Considering a Q3 but I have some questions

erniescar69

metichemsi Thanks for the help. That's awesome that Plex will work on the Q3. I already have it set up in my house to stream movies from the PC to my smart tv. I think I'm gonna wait for the black friday sales and maybe I can get the 128gb for a little cheaper, it's currently $650 on amazon.ca and hopefully it'll drop to around $600 or so. And if I like the Q3 enough I could always sell off the G2 to recoup some money.

metichemsi

erniescar69 I'm happy to hear, you should be golden then if you already use Plex. Good look on finding a good deal, people who wait always end up getting way better deals in the long term.

Taliesin1

I have a Quest 3. Virtual Desktop. It see's the computer won't connect. Tries to establish but, right back to computer name. I do have steam version on PC. also, Mcafee which i have tried to turn off. Any suggestions?
Thanks

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Have you installed the streamer app?
https://www.vrdesktop.net/

If so, turn off Mcafee. In fact, I'd uninstall it.

From FAQ

Question: I get an error on the desktop that says 'Unable to connect to the Virtual Desktop Service'

Answer: Your anti-virus or a problem with Windows is preventing the installation of the service. To resolve this, add an exception to your anti-virus or go to the installation folder and try to manually install it by double-clicking 'VirtualDesktop.Service'

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Yes to all of those questions. However, the free software that comes with the device is unusable. I struggled with "Oculus Link" for several weeks before purchasing VirtualDesktop, an app that will set you back $15 USD.

There won't be any BlackFriday discounts. There will be bundles if you opt to purchase the device with the charging dock (not recommended).

erniescar69

[deleted] Thanks for the reply. I did some googling after I read your reply and the general consensus around the internet agrees with you about the Black Friday discounts. So earlier today I pulled the trigger on a 128GB kit from amazon.ca.

Taliesin1

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I will try that. I did have virtual desktop classic when I had quest 1. Can't seem to download it free anymore. Might have to repurchase. Will try other stuff first.

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metichemsi Plex

I prefer keeping my files secure and private. VD has encryption.

I would have suggested purchasing the device through a local technology store. A few units have been defective, with dead pixels.

metichemsi

[deleted] The man said he already uses Plex.

I also use it and only enable the DLNA when I'm going to watch videos. I do hate that there is no privacy with DLNA but I tried using VirtualDesktop before but it seemed to have issues projecting Fisheye VR videos. Most of them had bad warping on the top and bottom. Maybe I missed something but the fisheye 3D options kept showing greyed out

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VirtualDesktop is a well-designed, safe app. I do not believe SLR content should be circulating unencrypted over the airwaves. Plex isn't designed for streaming adult content. Maybe your neighbours have children?

VirtualDesktop works perfectly for VR180 and VR200. There are no streaming problems with my setup (high 3000-series graphics card and Quest 3). However, there seems to be a problem with alpha channel transparency for large videos (my network is 6E, so it's a software problem).

Edit: Use VirtualDesktop with SteamVR and the beta of DeoVR. Install LAV filters separately and then uncheck all boxes for "DirectShow" and the alternative. Your computer will then do all the processing and the stream will run smoothly.

imratore

If you prefer Heresphere to Deo, you can stream over your network using SMB. Heresphere supports streaming over SMB for both videos & scripts.

erniescar69

Question - I already have paid for heresphere in Steam. Will I need to buy it again in the meta app store?

SchnuppiLilac

erniescar69 In the past, it was required to buy the apk again or to use the free demo. But recently, I saw that you can ask for a key for the app lab version if you had bought the apk on itch.io. So you could try by contacting HS support.

erniescar69

SchnuppiLilac Thanks, I'll give that a try.

metichemsi

[deleted] The whole point is to use Alpha passthrough at this point so that is not a viable solution at this point. Some things still need to be figured out. Also, we dont share our network with our neighbors so they should really have no business connecting to our network in the first place. Again, I only enable it and use it when I'm actually watching content and its not always on a streaming the content 24/7 I'm sure VD will eventually offer the all in one perfect solution including all PT with full support, until then this is my setup.

erniescar69

So my new Q3 arrived today and I got around to doing some setup on it. After having it on my face for 20 minutes I can honestly say "What the fuck meta"? This thing is so uncomfortable to wear, after 20 minutes my forehead and cheeks were sore and I had to take it off. I couldn't imagine wearing it for an hour or more playing games and moving around with it on. The headstrap and face gasket are basically garbage and I will need to spend more money upgrading them. For the price of these units they definitely could have done better. My G2 and even my old Odyssey are both soooo much better with out of the box comfort that its like Meta spent zero time or effort to come up with a decent comfortable design. I have watched a few youtube vids where they said it was really uncomfortable to wear but I figured it couldn't be that bad. Boy was I wrong, it really is that bad.

So far I haven't done any testing for the visuals or anything yet. The passthrough is cool feature though. That's all for now, just had to come and rant a bit about the lack of comfort and my initial disappoinment.

Hurto11

Yeah I mean the $500 price point means they have to sacrifice on some things. The hardware/software is great and among the best out there right now but they cheaped out on the feel of the headset. Still cheap plastic and I agree it’s less comfortable than Q2. For something that’s $500 it feels like a cheap toy. Apples headset will be the new standard moving forward, but it’s going to be out of most peoples reach. Eventually this tech will go into normal glasses/sunglasses, and that’s the future but still some time away from that. Probably 5 years at least.

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