Best way atm to play on Quest 3 with all the crahes in Steam Link

[peter]

So with steam link I have, as many here, a lot of crashes of Steam Link on the Quest 3.
I tried steam link with ethernet conenction, as I thought it was a wifi signal isseu but again had a crah on loading.

So the best way to play on the Quest 3 at the moment is, to use a USB-C Ethernet adapter and hoock the Quest 3 up with a long ethernet cable and play on virtual desktop.

Perfect picture, no lags, no hickups.

Virtual Desktop via WiFi functions also without crash, but has often lags and cut outs which make Alyx partialy unplayable.

[bernardb]

I have been playing HLA via Virtual Desktop flawlessly using my Quest 3, and a directly wired Wifi 6 router. I also had very good performance using Quest Link Cable, but VD is actually easier and seems to be better. It may be because of my Wifi 6 setup (you need a very fast wifi network to prevent stutters) and also because I am using a 3080 which does the compression really well. I have not tried Steam Link since I get almost perfect performance with VD. I would suggest trying to tweak some settings (if there are any in Steam Link).

[peter]

Yes, Quest Link cable would work also, but wouldnt want to play with 5 meter cable.

I don't think my graphics card is the issue, a 2070 super, because, if it would be the graphics card performance, virtual desktop would also be lagy with the ethernet connection.

If you look in the forum here, you see several complaining about the steam link hang ups.

As I said, I was pretty sure it was down to my WiFi connection.

Game worked perfectly the first day, just somtimes drop in quality for rate adaption.

Also 2nd day in the mornings, crahses started afternoons.
Same the next few days, so the thought was, overload on the WiFi frequency but as I said, steam link also failed then with ethernet.

VD never compeltely brok only lags which are completely gone with the ethernet cable.

So yes, best woudl be either steam link or VD on wifi, as playing that game with cable is a bit anoying but since bothe have issues, the ethernet cable is the next best thing, sinc that is can be and is way longer than the link cable.


Anyway, in general a good way to have max quality with cable outside of Oculus Link.

Whcih funny enough doesn't work with Ethernet, at least it doesn't allow a connection with diabled wifi.

WiFI router is WiFi 6 and in the same room, no 3 meters away but not dedicated soley to the Quest 3.