Thanks for the reply! Going to buy a cable then, I suppose if the ports are an issue I will just have a longer switch controller charging cable as a bonus.
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Oculus Link (Beta) out now, $13 recommended cable
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Thanks for the reply! Going to buy a cable then, I suppose if the ports are an issue I will just have a longer switch controller charging cable as a bonus.
Sounds like GPUs that are listed as unsupported do actually still work, though I imagine that the minimal requirements are still higher than for something like a Rift S.
I so appreciate this thread. I know that the cable will go out of stock soon. I wonder why their cable could not be ready sooner? It feels like the type of thing that could have been quietly put into production months ago.
I think it uses fiber optics to send the data, so it's not as easy as just making a normal cable longer.
I hope we get some black friday discounts on the quest, I wanna really want to get it, but the 400 is a little too much considering I already have a WMR headset.
Hope Link still works with my mobile 1060, it works damn good with the WMR so no idea why it wouldn't with this.
Who wants to be the hero and try the 10 foot cable with one of these active cables? https://www.amazon.com/CableCreation-Extension-Extender-Booster-Compatible/dp/B0179MXKU8
Sure, it's thick and unweildy, and has a big clunky connector that you'll trip over or crush, but it has purpose to get the signal closer to your play area.
Sure, it's thick and unweildy, and has a big clunky connector that you'll trip over or crush, but it has purpose to get the signal closer to your play area.
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Yeah sure, might as well 26ft if it works will be VERY nice lol
Whoa, missed this (busy day). Amazing! That is fantastic news. Pinball is an acid test for latency to be sure. Wow. Carmack's parting gift is sounding really good.
I'm really impressed with what I've tried with my tiny 1ft cable of doom. It's super smooth and high quality. Got the 10ft cable coming tomorrow so I'll have some proper impressions then but really excited to dive into games like Stormland, Lone Echo, Asgard's Wrath, Hoddogs, Handshoes and Handgrenades, Blade and Sorcery and trying out Beat Saber more on PC too.
I had been using Virtual Desktop for a week or two to stream from my PC but it was only good for slower experiences imo, anything that required a bit of accuracy or speed it became cumbersome at times. Time to get all hyped for VR all over again.
I had been using Virtual Desktop for a week or two to stream from my PC but it was only good for slower experiences imo, anything that required a bit of accuracy or speed it became cumbersome at times. Time to get all hyped for VR all over again.
I would buy it and give it a go but I can't find it or anything similar on Amazon UK :(
Not looking good. We've heard about the Rift S being available for 350, but nothing on Quest yet.
I jumped on the grenade for my fellow ERA peoples. I'll let you know how it goes
I ordered a 10ft cable from here on amazon that is the same as the US Cable people are recommending. I think it has sold out for now as I can only see 6ft.
I ordered that one earlier too :) coming tomorrow.
The cable I was talking about in the above quote is an active extension cable of sorts.
I threw every USB 3 cable I had on hand (phone charger, Switch controller charger, iPad Pro cable). Nothing works :( I ordered the 10ft one so I guess I'll have to wait :(
My USB C to USB 3 cable from my Capture Card worked, but it was 1ft long so I was basically sat at my pc testing it. Can't wait for the 10ft one to come tomorrow so I can try it properly.
Tons of user impressions on the Oculus Quest reddit megathread
In summary, most users say it works VERY well, even on some unsupported GPUs.
In summary, most users say it works VERY well, even on some unsupported GPUs.
I actually have two of these already. I'll see if I can find some time to try it. Though someone in the reddit mega thread had success with this one at 32 ft.
Plugable 10 Meter (32 Foot) USB 3.0 Active Extension Cable with AC Power Adapter and Back-Voltage Protection https://www.amazon.com/dp/B076C6PDNH/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_RGY0DbYDKWTPY
They've got so many basics, but if you mean this one:
I'm using it. Ordered it last week when it was only 11.xx something for the red.
I ended up purchasing the one in your link, and anker power line. Amazon basic cable is arriving tomorrow but I am worries it wouldn't work, so I got the anker (arriving weeks later) as backup
It's incredibly smooth. So this mixed with the flexibility of playing the native quest games wirelessly is amazing.
Having a SteamVR kit for dev reasons is the only reason I'm even remotely considering keeping my Vive. Between the Link cable and Virtual Desktop 1.8, I don't see much use for either the Vive or CV1. The Quest is just better (if you mod it for comfort).
Stupid question before I run off buying USB cables.
I have a 2080ti which has that USB-C port on it. No clue what that is for. Is there something I should be trying with it and this, or just stick to a normal USB3 port on my motherboard?
I have a 2080ti which has that USB-C port on it. No clue what that is for. Is there something I should be trying with it and this, or just stick to a normal USB3 port on my motherboard?
It's not outputting raw data, so any USB-3 port will work. You can probably use your virtual link port, but there's literally no advantage. It's just a compressed 150mbps stream being sent to Quest.
Gotta love living in Argentina. The recommended cable costs the equivalent of 50 US dollars on local stores here. I had a cheap USB C to A 3.0 cable but it doesn't work (the Oculus app detects the headset, but it keeps disconnecting and reconnecting once the device asks me to enable Link).
Any word on whether it will work with a 980ti? I still have a 6700k/16GB/980ti. Couldn't find answers on this anywhere.
The Google spreadsheet they got with tested setups has 2 users with 980ti cards saying it works for them with no issues.
Thanks! Time to find a good cable. Not sure 10ft will cut it.
Do you mind sharing what happened? In my case, the computer recognizes the Quest, but once I get to the part where you tell the device to enable Link (inside of the headset), it keeps disconnecting and reconnecting.
I got a red X symbol indicating the cables no good for it.
RIP, I was hoping maybe you had the same issue and we could find a common point (thanks, btw!).