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KayTannee's avatar
KayTannee
Explorer
4 years ago

Quest 2 - As a USB-C Monitor - For while on flights and big / multimonitor support.

Hi,   I've recently got a new monitor that has a USB-C port, when I plug my work laptop into it it charges and uses the 32:9 screen as a monitor.   It got me thinking to a time when I'll be flyin...
MetaQuestSupport's avatar
MetaQuestSupport
Community Manager
4 years ago

Hey KayTannee, we see you would like to use your headset as a monitor while you travel. That's a great idea! This is definitely possible with Oculus Link, however, you will need to install the Oculus Home app on your laptop in order to make it work.

 

Some things to know going in:

  • Link to support article on how to install the Oculus Home app. (It says Rift/Rift S, but the same goes for Quest 2)
  • Prior to setup of Oculus Link, you must configure your Guardian boundaries within the Quest headset. If this is done after setup, you will experience issues with Guardian.
  • To begin setup, connect the Oculus Link cable to your Quest 2 headset, and PC.
  • If the headset has not been previously setup with Oculus Link, the Oculus Home app will guide you through the setup process.

We hope this helps answer your questions! 😁

  • KayTannee's avatar
    KayTannee
    Explorer
    4 years ago

    Hi, I doubt work would be thrilled about me installed Rift software on my work computer and I doubt most other people would be able to at all.

     

    If could add a mode to the Quest that made the USB-C port behave as a Monitor Out USB-C port, then could just plug in without installing any additional software.

    • Howie_Doodat's avatar
      Howie_Doodat
      Rising Star
      4 years ago

      I believe the issue here is that the Quest doesn't actually behave like a monitor, the way other HMD's do.  You aren't sending video and audio over an HDMI/DP, you're sending information over a USB cable that needs to be decoded by the Quest. I believe the issue is that software is actually needed computer side for the computer to encode the data. 

      • Espionage724's avatar
        Espionage724
        Expert Protege
        4 years ago

        In this case, that's more of a self-imposed restriction by Oculus. You can send a full-resolution non-encoded video stream over USB-C no problem, and if I heard right, Pico Neo 3 can do this. VirtualLink was also the standard proposed to do this.

         

        Personally, I dislike the encode/decode process Quest does, and they need to consider having DP-over-C for PCVR for future headsets.