Oculus Air Link Vs Virtual Desktop

Oculus Air Link Vs Virtual Desktop - Oculus Quest 2

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I compare the performance of Oculus Air Link against the much loved Virtual Desktop for wirelessly streaming PC VR games to the Oculus Quest 2...
Timestamps;
00:00 - Intro
01:08 - Equipment Needed For Air Link
02:42 - How To Setup Air Link
03:51 - Air Link Vs Virtual Desktop
07:01 - Conclusion
08:14 - Final Thoughts
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@s0nofanarchy73 3 жыл бұрын

I think it's really big and nice of you that you emphasize that the developer of VD deserves recognition for what he gave us, and that he didn't deserve the treatment he got from FB and/or Oculus.

@xXMaukiorXx 3 жыл бұрын

we probably wouldn't have air link without virtual desktop

@B3owulf 3 жыл бұрын

I think he’ll be fine. He’s made more money selling VD than we’ll probably make in a lifetime.

@ShadowkingX 3 жыл бұрын

I believe they were working on this already or it was already in plans is why they didn't like this

@LilSnownut 3 жыл бұрын

VD will definitely still be a valid option for PC and pcvr streaming since, well, it can also stream your PC. And it has a lot more customization

@4879daniel 3 жыл бұрын

@@B3owulf Over 3 million dollars in gross sales according to an article a while ago

@mtbbaconbro5236 3 жыл бұрын

Pain is when you just bought virtual desktop a few days ago and then see this video

@danwua4760 3 жыл бұрын

virtual desktop is better when i tried airlink, so its not all bad for now.

@Bidzera 3 жыл бұрын

i bought it literally yesterday, but i'm on the quest 1, so no big loss for me i guess

@tarnishedd 3 жыл бұрын

You can refund within 14 days, if airlink works enough for you

@UttBuggly 3 жыл бұрын

Air Link is steamy garbage right now; VD is the disease to please.

@elliotkim8126 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly if you don’t wanna get tangled up in wires and buy one for $30+, virtual desktop will be your best bet. But, you will need good wifi.

@cootergale6281 3 жыл бұрын

Finally, the video I’ve been waiting for

@danielcolt5542 3 жыл бұрын

I always love your peace loving demeanor but even more than that I appreciate how you’re always highlighting and encouraging people to play new and different games, so great for the future of the industry!

@VirtualRealityOasis 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Daniel! I really appreciate that mate []-)

@karimhamza423 3 жыл бұрын

Been waiting for this comparison, thanks!

@RechargingBatteries 3 жыл бұрын

Love channels that put effort into videos. Great work as usual!

@jamesyoungerdds7901 3 жыл бұрын

Happy for the shout-out to Guy Godin - on principle and features/performance, a committed genius deserves his dues (and revenue). That being said, I imagine Guy was aware of this possibility from a risk management standpoint, and I hope he finds it exciting, challenging and worthwhile to pursue filling what he perceives as the next gap in VR experiences.

@user-bj4li9zv9x 2 жыл бұрын

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@SR1Records 3 жыл бұрын

I'm genuinely shocked how well this works! For me, Air Link is a huge step above wireless Virtual Desktop. The lag is pretty much non existent with Air Link for me but wireless Virtual Desktop has noticeable lag.

@scaredylamb 2 жыл бұрын

Interestingly, I have the opposite issue. Perfect wireless experience with VD but terrible performance with Oculus link (both air or cabled). I haven't figured it out yet 🤔

@GabsLiotta 2 жыл бұрын

@@scaredylamb same here, the fps is great in VD however when linked it doesnt have that effect, only difference would be the latency I wish i had with link on VD if only VD had some sort of link support

@janakpatel4220 2 жыл бұрын

Omg same here Anyone know why is that??

@ysomadbeats Жыл бұрын

For me it was the exact opposite issue, I had weird lag on air link, terrible performance on link cable, however when I gave virtual desktop a try as a last resort, it just worked, straight out of the box

@minemagicplayz Жыл бұрын

@@scaredylamb Air Link and Oculus Link are different! DO NOT USE OCULUS LINK!

@GdnationNY 3 жыл бұрын

i was in shock using virtual desktop and 120hz. I just couldnt believe how great it looked, even though i have been using great HMD's for over 4 years now. even something as simple as google blocks was so astounding. It is nice how airlink can access all the games in my library, but I am still a big Virtual desktop fan.

@ohhdanielson 3 жыл бұрын

Been waiting for this video. For now I'll be sticking with virtual desktop. I like the setup of VD and find it very easy to use and performance has always impressed me. Plus I feel like supporting the developer as they've done an amazing job with VD!

@alexguillen2493 2 жыл бұрын

I hope the dev's stay healthy because VD ain't no joke! 😂 All that being said, Virtual Desktop is a Smash!!

@IamAW Жыл бұрын

Please reply to this. Do I have to buy it on my Oculus, or can I buy it on Steam? I bought it on Steam, but I'm not sure if I need it on the headset.

@ohhdanielson Жыл бұрын

@Iam AW hey. So from memory I just had to buy it on my oculus. Didn't buy it on steam. Only thing I installed on my pc was the virtual desktop client

@IamAW Жыл бұрын

@@ohhdanielson Thank you for replying, since posting my comment I've learnt that you have to buy it in the headset, and like you said, download the streaming program from their site on PC. Again, thank you! :)

@cornlips7247 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I really appreciate being able to hear about and see new software, hardware and various peripherals. These videos have saved me a lot of time and money.

@zztimelapsezz 2 жыл бұрын

Just started using my quest 2 again and I am once again very impressed by your presentation, speaking skills, and unbiased approach. I love the chill vibes of your content, keep up the amazing work brother.

@invincibleash2011 3 жыл бұрын

Been waiting for this

@splitenz1770 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike My experience using airlink compared to Virtual Desktop is similar to yours. The only issue I am having is when I click on the oculus virtual desktop button in airlink I get a black panel and not my desktop.

@captainclutch5612 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks to you I exchanged my $80 link cable for a router and I’m never looking back. Kudos for the very detailed video, man I learned so much

@aeris6391 3 жыл бұрын

I finally got my update on my headset oddly my desktop software updated a week ago. Can't wait to try out air link I just finished Lone Echo and want to move to Half Life without wires!

@janconnor7753 3 жыл бұрын

I love both methods but tbh, i love ggodin more. The support and effort from this dev for the vr community is outstanding and i hoped for a big cash day for ggodin from oculus.

@Lintuxlolz 3 жыл бұрын

Varies for me from game to game. Be using both in the future and just hope oculus can refine it to be the best.

@Astronomy_Live 3 жыл бұрын

I tried to compare it last night when I finally got the update, but my PC was also uploading a big video to KZfaq so it was hard to attribute performance drops to either air link or VD. Anecdotally, Beat Saber felt smoother on air link than it has in the past for me on VD, but I haven't tried to use 120 hz mode on VD yet.

@tekman2000 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Mike, I too started out early with VR. I purchased my first VR headset, the HTC Vive in 2016 and I remember the wireless adapter which at the time did NOT work very well at all. Then I purchased the Cosmos which was WAY over advertised, so I got a refund for it. Then I had the Valve Index and it was the best hard wired VR headset up until that time. Then I bought the Oculus Quest 1 right when it came out because I do NOT like having to exit from a game just to untangle the cable. I had this issue with ALL my headsets until the Oculus Quest 1; EVEN after I setup an overhead cable system. Anyway, thank you, very much, for taking the time to make these videos and for helping us understand this GREAT new technology. :-) Cheers Mate :-)

@oswith971 3 жыл бұрын

I love Air link, not really noticeable which one is better but I really like having the good old Oculus home screen. I missed it ever since I upgraded from my CV1. The wireless is an absolute game changer, I will happily accept the compression and slight delay just to be able to spin around in my room

@J_Shepz 3 жыл бұрын

The thing that really sold me on how well Air Link worked compared to VD was Google Earth. I had button mapping issues and couldn't even use the Oculus version, had to use Steam VR every time then swap hands and change the mapping, it would also stutter and get very blurry because of the data coming through for loading Google Earth but Air Link launches the native Oculus Store version with no issues and hardly ever gets blurry and keeps a very steady frame rate. I've also run my Quest 2 battery flat a couple times a day playing Lone Echo via Air Link, it never quite worked well for me with VD either but Air Link works flawlessly and ASW definitely helps haha. I am using VD for 120hz though for some games, that's really impressive and works decently. Guy is amazing and wish he and other devs like the ALVR team got more recognition for their work in proving this is a feature that worked well and people want it. VD is useful and will be for some time yet

@thatbluesky1548 3 жыл бұрын

Mike,I am getting a quest 2 Friday and I'm super hype for it.I watched your setup guide about 30 times in the last 2 days and I have watched your best games videos.keep up the good work😁👍

@suntake 3 жыл бұрын

Everyone binges the videos about the headset you are getting lol

@thatbluesky1548 3 жыл бұрын

@@suntake That my friend is true

@suntake 3 жыл бұрын

@@thatbluesky1548 lol

@cerebralcoyote5780 2 жыл бұрын

Ayo yo how'd air link go

@ianmiller6040 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent that it allows you to use Steam games right out of the box! That was my main worry, that it would be an Oculus-only walled garden. Can't wait to get a Quest 2 to take advantage of this soon.

@dominicpassmore1800 3 жыл бұрын

I was just watching another comparison video then seen you posted😂

@CoopenhagenX 3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear both work well. I love the feel of virtual desktop but want to have easier recording or streaming functionality so maybe this is where airlink will be useful.

@gzus98 3 жыл бұрын

This is great! My 10 foot cable is tough to use. Now I can move freely without needing to buy a router

@TommyVR 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Just the question I wanted an answer for

@iansmith8183 3 жыл бұрын

One advantage to AirLink I didn't see mentioned is that it works with all Oculus games, where Virtual Desktop has many (such as From Other Suns) that it is incompatible with.

@JaYo1919 3 жыл бұрын

with Air link you can also play all your oculus games. I dont think i heard you mention that.. you could play most of them with VD but there was a few that wouldn't work.

@cammyladd 3 жыл бұрын

great content as always

@friendhui4320 3 жыл бұрын

I learned about Air Link here. Ty.

@kevin8tkotkin935 3 жыл бұрын

man i just wan to say thanks for all the great quest 2 vids. i was on the bench of getting one and you just make great revues so im now going to try to pick one up next month :)

@VirtualRealityOasis 3 жыл бұрын

Nice one! Enjoy mate! []-)

@colin8877 3 жыл бұрын

I tried Airlink not expecting to use it with my AC router downstairs that's connected to my PC directly above with cable, I was shocked that it looks just as good as link cable with no noticeable latency, even in Alyx, but I do have RX 6800xt. I'm really happy to have my first wireless PCVR headset.

@DMitsukirules 3 жыл бұрын

What demon did you proposition to be able to buy a 6800 xt?

@colin8877 3 жыл бұрын

@@DMitsukirules Found this website www.nowinstock.net/uk/ and got one the same day.

@ekklesiast 2 жыл бұрын

same for me, except I have only gtx 1650

@ekklesiast 2 жыл бұрын

Update: I tried Alyx and the result is worse for some reason. When I played "Room VR: A Dark Matter" the picture was almost indistinguishable between Quest2 Airlink and Rift S, except Rift had little more clarity in distance, but Quest had less screen door. But with Half Life Alyx the Airlink compression is very noticeable. I guess it's because Alyx is more GPU heavy. Also, Quest 2 is much lighter and more comfortable than RiftS. But the drop in picture quality is not worth it. I'm not sure if it would be better with a better GPU.

@ssegrumpsn335 3 жыл бұрын

So is there pass through audio with Air Link? Can I livestream using mirror?

@user-zs5lw6ik7p 3 жыл бұрын

this channel has carried me through using my oculus quest

@kylelitwack 3 жыл бұрын

In my experience air link was more painless than vd and the settings straight out the box was clearer and less stuttery.

@jameskyler5441 2 жыл бұрын

Airlink is certainly easier but VD does give a lot more control over the settings which may be a good thing based on an individuals pc specs and internet quality

@kylelitwack 2 жыл бұрын

@@jameskyler5441 I think average consumer tends to want something that just works. I like to tinker but I like actually playing VR more so I tend to avoid VD because I will get sucked into tinkering and never play my games. I kinda don't like playing PC games either because I will mess with setting and install mods untill I'm bored and don't even want to play.

@GoBIGclan 2 жыл бұрын

thanks for the info, I'll probably just stick with Air link then. I hate extra hassle especially with a clunky headset strapped to my forehead

@lemovision 3 жыл бұрын

Virtual Desktop looks a tiny bit sharper in your clips I think (see face of the astronaut in Lone Echo), although that sharpness also make some aliasing a tad more visible

@Blu3Izzy 3 жыл бұрын

Airlink uses dynamic bitrate by default so that may be the reason for the sharper image

@mujib_moulvi6729 3 жыл бұрын

@@Blu3Izzy he set it to 130 mb for both

@ultrachen 3 жыл бұрын

I use both airlink and VD for different purpose, they both has pros and cons so far. I bought VD and I'll keep it for their great work from the beginning.

@coner47 11 ай бұрын

Just bought virtual desktop. And WOW just wow. The image is so much clearer and less delay even without a router in my room.

@Speedisha 7 ай бұрын

How good does my internet needa be for VD

@secure_the_bags620 3 жыл бұрын

9:40 whoa. VR seems so much more enticing with this feature. I need to get this asap.

@mcinjo 3 жыл бұрын

I bought the router you suggested. Works great 😃

@PimptatoPCs 2 жыл бұрын

Hello. Which one of the 3 did you purchase?

@markdavenportjr5129 2 жыл бұрын

very very very cool glad to see tech like this is comign out. :) Cant wait to get a headset sometime later this year. :)

@sutv6754 2 жыл бұрын

I am pretty new to Oculus 2. Enjoy you videos and they are so well done. I was hoping in this video for a section saying "WHO SHOULD USE AIRLINK" and who should not. Thank you.

@BlackAesop 3 жыл бұрын

I'm loving Airlink but I still will use VD. Great video as always m8! Cheers!

@JSpark135 3 жыл бұрын

Why vd is so convoluted to open up, it has weird issues, air link for me atleast is working flawlessly and is much more convenient to use.

@imkiq 3 жыл бұрын

i’ll probably never stop using VD over air link, the environments just are unmatched.

@Dig_Duke_SFM 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@MortalWombat22 3 жыл бұрын

That's okay. Oculus isn't charging for AirLink anyway so it's not really a competition.

@MrGeoffrey1998 3 жыл бұрын

@@MortalWombat22 well we'll see later if they charge or nope but yeah i definitely agree with you ! :)

@knyt0 3 жыл бұрын

Airlink works so much better for me, and holy shit is the tracking so much better, nobody mentions how much vd botches the tracking

@ajb4611 3 жыл бұрын

@@knyt0 I've never noticed any issue like that. I did setup airlink today and can say it works better than I expected. In some cases it could be easier to use than vd for sure.

@gamesturbator 3 жыл бұрын

Do I need to worry about storage size if all of my games are on my pc? Or are games like Lone Echo only available for installation directly onto the headset?

@rossharper1983 3 жыл бұрын

Tried both and I'll be sticking with VD for its options and ease of use with non oculus games. .bat files on desktop and can launch vr games from any storefront in 1 click

@thexboxfridge 3 жыл бұрын

I've never tried PCVR content, as I don't have the specifications nor the PC to run it, but it looks stunning in the Quest 2. As an avid VR user and minor VR content creator, I'm sort of mixed between the two. It feels like a bait and switch from Oculus not allowing the Wireless Streaming for Virtual Desktop, but allowing it a couple years later, before releasing their own free Wireless Streaming. It doesn't feel right for that to happen, but things like this has happened before, and I'm not too surprised.

@Duckbusinessman 2 жыл бұрын

*was a VR content creator

@thexboxfridge 2 жыл бұрын

@@Duckbusinessman funny how i said that. Stopped posting for a while since i got hit by two copyright strikes by Japan. Still debating when, if and what im going to post

@Duckbusinessman 2 жыл бұрын

@@thexboxfridge it’s up to you to decide my friend.

@3DJapan 3 жыл бұрын

Curiously I can't find the Airlink option anywhere in the headset.

@eclecticbadger6380 3 жыл бұрын

Its a phased rollout.

@steveRoll595 3 жыл бұрын

Updates are rolled out gradually, and randomly distributed between people. After a certain amount of time everyone will have it.

@xjonnybro 3 жыл бұрын

You have to reset settings to default

@desivrgamers8187 3 жыл бұрын

Can oculus mirror for recording also be used for non pc games on quest 2?

@SingleRacerSVR 3 жыл бұрын

Silly Question Mike (or anyone else please) - but I noticed what you said about ASW from around 5:53 - and how smooth it seemed to make the tiles on the floor on KZfaq's video playback. So given I still own the original RIFT, should I be turning ASW on permanently? using the Oculus Debug Tool... is this a setting you would recommend always changing??? [;]-)

@jonathankvex 3 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see a comparison of air link vs the oculus link cable. The oculus link already compressed the quality, does air link take that a step further?

@ChristopherCraven 3 жыл бұрын

I'm sure that information would be good in some capacity, but at the same time... Being untethered is just always going to be better, even if there was a minor visual difference.

@alpha6games751 2 жыл бұрын

@@ChristopherCraven depends on the cable as well and the settings you adjust if you are savvy. Like how you can boost resolution and fov etc.

@zoza4950 2 жыл бұрын

Oculus link is wayyyy better it has no latency or lag it’s literally just like a mini rift at that point

@DivinityAwakened 2 жыл бұрын

@@zoza4950 air link has zero latency on my end. Compared to the link cable it feels the exact same. I do have very good wifk. I havent tried VD yet and I was using a cheap cable.

@General18 2 жыл бұрын

@@DivinityAwakened What's the max bitrate you can select for Oculus Air link? For me I can't go any higher than 100 MBit/s (I'd like to hear what you can select, and then consider buying a stronger router if it makes any difference) :)

@jonteboimakesgames 3 жыл бұрын

To everyone that have not gotten the update yet, i share your pain😔 Edit: i got it now and had problems with activating 120hz mode and air link at first (they simply did not show up after updating and headset automaticly restarting) What i did was that i manually restarted the headset again and after that it worked. Tho im going to continue to use virtual desktop instead since this was extremly unstable for me.

@hlinka485 3 жыл бұрын

Its even worse if you have v28, and not 120Hz and airlink available

@jonteboimakesgames 3 жыл бұрын

@@hlinka485 reboot your headset manually and it should work

@hypecacw 3 жыл бұрын

If you manually update to v28 you should get everything

@oopsi-boopsi 3 жыл бұрын

more like to the people who don't have the quest 2 and just the original

@hlinka485 3 жыл бұрын

@@jonteboimakesgames Nothing works, tried everything

@rulpixel7385 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the information :D

@SuperrrSid 3 жыл бұрын

How's the framerate? I assume playing PC contents using cabled headsets would still be much smoother than playing it wirelessly?

@chris_stacey 3 жыл бұрын

Virtual Desktop does everything I need, plus I love the cinema environments for watching movies from my PC. I guess I'll try out Air Link for ASW and mirroring but I'm in no rush.

@JSpark135 3 жыл бұрын

Air link is way better then virtual desktop imo, way more convenient as well.

@Edramon53 3 жыл бұрын

@@JSpark135 Can you explain what you mean by convenient? Genuinely curious as the Oculus software always seemed pretty awkward to me, but I only briefly used it around the time the wired link for first Quest was released. From the video though, needing to enable the air link from the pc before using it sounds the opposite of convenient. At the moment I can just put the headset on, start the pc via Alexa if it's not on, connect with VD and launch a game, work on the desktop or whatever.

@Spidoc 3 жыл бұрын

Couldn't you use steamvr view with vd anyway?

@elijahtheurer344 3 жыл бұрын

Personally, I think ASW looks worse than no smoothing. It basically makes it look distorted for a second and feels more stuttery than plain old reprojection

@JSpark135 3 жыл бұрын

@@Edramon53 its twice as fast to get up and running and in a game, it doesnt fuck around when i put the headset down or let it go to sleep, I'm not limited to 3 graphics quality options and can actually change the resolution, and I don't have to use their lazy desktop software.

@vShiny 3 жыл бұрын

You can also just open the desktop window in AirLink and start SteamVR through there. I even think the desktop viewing is better in AirLink because you can pin the desktop in 3D space so you can for example watch YT while playing pokerstars or sth

@adobo1976 3 жыл бұрын

Does Google Earth work on the new Air Link Feature? I remember something about it being OpenGL based so it doesn't work through VD.

@Imperial_Dynamics 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thanks.

@GrizzneyGames 3 жыл бұрын

One more thing. If when setting up airlink and you have v28 on your Quest 2 but you don't see the option within the headset, you'll have to reset the experimental features which will restart the headset and you should be good to go!

@mathiasjustad9452 3 жыл бұрын

I can only see the 120 hrz but the airlink is not there what do i do

@OYXOT 3 жыл бұрын

This is exactly why I did away with Facebook, I knew they were just going to inject their own version of "side loading" without any recognition for the developers or VD. I'm glad its easier than ever to play VR but people need to understand it comes at a price. Whether you value your data or not is up for debate but Facebook sure loves how much we cost.

@FearTheUnnKnown 2 жыл бұрын

Doesn't bother me at all. I inherited a lot of money so I'm happy to spend as much as I need to on what I need.

@jeremywp123 3 жыл бұрын

I ordered a router for this last week. Pretty excited, I've used VD but it was meh with my current router. Now I can have some solid wireless gameplay.

@Steezy8a 2 жыл бұрын

Had to buy a router as well as I thought my isp provided one wasn't cutting it but still sometime away before it arrives so my question is did it help your VR experience and wifi experience overall?

@jeremywp123 2 жыл бұрын

@@Steezy8a oh 100% it was unplayable before I got my new router. I now have a wifi 6 5ghz router plugged directly into my PC and 3 ft away from my play space and it works amazingly well. Turns out VD works better then airlink using the upscaling using the quest processor.

@robertweekes5783 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been playing Pop: One on virtual desktop with a 6-year-old PC. GTX 1070 gpu. The boost in graphics _still rocks_ - and it got me to upgrade my PC 😄

@nullptr4506 3 жыл бұрын

Another big advantage of VD: you can disable all Oculus stuff on your PC (even the services) and just stream using SteamVR.

@Scarmion6 2 жыл бұрын

I recently bought VD, its way better than airlink. oculus home uses GPU way much than it required. making things unplayable

@PrinceDavid 3 жыл бұрын

Occulus Air Link sounds like the way to go, saves me 20 bucks lol!

@pongchannel. 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah to bad I dont have a quest lol

@PrinceDavid 3 жыл бұрын

@@pongchannel. I hope you can get one someday! It's a great device!

@magicl3o 3 жыл бұрын

and then there's me with the radeon built in Link xD

@regwatson2017 Жыл бұрын

The brightness and detail clarity is definitely higher in the right screen. Given you were using identical headsets how do you account for that ?

@christian46479 3 жыл бұрын

Christian Wille Hi Mike, could you give some advice on what settings work best for you? I’m still playing around and try to find the sweet spot. You said you get around 35-50 ms latency? I‘m mostly within the high 40s which feels quite good, but I’m under the impression that audio is a bit delayed. I’m currently running 80hz 1.4 resolution and 200mbit fixed on a 3080 with i9 10900k. For wifi I use an exclusive ASUS xt8 access point very close to the play area.

@tonazzz 3 жыл бұрын

you forget to mention you must connect at least one time with cable in order to airlink option appear

@Vlican 3 жыл бұрын

ooo... maybe this is why i don't see AirLink on my v28 Quest 2...

@LucasDownton 3 жыл бұрын

This isn't true. It appeared for me and I've never attached my headset to my PC.

@joem6573 3 жыл бұрын

@@LucasDownton not true you most definitely have to connect it at least once youre wrong

@LucasDownton 3 жыл бұрын

@@joem6573 I didn't though. I can't be alone.

@rolithesecond 3 жыл бұрын

@@LucasDownton well you need to pair your quest with the desktop oculus app, so you have had to have it connected once as pairing requires the cable.

@asdrubalscottpro1307 3 жыл бұрын

Did you got a new haircut for the video?

@akramsaleh163 3 жыл бұрын

Ok that was a good one ngl

@Zosh_ 3 жыл бұрын

oh no

@glock889 3 жыл бұрын

lol

@IDontReadRepliesToComments 2 жыл бұрын

Also you need the oculus app on the pc for air link and it makes you install a 15gb file to your system folder just to download the app on your pc

@AxidoDE 3 жыл бұрын

Since Air Link and VD are pretty much tied in terms of performance, how does VD on the Oculus Quest 2 compare to VD on the original Quest? Air Link didn't make it to the latter, so I would like to know whether or not this had to do with actual limitations or was just a move to sell the Quest 2 to Quest owners.

@braydennturner 3 жыл бұрын

Facebook is kicking ass in the VR space, gotta give credit where credit is due.

@BootlegRandy 3 жыл бұрын

Too bad Facebook still wants you to use a Facebook account to even use vr instead of a oculus account.

@haydnbrook2390 3 жыл бұрын

i bought virtual desktop 2 weeks ago. i could've waited another 2 weeks

@davidcole2337 3 жыл бұрын

Been Waiting for this Video. I have tried it and pretty close to Virtual Desktop.

@MegaManNeo 3 жыл бұрын

I played the entire weekend using AirLink on my Quest 1. The biggest advantage is really to have the Oculus overlay with its ability to display Discord, Firefox and the likes inside my headset while I'm playing. As I prefer to be as FB free as possible however, I think I'll go back to VD for wireless stuff or AMD ReLink VR which has even less latency than both VD and OAL.

@crumpet._.7395 3 жыл бұрын

I literally bought virtual desktop the day that this was released, boy do I feel dumb.

@BHRogue 3 жыл бұрын

You can refund it

@crumpet._.7395 3 жыл бұрын

@@BHRogue nah nvm I tried airlink and that literally did not work for me

@Kylekashi 3 жыл бұрын

Overall, Airlink seems like a shittier version of VD really, at least in ease of use. (For a non content creator) I know what I will be staying with. Best 20€ I ever spent. I am frustrated everytime I have to use link mode and use the crappy interface instead of VD

@gordonmadrid1938 2 жыл бұрын

This needs to be re visited. I just played some VR using Air Link but thought I was hard wired linked the whole time. There was 0 lag and even on my TV the gameplay and audio playing vr was perfectly in sync as before using either VD or Air link the TVs visual and audio was always behind then what was happening in the headset. Surprised me honestly and was able to enjoy beat saber with the family completely wireless and perfectly im sync. They've honestly outdone themselves.

@marshallrice3526 3 жыл бұрын

is the equipment needed for Airlink also needed for virtual desktop

@Ben-cc1vx 3 жыл бұрын

Such an awesome channel

@5nitcht 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, you have great content.

@themusketeer9458 2 жыл бұрын

What latency numbers did u get from airlink with debug tool? I get 55-65 with a dedicated wifi6 router set to 160mhz. I have no idea about router settings, and as i know people get 30ms ish i do wonder if that is equal to 55-65ms on airlink with debug tool metric or if i maybe am not setting the router up correctly. Also what resolution scaling settings do u have? I have a 3080 and rysen 7 5800x and i struggle to understand which resolution settings trumph which. There is resolution in oculus app, steam app, AND bitrate settings on airlink.... do steam resolution scaling add on top of the scaling in oculus software?? Watched yoytube videos on this all day today and more confused now than when i started...

@Jaywillbemusic 3 жыл бұрын

I was going to get Virtual Desktop as I wanted to play Half Life Alyx on my Quest 2 but after waiting for and now using Air Link i'm really happy as it works great. I just have my PC connected via ethernet to my BT smart hub (dual-band) and have the head set connected to the 5 GHz band like mentioned.

@YakobtoshiNakamoto 2 жыл бұрын

Exact setup as me! Was having a blast playing Boneworks this way. Had like 0 latency

@michaeljoel8848 2 жыл бұрын

A few questions: 1) I've had issues using both Air Link and Virtual Desktop between Quest 2 and my desktop.... any games that I've played previously using my Vive don't work (stays in 2d or won't open). Any advice? 2) Can I get a link to the video mentioned about what games have native support for 144hz?

@mrchillgreen 3 жыл бұрын

@Virtual Reality Oasis do we know how much Mbit the router needs? this crucial information seems to be not listed anywhere. also the router does not need to be connected directly to the pc.

@ratmdex 3 жыл бұрын

Mike, what is that environment called at the end of the video?!

@cbmemes4485 3 жыл бұрын

My gaming PC quit working and now I’m stuck with a laptop running with a core i5 and intel HD graphics 5500. Can I use virtual desktop on this laptop?

@moshack 2 жыл бұрын

Could You give a tutorial on how to record and down load the media recorded inside the quest to a desktop computer ?

@rrnaBo 3 жыл бұрын

Can you please state what's your Hz/Resolution setup in Oculus app for Air Link, and you mentioned 135fixed bitrate?

@tuxido4913 2 жыл бұрын

Is an ethernet connection (from PC to router) completely necessary, or will a using a wifi card still work, but with slightly worse performance?

@ricardorego4139 2 жыл бұрын

Another super helpful video! These have really helped me get started. Anyone have suggestions on the recommended bitrate, refresh rate and resolution scaling settings for SteamVR games on the Oculus PC app?

@TheMrFelin 3 жыл бұрын

Can I use airlink for work? Multiple vr monitors? Maybe see the keyboard and set your workspace?

@vartanpanossian7331 2 жыл бұрын

Do you need a strong router for the virtual desktop like the air link or does it work well without?

@donut132 2 жыл бұрын

does the secondary router actually need to be connected to the internet? or just intranet. My computer I use for VR is in another room

@JoyTheDigitalKnight 3 жыл бұрын

Hi man, can you do a review for Airlink VS HTC Vive wireless Adapter? Right now I'm really confused on which one to pick. I want to play PC VR but wireless. And I'm not sure If I should go with Oculus Quest 2 Airlink.....I own the original HTC Vive, and I am thinking to purchase the vive wireless adapter to use with my Vive purely for the 110° POV. And my wallet only enough for buying Vive wireless adapter or Quest 2 🙏🙏🙏 thanks before

@HaydenH 3 жыл бұрын

Is ALVR good compared to these 2 streaming services? It’s been my only streaming platform and they just added 120hz on the 29th also

@thomasresney364 3 жыл бұрын

i downloaded and installed the version 28 but air link is not an option for me? Any ideas

@realdanielmaclean 3 жыл бұрын

I've tried Oculus Air Link, got it working on my Quest 1. I've also used ALVR and Remote Desktop as well. Like you've said, it's difficult to tell the difference, but I did find Oculus Air Link did some funny things with the audio (it's hard to describe, but almost like it's over compressed). I also found the latency to be slightly higher with Oculus Air Link vs Remote Desktop, but that may be one of the reasons Oculus Air Link isn't officially supported on the Quest 1 (aside from greed on Facebook's part).