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Light reflection/faded colour in center of vision

jmstoker95
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Up until a few days ago, my oculus quest was very clear. However, yesterday when in the lobby, i notice that the colour in the center of the vision is faded. I think it looks similar to god rays but always in the center of vision. It is worst in the lobby when looking at the buildings outside to the left. If i adjust the headset up or down the faded area moves up and down. This makes me think the problem is on the lense, but im not sure.

At first i thought it was a smudge, so i bought a micro fiber cloth but that didn't solve the problem. Ive tried adjusting the idp and adjusting the headset up and down and that doesnt solve the problem either. 

In games with lots of light it isnt that noticable. But im games like vader immortal where there is lots of dark areas its very noticible and ruins the experience quite a lot.

I have looked on the lenses and there do not appear to be any scratches. I have made sure that there is never any direct sunlight hitting the lenses.

This is my first vr headset so i am unsure what the problem is. If you could help me figure out what is wrong/broken, i can decide what to do next.
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jmstoker95
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Spuzzum said:

When you used the microfiber cloth, did you check to see there wasn't a scuff mark? My Rift had that from trying to wear glasses...luckily it was still within Microsoft store's 30 day return policy, so I got a new one. But...I had to use a flashlight and a magnifying glass to actually see the scuff. Moving the headset around in your hands just makes the lenses reflect all over the place, and not so easy to see the scuffs. They were so damn tiny though, but in the perfect spot to mess everything up.

Not saying that's what you're experiencing, but worth a closer look.


Thanks i had a brief look and didnt see anything, but thats a good point i will look more closely later today

darthmiike
Honored Guest
I can't see it being a scratch or scuff as its in the exact same place on both eyes close one eye its on the the right eye close the other eye its on the left, from doing some research I currently assume its some sort of quirk with the design of Fresnel lens's bouncing the light around the lens and back into the centre of the lens , may even be a reflection from the human eye into the image.

it really is barley noticeable but I am a bit ocd with image quality 

I think it's always been there just didn't notice during the honeymoon period of owning it as I was too impressed with the tech to be hyper critical of the image but after a few weeks now I'm starting to notice things more 

jmstoker95
Protege


I can't see it being a scratch or scuff as its in the exact same place on both eyes close one eye its on the the right eye close the other eye its on the left, from doing some research I currently assume its some sort of quirk with the design of Fresnel lens's bouncing the light around the lens and back into the centre of the lens , may even be a reflection from the human eye into the image.

it really is barley noticeable but I am a bit ocd with image quality 

I think it's always been there just didn't notice during the honeymoon period of owning it as I was too impressed with the tech to be hyper critical of the image but after a few weeks now I'm starting to notice things more 


This sounds similar to what I am experiencing, although I think the reflection is from any white/light pixels near by. I have created a new post where I form my words a bit better and add some screen shots, feel free to check it out and make a comment! https://forums.oculusvr.com/community/discussion/78490/is-this-normal-glare/p1?new=1

RattleKat
Explorer
Finally, someone else who has noticed this! Exactly the same on mine. I even swapped the headset, convinced of a fault and it's just the same on the new one. Ironically, I have genuine tracking issues with the new headset which causes everything to judder. Should of stuck with the first one. 

bryan_coisne
Honored Guest
I've just noticed this too using my Quest for the second time and
it's something to do with the tracking. When you double tap the headset
to turn on the cameras you can clearly see this "light" in the centre of
your vision and if you move your head around it follows.
I
can clearly see this while playing, watching vids, browsing the store,
etc.... It's very distracting and for me it actually renders this
unusable/unplayable. I can't enjoy the experience with this white light
behind everything.