I’m pretty confident that Air Link will eventually be rolled out to the Q1. As already evident with Virtual Desktop the Q1 is easily capable of very good pcvr streaming.. in the meantime I’m happy continue using both Link and wireless with VD. While Link continues to improve (enough to allow me to finally retire my good old Rift cv1) I still find that I often (but not always) get better visuals w/VD.
i tried and returned a Q2 and Elite strap 5 months ago because I didn’t think it was a significant enough upgrade to my then only 5-6 month old Q1. A few Q2 experimental and mobile VR game exclusives are not making me want to run out and buy a Q2. If anything it’s got me using my Vive Pro w/Index controllers more and more. It also has resulted in me avoiding Oculus store purchases in favor of the Steam store.
i9 13900K water cooled, RTX4090, Z790 MB w/wifi6e, 32Gb 6400 ram, 2x2TB SSD, 1000W PSU, Win 11, QPro, Q3, w/Link and Air Link, Vive Pro1 with 2x2.0 base stations, Etsy lens mod and Index Controllers
I tried my sons Q2 and was impressed mainly because it seemed so much crisper then the Q1 and i liked the controllers .. Another strange thing was its not actually as white as it seems in screenshots, Its more of a grey.
Still on the fence here although the Mrs said get it if you want ... Really not helping.
@PITTCANNA I'm very happy that you are very happy with your Q2. Even though I returned mine for a refund ~5 months ago and have since stuck with my Q1, I agree the clarity and reduced SDE of the Q2 is pretty hard to beat, esp. with all standalone mobile VR games and for watching media. This improved clarity/sde did not seem to me to be quite as evident with Link or wireless w/VD pcvr and in darkish games the Q1's OLED gives much better blacks/contrast. That said, the Q2 lcd's are the closest to OLED's that I've ever seen.
The much longer Q2 controller battery runtime is also a very nice improvement. However, replacing my Q1 batteries once a week with ready-to-go eneloops is not that big a deal for me.
As far as refresh rates go, like everything VR, I think this depends on the individual. Personally I saw a pretty big improvement going from 60Hz with my Go to 72Hz with my Q1. However, I have not seen much improvement going to either my 90Hz Rift cv1 (now retired) or 90Hz Vive Pro (my main ride with all my sims). Even with action/music apps like Synth Riders I cannot tell the difference between my 72Hz Q1 wireless w/VD and my 90Hz wired Vive Pro. Maybe because I'm such an old fa*t I cannot move fast enough to make a difference, lol! Also, I don't see any blurring with racing sims like assetto corsa. Not like I can in 2D with my 144Hz gaming monitor at 72Hz. I think that some of this is due to the higher latency inherent in all pcvr headsets maybe masking things. Plus of course, lower refresh rates require less resources (which may allow you to use higher graphics settings) and may result in longer battery runtimes and may result in less heat build up.
While I found the Q2 with Elite strap pretty comfortable I didn't find it anymore comfortable as my Q1 with padded backstrap and a 20000mahr external battery strapped to it.
So, for me, I've decided to put off getting another Q2 and will just wait for something new and improved, maybe sometime in 2022 (who knows when?). Cheers mate.
i9 13900K water cooled, RTX4090, Z790 MB w/wifi6e, 32Gb 6400 ram, 2x2TB SSD, 1000W PSU, Win 11, QPro, Q3, w/Link and Air Link, Vive Pro1 with 2x2.0 base stations, Etsy lens mod and Index Controllers
Quest 1 works fine with Air Link, tested myself. There is only 1 reason they don't activate it: Sell more Quests 2's.... That is why i have features from the manufacturer.
