No ones going to do that though are they?
The G2 seems a little over priced now. I would say £500 tops.
Valve will more than likely drop the Index price in January.
I will, unless the Quest 2 blows the Rift S out of the water in terms of IQ. And if it does I'll only be getting the cheaper strap, not the one with the battery in it.
Still not sure if I'm getting one yet though, depends on how many £15 Amazon vouchers I end up getting my hands on in the next few weeks.
I've started doing online surveys with 2 companies, one I've got £35 worth of cash being paid into my PayPal account and the other I've got £47 worth of cash which I can turn into £15 Amazon vouchers for £15.50.
Only takes 10-30 minutes to do a survey and you generally get 25p to 75p for each one you do, with some other ones every now and then giving you more cash. Most I've had is a fiver
Am going to wait until closer to Christmas and see how much cash I have stacked up before I decide whether to get a Quest 2 or not from Amazon. I started doing this on 18th at around 10:30pm and have got £82 so far.
Doesn't take much to do, you can do it on your mobile whilst watching the telly as long as you take care to answer carefully, they have things for control purposes every now and then like choose 'Agree Strongly' for this answer etc.
And as long as you don't earn over a grand in a year the taxman doesn't get his hands on any of it!
I'll probably get fed up doing it after a couple of months though.
It does give you a chance to see pre-released trailers for upcoming films. I've seen 2 so far - one looked like complete sh*te (I put in the comments that it doesn't matter how hard you work on a trailer, you can't polish a turd ) and the other film looked pretty good. Can't name the films though due to an NDA.
Sorry, I digressed a fair bit there!
Regarding the strap with the battery, can't you just get the £49 strap and use one of those Anker power banks instead?
I'll only be using it to test my game on mainly unless it's an improvement on the Rift S.
Did you know that 83.275% of statistics are completely made up?
It doesn’t matter what the fanboys think, it’s either a decent HMD or it isn’t.I think this ends up happening because oculus fanboys decide to try and make the q2 to be better than it is.
In truth each headset at its respective price point has a target audience.
It doesn’t matter what the fanboys think, it’s either a decent HMD or it isn’t.
I don’t need a fanboy or hater to tell me either way.
The reviews show it to be a very capable HMD.
Most people would be happy with the blacks, especially if they knew no better.
The same as people are happy with Ford cars when there are better out there for more money.
75p per 30 minutes.. isn't that like £1.50 an hour?
You never know we might get the Quest2 S next year.
Its a decent HMD.
The issue is it gets bashed because oculus fanboys make it out to be a god-like HMD which goes toe to toe with the Index or G2, which it doesn't.
Then G2/Index fanboys then bash the Quest to a lower level than what it is...
and continues the fanboy circle of life where they constantly bash eachother's products.
The blacks are crap though if they're anything like the Rift S's. I had a Rift S exclusively for a while and always thought the blacks were awful. I thought it was due to the LCD panel but when I got the Index, I realised not all VR LCD panels are born equally. if soemones happy with the Rift S blacks, then they'll be happy with Q2 probably.. and best they don't look at any other VR headsets blacks.
But yeah, people have different standards for everything. Some people are happy with a budget TV, some thirst after an OLED.. and some want a gigantic 4k super projector like a JVC NX9.
I have a 77'' OLED.. but I'm not about to bash someone who owens a JVC NX9.. as its a higher end product with an obviously better more impactful experience.
Same would apply if I was a Q2 owner. I wouldn't be little the G2 or Index.. because they're obviously superior.
I think you are the only person I have seen questioning the Q2s value........ And defending index cost whilst calling the G2 which is only 60% on the price takes some real mental gymnastics..... If it were an Olympic sport I think you would get a gold medal.Its down to every individual to put a price on FoV, Hz, Knuckles, outside in tracking.
I think once you have BS and Knuckles upgrading the headset at £460 is good value.
G2 is now caught between Index and Quest2. It doesn't have Knuckles or Inside out tracking of the Index or the £299 entry of the Quest2. So G2 is on shaky ground imo at the current price.
I think you are the only person I have seen questioning the Q2s value........ And defending index cost whilst calling the G2 which is only 60% on the price takes some real mental gymnastics..... If it were an Olympic sport I think you would get a gold medal.
You can buy a G2 headset only pack as well btw if you want to.
Glare is bad in high contrast scenes which are rare in games.
Never seen any vertical SDE and I switch column correction off.
There’s no VR package that beats Index so who knows when Index 2 will come. But I’m 90% sure Valve will release a new headset in 2021.
Its a decent HMD.
The issue is it gets bashed because oculus fanboys make it out to be a god-like HMD which goes toe to toe with the Index or G2, which it doesn't.
Then G2/Index fanboys then bash the Quest to a lower level than what it is...
and continues the fanboy circle of life where they constantly bash eachother's products.
The blacks are crap though if they're anything like the Rift S's. I had a Rift S exclusively for a while and always thought the blacks were awful. I thought it was due to the LCD panel but when I got the Index, I realised not all VR LCD panels are born equally. if soemones happy with the Rift S blacks, then they'll be happy with Q2 probably.. and best they don't look at any other VR headsets blacks.
But yeah, people have different standards for everything. Some people are happy with a budget TV, some thirst after an OLED.. and some want a gigantic 4k super projector like a JVC NX9.
I have a 77'' OLED.. but I'm not about to bash someone who owens a JVC NX9.. as its a higher end product with an obviously better more impactful experience.
Same would apply if I was a Q2 owner. I wouldn't be little the G2 or Index.. because they're obviously superior.
Show me one person on AVF that makes the Q2 a god-like experience.Its a decent HMD.
The issue is it gets bashed because oculus fanboys make it out to be a god-like HMD which goes toe to toe with the Index or G2, which it doesn't.
Then G2/Index fanboys then bash the Quest to a lower level than what it is...
and continues the fanboy circle of life where they constantly bash eachother's products.
The blacks are crap though if they're anything like the Rift S's. I had a Rift S exclusively for a while and always thought the blacks were awful. I thought it was due to the LCD panel but when I got the Index, I realised not all VR LCD panels are born equally. if soemones happy with the Rift S blacks, then they'll be happy with Q2 probably.. and best they don't look at any other VR headsets blacks.
But yeah, people have different standards for everything. Some people are happy with a budget TV, some thirst after an OLED.. and some want a gigantic 4k super projector like a JVC NX9.
I have a 77'' OLED.. but I'm not about to bash someone who owens a JVC NX9.. as its a higher end product with an obviously better more impactful experience.
Same would apply if I was a Q2 owner. I wouldn't be little the G2 or Index.. because they're obviously superior.
Is it still for certain that the new lenses are going to be Valve lenses?Let’s not forget where the G2 lenses are coming from - Valve. So they have the technology to eliminate glare. I’m sure they have the resources to source the best panels and eliminate SDE. They have the software team to implement wider FOV.
So overall I have confidence in Valve. Why shouldn’t I?
Show me one person on AVF that makes teh Q2 a
Is it still for certain that the new lenses are going to be Valve lenses?
The recent delays are due to changes in the lens but I can’t remember seeing if they were still Valve or not.
Everyone has different priorities when it comes to VR. My priorities are FoV. Tracking, Knuckkes. SteamVR.
My mate prioritises easy of use and cost.
So I have the Index and he has the Quest. Who’s right and who’s wrong? Well there is no right and there is no wrong.
Quest2 is not the right choice for high end PCVR.
Valve have delivered the best tracking, the best controllers, the best lenses (in the G2). the best audio, the best VR game.
Steam is delivering the biggest and best games. Squadrons being the latest. Then we have Microsoft 2020 coming soon. Even MoH is now coming to Steam. This is how I imagined Steam to become. Not reliant on one company. It’s down to all companies to bring VR titles to the table.
Oculus are dead when it comes to PCVR and some people need to get real and admit it.
Oculus have the best stand-alone at a great introductory price but add on all the extras and price is nearing the G2 which offers much better audio and resolution.
So I’m happy with the way VR has turned out. I feel vindicated in my choices.
If I was an Oculus supporter I would feel sad and disappointed right now. Disillusioned that Facebook promised so much with the Halfdome prototype only to end the Rift line all together.
So maybe I find it hard to sympathise with people who side with the dark side.