As you know, Meta — aka Facebook — has been one of the biggest bets on VR for nearly a decade, when the folks at Mark Zuckerberg acquired Oculus to keep it all. Currently They keep throwing viewers with the metaverse excuse but since we like to play, we have decided to get some Meta Quest 2 to connect them to the PC and enjoy the catalog that we have acquired in Steam VR.
By plane… or better by cable
The fact is that the Meta Quest 2, although it is a wireless model that we can use independently of having a PC at home -thanks to its Oculus operating system-, They have the possibility of using them connected to a computer
To do this, we must download a specific Meta software and install it to link the PC to the glasses via the wireless connection. It’s what North Americans call Air Link, and it’s just Below you can see how it works. In principle this does not cause problems and it is fully functional, but it is true that depending on the connectivity we have, this signal in streaming may be interrupted or reduce its quality too much.
The solution to the size problem is therefore simple: it is better to buy a cable to connect the glasses to the PC and, thus, be able to play what you want without suffering stops or small gap
Choose your cable wisely
If you want to connect the Meta Quest 2 to the computer via the USB-C port of the glasses, there are several things to consider. The first is that You won’t need to pay the 100 dollars that Meta asks for the official modelwhich is the best – without a doubt – because it is made with optical fiber which makes the connection perfect and without gapbut there are other much cheaper and equally functional alternatives.
The first thing to clarify is that your PC must integrate USB ports – A and C – 3.1 gen 2. Because? Well, because they are the ones that guarantee the highest transmission speeds (up to 5 Gbps) and are able not only to exchange information from the computer to the glasses, but also to charge them to avoid damage. having to take breaks to recharge the batteries of Meta Quest 2.
So if your computer has a USB port of this type, or better, you can enjoy virtual reality without problems with a cable also manufactured in such a way as to can transfer information at these speeds. So we leave you some alternatives below:
If you prefer a cheaper option that will take longer to arrive, you can resort to AliExpress, from here.
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