay in roomscale VR is a completely different experience as opposed to playing any shooter in pancake with mouse and keyboard... you definitely should give it a try. You can get decent recommendations on pretty much any YT channel that does VR, but I'd say, the things anyone should have tried at least would be Half-Life Alyx, Boneworks and/or Bonelab and probably something like Pavlov, Population One or Breachers. There's also great games like Hubris, Vertigo 1+2 (especially the 2nd) that siill are pretty much shooters as well as the Medal of Honor game. Then there's some awesome adenture / puzzle solver games like Wanderer, 7th Guest VR, Myst, Riven, Obduction, Firmament and The Room VR that are absolutely worth playing. If you want to try something completely different, go for Moss Books 1 and 2 and Ven VR (platformers, the Moss ones actually are a must play! Everyone who tried them loves them!), Demeo, Ancient Dungeon VR and possibly many more. What I also still would like to see is you getting a Fore Feedback stick base... it's a game changer especially in helos and non-FBW aircraft like the Tomcat or Phantom. The Quest 3 is probably the best allrounder out there on hte market currently and gets a clear recommendation from me. It has a better FOV than previous Quests (and the 3S), almost as good as the Index which itself is only beaten by Pimax. Most notable advantage though comes from the pancake lenses with a ginormous sweet spot (you can literally be up to 5mm off you IPD and it's still fine) and excellent edge to edge clarity. The audio is much better than on previous Quests and the resolution is basically pretty much at Reverb G2 level. The controllers are low profile, which makes them nicer to handle if you do the clickety-click stuff with them instead of using a mouse. Advantage in doing so is that you can build up muscle memory (which does take some time first!) and not having to deal with holding your head perfectly still when aiming the cursor at switches. Also, no mouse cursor that you need to find first - just grab that other thing instead, point it at something and pull the trigger or do the thumbstick actions for RMB and scrolling. With practice, that's possibly the better way to do it. Wifi performance is best when having a router or Wifi AP, ideally running on a different channel than your other one, right in the room you do your wireless PCVR. If the headset is within LOS to that thing it'S even better. It should at least be capable of doing 5GHz Wifi 5 at 866MBit/s (which is fine for 120-160ish MBit/s bitrate, depending on model - which is sufficient), having Wifi 6 would get you better latencies and having Wifi 6E or 7 with Tri-Band 6GHz, you can get the better rates of up to 400MBit/s and not even see any difference to wired link anymore - some would dare to say it's even better. Of course, that router or AP has to be wired up by GBE standards, good Cat 5e cables and GBE capable switches will do that. I've heard a lot of good feedback on the Asus RT-AXE7800. Also possible solutions would be using a Wifi stick solely for connecting the Quest to the PC, that would require bridging that one with the Wifi or LAN of your PC so the Quest gets internet access. By bridging them, the PC basically becomes another router for the headset. You could do the same with a router connected to the PC directly via Ethernet which would be the preferred method in case the PC would only have internet access via Wifi from a router in another room. Also, making the headset more comfortable is key. My recommendation goes to the BoboVR M3 Pro headstrap with battery - and do yourself a favor and get one or two replacement batteries for it straight away and the charging dock (which does come with one battery), so you can keep just swapping the battery while charging the other. Having three in total is nice so you won't wear them down as quickly (which simply is a thing with batteries, they get worse over time) while also making sure you'll always have two fully charged ones at all times, even when you forgot to put the one from the headset back onto the charger. In addition to the headstrap - any other might do as well, like the Kiwi Design ones, Aubika, etc - most important thing is they come with a battery attached at the back to counter-weigh the headset - getting some replacement facial interface or at least the VR Cover cloth strap-overs is very much advised. In case of anyone needing glasses: Get lens adapters at your prescription for the headset. Some like the HonsVR even come with a magnet system so you can easily just take them out for cleaning and/or when you just wanna show the headset to someone else. Even if you don't need glasses (which would be for normal seeing, not for reading or computer use), having just plain lenses on there as protection for the headset's own lenses isn't a bad idea. Noone wants to have the headset's lenses scratched at some point. If that happens to another set of lenses that you can replace, it's much less hassle to do so. And, last, but not least: Get Virtual Desktop from the Quest Store. It's vastly superior to both Air Link and Steam Link. It's awesome for PCVR and also great for simply just remotely using your PC, especially in conjunction with VirtualHere running on an Android phone with a mouse/keyboard combo dongle (like Logitech's Unifying Dongle) plugged with an OTG adapter. That way you can fully use your PC anywhere at your home where you got a good enough Wifi connection and enjoy the big screen glory virtually or simply just do the browsing or pancake gaming from your couch or even standing instead of sitting at your desk. I use that on a daily basis since I got the Q3 and would totally miss it if I couldn't anymore.
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  7. Cat 5e is good enough for GBE, technically it's rated for 2.5GBE up to 100m. Cat 6 is stiffer and usually goes into walls and cable canals. Cat 7 would be the option for higher standards like 10GBE. I have like this for my roomscale stuff and it's as smooth as an elven arse as that guy in Candle Keep used to say: PC - 2m Cat5e - D-Link DGS-1005D - 30m Cat 5e - another DGS-1005D - 50m Cat 5e - Speedport Smart 1 (just Wifi 5). It's the route from my PC room to the living room. Got another of those Speedports with a 5m Cat 5e connected to the switch in the PC room for the flying VR and that other switch is where the router getting the internet connection is linked with. Those 30 and 50m cables run outside BTW. Been working fine for over 20 years by now :)
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  8. ^this
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  9.  @ArcherAC3  Get Virtual Desktop, it's just 20 bucks and may VR people on YT got their special discount codes, so it's at least 10% less, up to 50% discount during sales. That will completely get you around the Meta Air Link stuff (which never realiably works for me either and always includes troubleshooting first if I try) and goes directly with Steam VR and is basically hassle-free most of the time.
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  10. Good to know. My eyes suck and I probably wouldn't even notice, but still. Running DLSS quality since it got added. The Synchronous Spacewarp option from Virtual Desktop (SSW) is quite decent, BTW.
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  11. Dedicated network for just the Quest is always a good idea, so your phones, tablets and laptops won't interfere with it at all. If your other stuff runs on channel 36, make it run on ch 100 or the other way round. IIRC there's even more suitable free channels in the US, but those are the two major selections in the EU.
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