steam VR link lags but desktop/meta quest link does not

[sosussymansus]

I have been experiencing this issue for a few weeks, when I play any vr game via steam link and record using obs I get lag, frame drops, jitter, or whatever you want to call it. I have done a ton of testing and the only way to not get the performance issues is by not recording OR use virtual desktop/meta quest link as they dont lag when I record. I was thinking it might be something todo with encoding, but I'm not sure. (also I have messed with obs and can get less lag in steam vr link, but never fully eliminate it) Thanks for reading this

[𝓦𝓲𝓷𝓰𝓯𝓲𝓼𝓽]

yes same i need help with that to

[danw]

Have you tried setting OBS to use software encoding?

[sosussymansus]

I also thought the problem was something to do with encoding, but I can only reduce the lag, never fully get rid of it. I have set OBS to use software encoding which fixed the lag, but ended up leading to poor video quality. I also tested setting steam link to use software encoding, which let me record with hardware encoding and get good video quality. But there was consistent lag when using that (the lag was unaffected by obs, its just happened 24/7)