Confusion about versions for wired vs. air and steam vs. oculus vs. quest stores?

[yarnevk]

I have been using virtual desktop that comes with the Oculus Home used with the Link Cable to view my PC desktop on my Quest 2. Am I understand that is a different thing than the Virtual Desktop here on Steam - which does not say it supports Quest 1/2?

I do not have reliable Wifi on my PC, and the DSL router just downgraded their 5ghz support back to 2.4Ghz and do not want to use compressed audio/video of the AirLink - nor do I want to suffer from battery drain which is not an issue with the wire. But I just read that the Virtual Desktop for Quest Air Link has a new frame rate doubler feature - that would be a very good thing to have with the Wired Link does Virtual Desktop on steam support this?

[ggodin]

Synchronous Spacewarp is only for the wireless app on the Quest store.

[yarnevk]

What is the advantage of upgrading to Steam Virtual Desktop from Oculus Home virtual desktop for Oculus Link cable? Are they the same development, it is freemium?

[ggodin]

Originally posted by yarnevk:

What is the advantage of upgrading to Steam Virtual Desktop from Oculus Home virtual desktop for Oculus Link cable? Are they the same development, it is freemium?

If you have a Quest, you have to buy the app from the Quest store. Period. You’ll get better image quality, the ability to stream PCVR games in addition to your desktop.

[yarnevk]

As I said I do not wish to stream as I do not have 5Ghz wifi and will suffer compression. I play for long sessions and need the cable recharging so I need to use the uncompressed raw wire. I understood the Quest store version is only for wireless and only does av compression

So my question is are Steam Virtual Desktop and Oculus Home virtual desktop the same just a freemium limited version?

[ggodin]

Originally posted by yarnevk:

As I said I do not wish to stream as I do not have 5Ghz wifi and will suffer compression. I play for long sessions and need the cable recharging so I need to use the uncompressed raw wire. I understood the Quest store version is only for wireless and only does av compression

So my question is are Steam Virtual Desktop and Oculus Home virtual desktop the same just a freemium limited version?

It is compressed with the Quest whether you use a wire or not btw. Oculus Link uses the same video compression as Air Link and Virtual Desktop.

[yarnevk]

I only have wifi 2.4ghz, surely that compresses more than the wire.

[yarnevk]

Turns out my ISP had changed from 2.4 and 5ghz wifi connections to a single connection that figures the band rate out, was getting 3 bars of 2.4ghz - added the missing second attena on my computer and now I get 5ghz 4 bars. It is in the other room but that signal seems solid so you have convinced me to give quest virtual desktop a try. I always thought USB was uncompressed same as HDMI or DP - I did not know it was streaming!

[yarnevk]

I bought both Steam and Quest version so I can evaluate if wired or wireless is best. So double dipping for you and I will be past return, but I guess it is low enough cost to try.

Problem is it seems I cannot have both installed? The steam version is launching me into the Steam VR space and launching the virtual desktop streamer, which is for wireless. I Steam says Virtual Desktop is running but it is not showing up.