I am really worried that we may have to start "managing expectations" regarding what the Quest Link performance can achieve. I see the same old "over hyperbole" from the usual suspects on forums, and not helped by messages like these in the media:
https://venturebeat.com/2019/11/03/oculus-link-beta-what-to-expect-from-linking-pc-and-standalone-vr/?fbclid=IwAR27SzGO4YWLjvjfrfV4v0ObXYTgR_fzK44FiI6kW6M8OtbKb75VDybhdI4

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I do however have a Quest here waiting to have a go with it and see for myself.
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Yeah, the community seems to be depending a lot on the OC6 "brief" hands-on reports. I have a bone to pick with the TESTED guys, especially after they had to run some "retractions" on their gushing commentary. Shame what you have to do to get an exclusive report from OC.
Yes, many forums are being encouraged to see Oculus Quest Link as able to:
- Play games and content just like Rift and Rift-S
- Turn water into wine
- Achieve over a million Quest sales in two months
- Deflect FB investment concerns
I just can't help feeling for Lenovo in all this - even though they get a bit from Quest fabrication. I just read they have cut their VR development group, (just a matter of weeks after Xiaomi), and are also privately looking at their options in the VR space beyond Rift-S. Yet another bridge starts to smolder!
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There are some shortcomings, such as a little extra weight in the Quest, and having to use headphones to achieve similar sound quality to the CV1 (I bought the official Quest earbuds, and they’re excellent). But in terms of visuals at least, the experience compares favourably to a CV1, with the higher res screen and better lenses being a worthwhile trade-off against the slightly lower refresh rate. I don’t have a Rift S to compare it to, but as a CV1 user, I’m looking forward to testing Link, and am considering whether it might replace my CV1.
I’m not sure which “usual suspects” on the forum you’re accusing of over-hyping it (maybe you mean me), but it seems to me that Link should be able to deliver what it says on the tin; a Rift-like experience playing PCVR content over a cable.
Have you actually tried Quest+Link at any of the demos? If you want to “manage expectations” about sales numbers and investor concerns, that’s all well and good, but in terms of the technical proficiency of the Link solution, I’ll take the word of someone who’s tried it over the opinion of someone who always seems quick to pass judgement on anything Oculus does.
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Easy tiger! - please, I stated "...usual suspects on forums..." - was not alluding to you or just one forum - I also include the Facebook Oculus forums in that statement. I understand how some are easily triggered, so I made a point of not picking on one individual or forum.
Agree I will be taking the word of someone who has used the system.... me - as I hope to be spending the next couple of days with developers and clients working on evaluating the Link for some VR projects to be announced at the end of the month. But agree with your assessment, and look forward to hearing more.
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Yeah, was weird, the commercial was running on the television in the restaurant we were in yesterday night - seems the marketing has stepped up for the Holiday sales!
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Seems like Lenovo is busy doing other stuff
https://newatlas.com/vr/lenovo-thinkreality-ar-headset/
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Yep, we saw this at AWE EU and had a chance to try it. Seems all of the key VR manufacturers have a dedicated AR headset plan in place - in some way or another. Explains the increase in Enterprise investment, even Valve is rumored to be with Apple. This just leave if OculusVR will be rolled in to the FACEBOOK AR project?
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For me the Quest link cable and update doesn't have to be better than Rift-S it just has to be better than my CV1 and Vive. Then the cameras can come down
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BTW, one senior doctor told me that you always see a 25 year old man in Mercedes Benz commercials, but only men age 50+ buy these cars, because most young persons can't afford such cars.
Now, I'm getting some gray hair too, and sometimes I can't help thinking that many boardies in here easily could join in a new club "Old men with far too big rigs"
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Surely CV1 ss 2.0 isn't looking as great as Index ss 2.0 (=res 200%), but apart from the SDE and fov I'd say CV1 ss 2.0 isn't that far behind Index ss 1.4 (res 100%).
I find it really hard to believe that Quest Link - if ss doesn't do anything - can look as good as CV1 ss 2.0.
But I do get that those using CV1 ss 1.0 to 1.3 might find that Quest Link could look similarly or slightly better...
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